Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Crime Stoppers seeking stolen scooter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers would like your help finding the person who stole a mobility scooter from a local woman. The scooter was taken Sunday afternoon from a parking lot at 354 Victoria St...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP McLeod honours Len Marchand Sr.
KAMLOOPS - MP Cathy McLeod honoured the late Len Marchand Sr. in the House of Commons June 6th. A public celebration of Len's life will be held at the Arbour at the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc powwow ground...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2016

RCMP urge bystanders to back off during police incidents
KAMLOOPS - Video has surfaced showing the dramatic exchange between a 29-year old man and Kamloops RCMP officers on Friday. Footage captured by a witness in the area shows the man swinging a hatchet a...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2016

Activity resumes at Craigmont Mine site
MERRITT, B.C. - It’s been dormant for over three decades, but activity has resumed at the old Craigmont Mine site near Merritt. Trucks stopping at the site every hour to dump raw materials, whic...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2016

Weather records broken across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - NEW: Kamloops squeaked out a record temperature of 35.3C today, Monday June 6, surpassing the old record of 35.2C in 1977. Numbers will be confirmed Tuesday. Also, Environment Canada has co...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2016

Kamloops city staff making plans with help from Joe Q. Public
KAMLOOPS - City planning staff put in a little overtime this weekend, as they held the first of three OCP Roadshows, at Northhills mall on Saturday. The roadshows are part of Phase 2 of the KAMPLAN 'L...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2016

Wildfires, refinery outage behind Petro-Canada fuel shortages in the West
KAMLOOPS - Suncor’s Petro-Canada stations across Western Canada are running short on fuel because of a refinery outage in Edmonton and the Fort McMurray wildfires. Suncor spokeswoman Sneh Seetal...
Kayla Derkach Jun 05, 2016

Gutsy Walk takes steps to end Crohn's and colitis
KAMLOOPS - The 21st Annual Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Gutsy Walk was held in Kamloops today, June 5. Local honorary chair, Kevin Bailey, has been living with Crohn’s for 13 years. He said ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 05, 2016

KSAR called for injured dirt biker, missing ATVer
KAMLOOPS - A seriously injured dirt biker has been rescued from the Melba Lake area, south of Kamloops. Alan Hobler with Kamloops Search and Rescue said they received the call around noon yesterday, J...
Kayla Derkach Jun 04, 2016

Two vehicle collision in Kamloops claims one life
KAMLOOPS - A two vehicle collision on the Yellowhead Highway has now been confirmed as a fatal accident. Sgt. Mike Pears said in a statement, “Investigators at this time can confirm a utility tr...
Kayla Derkach Jun 03, 2016

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