Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Owner of building targeted by thieves thankful for police action
KAMLOOPS - The man who owns a downtown building that was broken into overnight is thankful for a quick response by police. Derek Johnson, owner of All Aboard Games, was awakened by a text just after 2...
Jul 06, 2016
Kamloops Airport to host open house this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Fulton Field will be bustling with activity this weekend. 419 Squadron is holding their 75th anniversary in Kamloops starting on Friday. Airport manager, Fred Legace says that reunion promp...
Jul 06, 2016
B.C. judge orders ‘vexatious’ litigant to pay First Nation $25,000 in costs
KAMLOOPS - A member of a Kamloops-area First Nation band has been ordered to keep away from more than a dozen people and to pay 25-thousand dollars in security costs. A BC Supreme Court justice has ru...
Jul 06, 2016
Police thwart robbery thanks to alert business owner
KAMLOOPS - Two people are in custody this morning after police thwarted a breakin downtown on Lansdowne Street. Police were called at 3:45 this morning by a shop owner who was using a remote monitorin...
Jul 06, 2016
Work stoppage looming, Canada Post issues lockout notice
KAMLOOPS - Job action looms, and mail serivce in this country could be coming to a halt as early as Friday. Canada Post has issued 72 hour lockout notice, saying the latest offer it made to the Canadi...
Jul 05, 2016
Canada Post Issues Lockout Notice
KAMLOOPS - If you have some items to mail, they may not arrive on time. Canada Post said it has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), raising the spectre of a...
Jul 05, 2016
Fire wardens busy over the long weekend
KAMLOOPS - Provincial forestry officials are warning that the gloomy, drizzly weather shouldn’t result in a false sense of security. Fire Information Officer Rachel Witt says there are still man...
Jul 04, 2016
City of Kamloops payroll jumps $6 million
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops annual Statement of Financial Information has been released, showing a $6 million rise in the city’s payroll for 2015. Of the city’s staff, 293 made more th...
Jul 04, 2016
Sun Peaks helps Fort Mac, five bucks at a time
KAMLOOPS - Thrill seekers and outdoor enthusiasts alike are being invited to Sun Peaks tomorrow to help raise money for Fort McMurray’s recovery. The resort has replaced its annual Toonie Day wi...
Jul 04, 2016
Kamloops celebrates Canada
KAMLOOPS - July 1st, 1867. A new nation was founded, out of former British and French colonies. As we approach a century and a half of nationhood, Canada Day is a chance to reflect on the history whic...
Jul 04, 2016
