Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Feedback needed on $2.75-million Lansdowne Street multi-use pathway
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is seeking the public's opinion regarding the addition of a $2.75-million multi-use pathway on the north portion of Lansdowne Street between Second and Sixth Avenues. I...
Nov 08, 2023
Small flock of birds in Merritt tests positive for avian flu
MERRITT, B.C. - A small flock of birds in Merritt has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza.In a news release issued Wednesday (Nov. 8), B.C.'s Ministry of Agriculture and Food says the Canadian Fo...
Aaron Schulze Nov 08, 2023
RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue investigating suspicious package at Lower Sahali Canada Post building
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue are investigating a suspicious package in Lower Sahali.Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson, told CFJC Today that residents are being asked...
Aaron Schulze Nov 08, 2023
Boston Bar wildlife blitz results in 18 wildlife violations
BOSTON BAR, B.C.- Upper Fraser Valley (UFVRD) RCMP participated in a multi-agency wildlife enforcement blitz in the Boston Bar area during the last weekend of October. Led by the BC Conservation Offic...
Nov 08, 2023
Kamloops man sentenced to three years in jail for 2020 downtown stabbing death
KAMLOOPS - A man was sentenced to just over three years in jail for a 2020 killing in downtown Kamloops.James Dylan Sanford was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court at the Kamloops Law Courts Tuesday (Nov....
Aaron Schulze Nov 08, 2023
Shuswap watershed groups warn watercraft users after invasive mussel species detected in Idaho
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Quagga and Zebra mussels have recently been discovered, but it's not considered a flex for Shuswap watershed groups.In a news release issued Tuesday (Nov. 7), the Shuswap Watershed ...
Aaron Schulze Nov 08, 2023
RCMP arrest a man and seize a handgun after spotting suspicious vehicle on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - An investigation into a suspicious vehicle led Kamloops RCMP to find a loaded handgun, illegal drugs and a man wanted on a warrant on the North Shore over the weekend.In a news release issu...
Aaron Schulze Nov 08, 2023
Food and fundraising: Stand with Ukraine working to create $25,000 endowment for Ukrainian students
KAMLOOPS - Saturday (Nov. 4) was a little taste of home for Ukrainian TRU student Sofiia Shmyhovska. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a source of added stress for Shmyhovska as she studies hal...
Nov 07, 2023
Kamloops council to reconsider 25 per cent water rate hike, moves ahead with Noble Creek temporary pump
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has voted in favour of an approximately 4 per cent water utility rate increase in April 2024 to finance a temporary pumping system for locals affected by the decommissionin...
Aaron Schulze Nov 07, 2023
Barb's Used Book & Music Sale to be hosted in historic St. Andrews on the Square
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops area residents looking to update their winter reading and music supplies will soon have access to a massive selection with the return of Barb's Used Book and Music sale. Money rais...
Aaron Schulze Nov 07, 2023
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