Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Vacant home badly damaged in early morning fire
KAMLOOPS - The front of a home on Holway St. will need to be rebuilt after an early morning structure fire. Kamloops Fire Rescue Platoon Captain Troy Grant says crews responded to the blaze around 4 a...
Oct 22, 2016
BC's fentanyl strategy slowing overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS - It was April 14th when the Provincial Public Health Officer Dr Perry Kendall declared a public health emergency due to a rapid rise in drug overdose fatalities in the province. Now, six mon...
Oct 21, 2016
Ajax reverses course, won't fund remainder of city's independent study
KAMLOOPS - KGHM-Ajax says it will no longer fund the City of Kamloops’ independent consultant looking into the Ajax environmental application. Council authorized an extra $200,000 for SLR Consul...
Oct 21, 2016
Membership deadline over, nominees ready to win Kamloops-North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - The deadline to sign up Liberal members in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding has passed, ending Friday afternoon, and now the three candidates set their sights on securing the nomination a...
Oct 21, 2016
MiningWatch Canada says Québec lawsuit could impact Ajax
KAMLOOPS - A Canadian mining industry watchdog is advising Kamloops residents to pay close attention to a class action lawsuit launched in Qubec. Residents of Malartic are suing the owners of the comm...
Oct 21, 2016
Police report missing Kamloops senior has been located
UPDATED: RCMP report Julia Cail has been located. KAMLOOPS - Police have put out a call for help finding a missing elderly woman. Corporal Jody Neuls says 79 year old Julia Cail was last seen Wednesda...
Oct 21, 2016
Newly-minted Okanagan jail promises to relieve pressure on KRCC
KAMLOOPS - BC Corrections held a grand opening ceremony this morning for the new $200 million Okanagan Correctional Centre north of Oliver. The jail is being hailed as a potential source of relief for...
Oct 21, 2016
Quiet wildfire season saves B.C. millions
KAMLOOPS - With the wildfire season all but wrapped up, provincial officials say 2016 was extraordinarily quiet. Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says 1,050 fires were recorded this year,...
Oct 20, 2016
Changing Face of the Kamloops RCMP: New Recruits
KAMLOOPS - In the first installment of our new series ‘The Changing Face of the Kamloops RCMP’ we feature some new faces, beginning a new era for the detachment. Kamloops is in transition,...
Oct 20, 2016
Illicit drug death count in Kamloops rises to 25
KAMLOOPS - New numbers from the BC Coroners Service show the number of illicit drug deaths in the province has already eclipsed the total for all of 2015. 555 people have died after using illicit drug...
Oct 20, 2016
