Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Downtown business owners see increase in drug, criminal activity
KAMLOOPS - A pair of downtown business owners want to see police and bylaw officers doing more to tackle activities that sometime accompany drug use. The alley behind Bikini Bill’s on Victoria S...
May 13, 2016
ASK Wellness: W-18 is on our doorstep
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops social agencies say a street drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl is not far away. Bob Hughes of ASK Wellness says W18, most recently found in Calgary, is now in Kelowna. Hughes s...
May 13, 2016
Coroners Service says Kamloops has already doubled '15 overdose death total
KAMLOOPS - New numbers released by the BC Coroners Service show Kamloops has already seen twice as many illicit drug overdose deaths than it did all of last year. The service says 14 people have died ...
May 13, 2016
Missing 13 year old girl located
KAMLOOPS - New information: Shyla Billy was located this evening (Sunday, May 15) safe as a result of a tip from the public. EARLIER INFO: RCMP are asking for the public’s help tracking down a m...
May 13, 2016
RCMP warn of bear near Summit Elementary
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are putting the warning out to parents after a bear sighting near Summit Elementary School. Police received a report around 8:15 a.m. that a black bear had been seen wandering...
May 13, 2016
Horizon North makes plans to help rebuild Fort McMurray
KAMLOOPS - It could be months before Fort McMurray residents are allowed to return home following the wildfire that swept through portions of that city. With many homes destroyed, it will likely take ...
May 12, 2016
An East Indian celebration for Kamloops mothers
KAMLOOPS - Even though Mother’s Day was last weekend, a local group believes moms can always use some more appreciation. The annual community Mother’s Day celebration takes place at the Ou...
May 12, 2016
Kamloops man has Fort Mac's back
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who has worked in Fort McMurray for the past 4 years, is organizing a way for people like him to back to the fire-ravaged community. Michael Schill is heading up a donation d...
May 12, 2016
Fleeing psychiatric patient triggers brief lockdown at St. Ann's
KAMLOOPS - St. Ann’s Academy was locked down for a short time during the noon hour today, after a psychiatric patient at Royal Inland Hospital fled the emergency department. RCMP say the lockdow...
May 12, 2016
McLeod says Liberals taking electoral reform away from Canadians
KAMLOOPS - The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says the Liberal government is not allowing Canadians to have a say on major electoral reform changes. Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef an...
May 12, 2016
