Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New RIH parkade set to open on Monday
KAMLOOPS - The long-awaited new 350-stall parkade at Royal Inland Hospital will open to the public on Monday. IHA Health Service Director Kris Kristjanson says members of the public entering the hospi...
Jul 21, 2016
Wildfire east of Barnhartvale now out
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire reported earlier today just east of Barnhartvale is now out. Fire Information Officer Melissa Klassen says the blaze grew to only 10 metres by 10 metres in size, and was extingui...
Jul 21, 2016
Court date for former Kamloops Mountie charged with dealing drugs
KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops RCMP officer accused of dealing drugs while still a member of the force had a brief court date today. Randi Love is charged in three separate drug trafficking incidents da...
Jul 21, 2016
Suspect arrested after Shoppers Drug Mart B&E
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have a suspect in custody after a break-and-enter at a Sahali business overnight. According to Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, officers rushed to the Shoppers Drug Mart on Summit Drive at ...
Jul 21, 2016
Merchant Market fills the streets of downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you haven’t been downtown lately, now’s the time to go. The Kamloops Merchants Market’ is underway this week, offering the best of what our city has to offer. Whether i...
Jul 20, 2016
Motorcyclist walks away from crash with motorhome
KAMLOOPS - It’s a very lucky day for a motorcyclist, after being involved in a collision with another vehicle just east of the city, and when you consider the other vehicle was a motorhome the r...
Jul 20, 2016
Kamloops music program strikes a chord with young musicians
KAMLOOPS - Young musicians are refining their skills this month at the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music (KISSM) taking place at Sahali Secondary School. Students come from all over the distric...
Jul 20, 2016
BC Coroners Service IDs body found on Kamloops riverbank
KAMLOOPS - The BC Coroners Service has identified the woman whose body was found on the bank of the South Thompson River last week. She was 53 year old Shirley Marie Thomas of Vancouver. Thomas was fo...
Jul 20, 2016
Cops warn Coquihalla drivers about changing conditions
KAMLOOPS - Police say hydroplaning on a rain-slicked highway played a part in a series of crashes on the Coquihalla yesterday (July 19). Corporal Jodi Shelkie says in one case, poor tire tread may hav...
Jul 20, 2016
Kamloops Petro Can attendant beaten with baseball bat, robbed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are hunting for a man who used a baseball bat to terrorize a gas station attendant last night. At about 7:30 p.m., the suspect walked into the Petro Canada convenience store o...
Jul 20, 2016
