Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No charges for Kamloops officer who collided with robbery suspect on a bike
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer will not be charged after a collision with a cyclist more than three years ago. In a statement Thursday (Jan. 23), the BC Prosecution Service says the available evid...
Jan 23, 2025
TRU starting honours college program in the fall
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is launching an honours college in the fall. TRU says the first-of-its-kind program in Canada is modeled after similar honours colleges in Asia, Europe and ...
Jan 23, 2025
Open house scheduled ahead of major Tranquille Road sewer main, beautification project
KAMLOOPS - A two-year-long project to replace a sewer main on Tranquille Road is expected to get underway by early summer and wrap up by the fall of next year.The City of Kamloops' Infrastructure Deli...
Jan 23, 2025
C.D. Howe report shows investment in communities like Kamloops can help solve Canada's housing crisis
KAMLOOPS - A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute challenges the focus on solving Canada's housing crisis by building more homes in major cities like Vancouver, calling for investment in mid-sized ...
Jan 22, 2025
Access to housing a key issue for BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
KAMLOOPS - Among the many issues coming to the attention of the Office of BC's Human Rights Commissioner, housing has come to the fore as a key topic. In Kamloops Wednesday (Jan. 22), Kasari Govender,...
Jan 22, 2025
Kamloops' Committee of the Whole okays additional budget for mounting legal fees
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' provisional tax increase is currently sitting at 7.49 per cent. That represents a half-point decrease from the previous estimate after city council held a Committee of...
Jan 22, 2025
Cache Creek under boil water advisory for two days
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The entire Village of Cache Creek is under a boil water advisory. In a Voyent Alert! notification issued Wednesday (Jan. 22) morning, the village asks residents to boil water for a...
Jan 22, 2025
Man arrested after break-in and assault in Malakwa
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A man faces multiple charges after a break-in and assault in Malakwa. Sicamous RCMP say they were called to a break-and-enter in progress early Saturday (Jan. 18) morning where an arm...
Jan 22, 2025
Tk'emlups Rural RCMP searching for two suspects in hunting gear theft
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding two suspects related to a break and enter last fall. In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 22) morning, RCMP say two men ...
Jan 22, 2025
Western Canada Theatre artistic director departs mid-season
KAMLOOPS - The man who directed several theatrical productions in Kamloops over eight years is no longer with Western Canada Theatre (WCT). WCT announced James MacDonald departed the Kamloops professi...
Jan 22, 2025
