Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Charges laid in February drug seizure
KAMLOOPS - A search conducted at a home on Valleyview Drive in February has resulted in an arrest and drug-related charges. RCMP found 224 grams of cocaine and 1,446 grams of marijuana in the home dur...
May 25, 2016
RCMP targeting speeders on Westsyde Road
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have a warning for drivers travelling along Westsyde Road this week. BC Hydro crews are installing new poles along the route, and drivers are being urged to slow down. The work started...
May 24, 2016
City increases user fees for recreational facilities
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops spent years building the Tournament Capital brand, making the city the one of the premier destinations in Canada for all kinds of different sporting events; being on to...
May 24, 2016
Snowpack melt slows in the month of May
KAMLOOPS - The alpine snowmelt slowed during the first two weeks of May, but the BC River Forecast Centre says the snow supply is still alarming low for this time of year. The Centre’s Dave Camp...
May 24, 2016
Some Kamloops sports fields closed due to weekend rain
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has closed several of its sports fields in an effort to prevent damage brought on by the weekend rain. According to the city, soccer fields at McArthur Island, Singh St...
May 24, 2016
Police issue 187 violation tickets in long weekend blitz
KAMLOOPS - RCMP were out targeting long weekend drivers, and issued no fewer than 187 tickets in a variety of traffic operations Thursday and Friday. Mounties joined CVSE officers on Westsyde Road, Mo...
May 24, 2016
SUV flips in downtown Kamloops intersection
KAMLOOPS - A two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon (May 23) at 6th and Seymour looked a lot worse than it turned out to be. Just after 4:00 PM, RCMP Staff Sergeant Ed Preto says an SUV travelling east...
May 23, 2016
Kamloops man beats laser tag world record
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE- A Kamloops man has broken the world record for the longest game of laser tag. Fun & Games co-owner Dave Corbett had his work cut out for him, but got the job done. He broke the ...
May 21, 2016
Mixed reaction to NEB decision on pipeline
KAMLOOPS - The National Energy Board has given its conditional approval for the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Kinder Morgan plans to triple the capacity of its existing pipeline. If the pr...
May 20, 2016
Kamloops to roll out additional transit hours
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has signed a memorandum of understanding with B.C. Transit for additional city transit hours. The agreement rolls out over the next three years, but an extension to reg...
May 20, 2016
