Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue douses flames at Ord Road mobile home
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops home along Ord Road was significantly damaged by fire Tuesday evening (April 1) as firefighters were called to the L&E Trailer Park.Several units responded to the area and we...
Apr 2, 2025
Merritt fire officials respond to Monck Park area fire
MERRITT, B.C. - Fire officials from around the region are again asking residents to be careful when it comes to fires this spring as local departments are seeing an uptick in recent weeks. On Tuesday ...
Apr 2, 2025
Cash, drugs and guns seized after multiple traffic stops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cash, drugs and guns were seized following a trio of traffic stops in Kamloops late last week. On Thursday (March 27), Kamloops RCMP say officers found a prohibited driver when they carried...
Apr 2, 2025
Stolen pickup truck and building materials recovered in Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - A stolen pickup truck was recovered near Barriere over the weekend. Barriere RCMP say they were called to the 2100-block of Barriere Lakes Road on Saturday (March 29) where suspects r...
Apr 2, 2025
Visible RCMP presence descends on Kamloops north shore Tuesday evening
KAMLOOPS - A large police presence is responding to an unknown incident near a home on Angus Street on the city's North Shore Tuesday evening (April 1). Images of the scene show at least eight RCMP ve...
Apr 1, 2025
Pritchard residents say Crown land campers exceeding stay limit
PRITCHARD, B.C. -- Camping on Crown land in B.C. is legal for a maximum of 14 consecutive calendar days. Residents in Pritchard say squatters are staying for far longer than that, with some hanging ar...
Apr 1, 2025
Godau taking the baton for NDP in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - The New Democratic Party of Canada announced Miguel Godau as its candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding. A youth mental health therapist, Godau has lived throughout this riding b...
Apr 1, 2025
Kamloops Mountie injured arresting North Shore break-in suspect Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say one of their officers was injured apprehending a North Shore break-in suspect early Tuesday morning (April 1).In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evely...
Apr 1, 2025
'It will cost us more in the long run': non-profit asks Kamloops council not to cut Climate Action Levy again
KAMLOOPS - A local non-profit group is asking Kamloops Council to maintain funding for the city's Climate Action Levy. During Tuesday afternoon's (April 1) special Committee of the Whole meeting, City...
Apr 1, 2025
TRU receives $1.7M to train 260 firefighters, 18 local response groups
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) received nearly $1.7 million in federal funding to train up to 260 wildland firefighters over a three-year period. Along with the individual training, TRU s...
Apr 1, 2025
