Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops craft brewery to save $20,000 a year under new regulations
KAMLOOPS - On brewing day at Red Collar, they’re making cherry sour. It’s a new seasonal brew that has quickly become the brewery’s most popular beer, selling out 60 cases right away...
May 25, 2016
Kamloops man delivers donations to Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees
KAMLOOPS - A local man is proving just how generous the residents of Kamloops really are when it comes to helping the people of Fort McMurray. Michael Schill has just returned from the first of 2 trip...
May 25, 2016
Police searching for alleged Save-On shoplifter
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are on the lookout for a man who stole a large quantity of cigarettes from the Westsyde Save-On Foods store. Yesterday at about 3 o’clock, the man took eight cartons of Canadian ...
May 25, 2016
Leon Reinbrecht conviction upheld in deadly 2010 Shuswap boat crash
KAMLOOPS - A BC Supreme Court judge has upheld the conviction of a man who slammed a speedboat into a houseboat on Shuswap Lake six years ago, killing the houseboat’s operator. Leon Reinbrecht w...
May 25, 2016
Charges laid in February drug seizure
KAMLOOPS - A search conducted at a home on Valleyview Drive in February has resulted in an arrest and drug-related charges. RCMP found 224 grams of cocaine and 1,446 grams of marijuana in the home dur...
May 25, 2016
RCMP targeting speeders on Westsyde Road
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have a warning for drivers travelling along Westsyde Road this week. BC Hydro crews are installing new poles along the route, and drivers are being urged to slow down. The work started...
May 24, 2016
City increases user fees for recreational facilities
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops spent years building the Tournament Capital brand, making the city the one of the premier destinations in Canada for all kinds of different sporting events; being on to...
May 24, 2016
Snowpack melt slows in the month of May
KAMLOOPS - The alpine snowmelt slowed during the first two weeks of May, but the BC River Forecast Centre says the snow supply is still alarming low for this time of year. The Centre’s Dave Camp...
May 24, 2016
Some Kamloops sports fields closed due to weekend rain
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has closed several of its sports fields in an effort to prevent damage brought on by the weekend rain. According to the city, soccer fields at McArthur Island, Singh St...
May 24, 2016
Police issue 187 violation tickets in long weekend blitz
KAMLOOPS - RCMP were out targeting long weekend drivers, and issued no fewer than 187 tickets in a variety of traffic operations Thursday and Friday. Mounties joined CVSE officers on Westsyde Road, Mo...
May 24, 2016
