Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Urban realignment could add interest to Kamloops Centre vote
KAMLOOPS - The newly built riding of Kamloops Centre will be contested for the first time next month. The riding encompasses the urban centre of the municipality, running to the Canadian National rail...
Sep 27, 2024
Kamloops city high school football championship revived under new name: Chow Cup
KAMLOOPS -- Local pigskin proponents JP Lancaster, Brad Yamaoka and Cleve Maartman invited Darryl Chow out this past summer under the guise of grabbing a beer with old buddies. That's when they broke ...
Sep 27, 2024
Valleyview boat launch reopens to allow residents to remove boats
KAMLOOPS - One boat launch has reopened following the Red Bridge fire last week, but the City of Kamloops says the South Thompson is still closed for recreation. In a news release issued Friday (Sept....
Sep 27, 2024
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspect in downtown break-in the day after he was released from custody
KAMLOOPS - A man remains in police custody after a break-in to a downtown business last weekend. Kamloops RCMP say the break and enter reportedly took place at around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, where...
Sep 27, 2024
Lillooet emergency room to close for 37 hours starting Thursday evening
LILLOOET, B.C. - Interior Health is spreading the word about a 37-hour closure of the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.The E.R. will close at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday (Sept. 26...
Sep 26, 2024
Blazers working on puck possession heading into weekend homestand
KAMLOOPS -- Kamloops Blazers' defenceman Matteo Koci said turnovers and first-night jitters contributed to defeat on opening night, when the Portland Winterhawks scored five unanswered goals in the th...
Sep 26, 2024
TRU Wolfpack join South Sahali Elementary in annual Terry Fox Run
KAMLOOPS - Although the official day is on September 15th, fundraising for cancer research is still going on as South Sahali Elementary School held its annual Terry Fox Run Thursday (Sept. 26).The sch...
Sep 26, 2024
RCMP looking to identify man suspected of stealing pickup from Valleyview street
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of stealing a pickup truck from a Valleyview address.The Kamloops detachment was informed of the theft of a Dodge Ram on Se...
Sep 26, 2024
'It's really special;' Gold medallist Katzberg receives hero's welcome in return to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - He might live and train in B.C.'s interior now, but Ethan Katzberg got a raucous hometown welcome back to the Harbour City.Canada's first ever gold medallist in the men's hammer throw event ...
Sep 26, 2024
Lethal shooting of armed kidnapper near Walhachin in 2022 not unreasonable: IIO
WALHACHIN, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog says shots fired by Kamloops RCMP during an apparent abduction near Walhachin two years ago were not unnecessary nor unreasonable. On Aug. 14, 2022, a man was ...
Sep 26, 2024
