Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Drug alert issued in Kamloops as tablet being sold as Percocet contains unknown amount of fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is warning the public of a counterfeit tablet being sold as Percocet in Kamloops. In a bulletin distributed Tuesday (Feb. 11), Interior Health says the tablet that has "TEC"...
Feb 12, 2025
Sentencing for driver in fatal TRU volleyball player crash set for April
KAMLOOPS - A sentencing date has been scheduled for the driver involved in a deadly crash near the university campus more than one year ago. Twenty-nine-year-old Colval Abbinett is due back in provinc...
Feb 11, 2025
KidSport Kamloops reports record year for local funding distribution
KAMLOOPS - KidSport Kamloops is a non-profit that raises money to remove financial barriers that would otherwise prevent a child or teen from playing sports. Last year, the organization nearly doubled...
Feb 11, 2025
Council okays $150M plan for new Kamloops RCMP detachment; borrowing will require public assent
KAMLOOPS - The Battle Street RCMP detachment was built in 1990. At that time, it was expected to provide a home to the Kamloops Mounties for the next 10 years. Now 35 years later, the building intende...
Feb 11, 2025
Dry January lowers the average B.C. snowpack, including in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - A dry January took its toll on B.C.'s average snowpack to start 2025. The B.C. River Forecast Centre's (BCRFC) latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin was released Tuesday (Feb. 11) an...
Feb 11, 2025
Body of teenager found two days after falling through Shuswap Lake ice
SALMON ARM, B.C. - An 18-year-old man was found dead two days after falling through the ice on Shuswap Lake. Salmon Arm RCMP say the teen's body was found in the late afternoon on Monday (Feb. 10) aft...
Feb 11, 2025
Kamloops councillor calling for provincial review of existing rules around public toilets
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Councillor is spearheading a push to try and ensure there are adequate public toilets for residents and visitors in communities across British Columbia. Councillors voted 7-2 in ...
Feb 11, 2025
Water main break results in temporary boil water advisory for Sun Rivers
TK'EMLUPS - Most of Sun Rivers has been placed under a boil water advisory as a result of a water main break Monday afternoon (Feb. 10). A notice from Bluestem Utilities, which is the provider for the...
Feb 10, 2025
BC Watershed Security Coalition keeping watchful eye on snowpack readings
KAMLOOPS - According to the first round of snowpack readings, the province began the winter season in a better place than last year, and there's hope for a trend to start forming, with the second snow...
Feb 10, 2025
Kamloops council to consider widespread closed circuit cameras during supplemental budget discussion
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Feb. 11) at a Committee of the Whole meeting, Kamloops council will ponder a number of supplemental budget items, including the creation of a corporate security model.The reques...
Feb 10, 2025
