Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Large Turnout at Ajax Public Meeting
Lots of views pro and con at a meeting sponsored by the City of Kamloops last night over the KGHM-Ajax mine proposal. The consultant hired by the city was there to gather public input to help decide w...
Sep 29, 2015
Fast Eddy Halfway There
The Kamloops man who calls himself Fast Eddy has run clear across Canada but says he’s only halfway to his goal. Edward Dostaler started running on Vancouver Island in March and today made it to...
Sep 28, 2015
B.C. Search Dog Association holds training in Kamloops
Members of the British Columbia Search Dog Association met near Roche Lake this weekend. President Chris Smith says 21 handlers and pups met for the annual Fall training camp. Smith says dogs are an v...
Sep 28, 2015
New Honorary Colonel Named
Saturday was a big day for the Rocky Mountain Rangers. The Army Reserve Regiment, garrisoned in Kamloops, named their new Honorary Colonel. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon was named to the post at ...
Sep 28, 2015
Murder Trial Begins in Kamloops Supreme Court
Crown prosecutors have laid out their case, as the Second Degree Murder trial of Damien Taylor began in BC Supreme Court today. Taylor is accused of killing his 16-year-old girlfriend C.J. Fowler in D...
Sep 28, 2015
Weapon Complaint at Aberdeen McDonalds
One man was arrested this morning after RCMP rushed to the Aberdeen McDonald’s restaurant, responding to calls of a man carrying a gun. Callers reported the man had an assault rifle sticking out...
Sep 25, 2015
RCMP release photos of a card skimmer
Kamloops RCMP are warning the public about one specific card skimmer used to capture credit card information. Police are releasing photos of a skimmer that was used at the Chevron Gas station at 1795 ...
Jul 31, 2015
Fatal bus vs car accident at Hoffman's Bluff
CHASE, B.C. - Emergency responders were at the scene of a two vehicle accident between a tour bus and a car on Highway 1 near Hoffman’s Bluff Friday afternoon. The BC Ambulance Service confirms ...
Jul 31, 2015
Parking problem at Pioneer Park
KAMLOOPS - Low water levels are a problem everywhere in the province, including here in the Southern Interior. Summer heat and little to no rain are the culprits. The Thompson River is no different an...
Jul 30, 2015
Report of shots fired on North Shore turns out to be false
At 1 O’clock Thursday afternoon Kamloops RCMP received a phone call indicating a man had been shot at Lethbridge at 14th Street. Constable Jason Epp says 911 received the call that claimed a mal...
Jul 02, 2015
