Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops woman faces impaired charges after smashup
KAMLOOPS - Lots of damage, but no injuries after a three-vehicle accident late last night downtown. Police were called to a parking lot at 271 West Victoria Street just before midnight. They found tha...
May 20, 2016
Hungry bears test garbage bin at B.C. Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - Every year the Conservation Officer Service in Kamloops is called out to deal with nuisance bears and garbage. A city bylaw is in place to reduce that risk, but not everyone abides by the r...
May 19, 2016
Stoned dog's owner: mind your roaches
KAMLOOPS - It sounds like the premise for a stoner comedy, but for Barb Alonzo, a baked dog is no laughing matter. Alonzo and her family were recently camping near Roche Lake when she noticed her Weim...
May 19, 2016
Seatbelt infractions skyrocket during RCMP traffic blitz
KAMLOOPS - The results of an RCMP traffic blitz in Kamloops this week show a surprising number of local people still don’t wear seat belts. Mounties set up on Fortune Drive, Columbia Street, and...
May 19, 2016
RCMP resurrect cold case investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Rural RCMP are reaching out to the public in resurrecting a cold case from last summer. They’re appealing to the public for information about a hit and run that happened last...
May 19, 2016
Kiana meets Kona in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Transit Police Dog Service made a special visit to Aberdeen Elementary School Wednesday afternoon. The service, which is based in the metro Vancouver area, brought in a dog specially tr...
May 18, 2016
Wine makers feel sour about Kamloops Council decision
KAMLOOPS - A decision to prohibit wine sales at the Summit Dr. location of Save-On Foods has left Kamloops wineries feeling a bit sour. Kamloops City Council voted down a proposed variance in a bylaw ...
May 18, 2016
Kamloops MP reacts to chaos in the Commons
OTTAWA, ON - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod was in the opposition benches this afternoon as the House of Commons devolved into chaos. “I’ve never seen anything that bad on the f...
May 18, 2016
Master development plan created for TRU
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has given the green light to rezone about 80 acres near Thompson Rivers University to accommodate long term planning for the University. The TRU master development plan wou...
May 18, 2016
Good news - bad news for those who travel
KAMLOOPS - Getting around Kamloops is a good news-bad news scenario today. Good news is for transit riders, council has approved about six thousand hours of expanded transit service in the city. That ...
May 18, 2016
