Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No longer acting: Kamloops council appoints McCorkell as CAO on interim basis
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' acting chief administrative officer had "acting" removed from his title. Kamloops council announced Byron McCorkell will serve as the city's CAO on an interim basis, e...
Oct 11, 2024
Kamloops RCMP searching for wanted 39-year-old woman
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are searching for a 39-year-old woman who's wanted on an arrest warrant. In a news release issued Thursday (Oct. 10), RCMP say Jenna-Lee Frost is wanted for failure to comply ...
Oct 11, 2024
Difficulty obtaining a peace bond has Kamloops woman looking for answers
KAMLOOPS - It has now been more than a year since Milena Moore first applied for a peace bond. A peace bond is a protection order made by a court. It is used where an individual appears likely to comm...
Oct 10, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue promotes smoke alarm safety during Fire Prevention Week
KAMLOOPS - October 6 to 12 is Fire Prevention Week across Canada. This year's theme is, "Smoke alarms: make them work for you!" The week happens every year during October. This year, it's aimed to edu...
Oct 10, 2024
Indigenous-led STUWI(x) Naturalization Project begins restoration work in flood-damaged area of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Community tour groups were given a walk-through this week of what will eventually be a restored nature area at the end of Pine Street in Merritt. The STUWI(x) Naturalization Project is...
Oct 10, 2024
Aberdeen resident was home Wednesday when someone broke in: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for tips on a break-in at an Aberdeen home that happened while the residents were inside.The incident happened Wednesday night (Oct. 9) in the 8:00 p.m. hour at a home in t...
Oct 10, 2024
SD73 dismisses secretary-treasurer Cassidy, others after accounting error leads to budget shortfall
KAMLOOPS - In the wake of an accounting mistake that led to a $2.2-million shortfall in the Kamloops-Thompson School District budget, the district's secretary-treasurer has been fired.Sources tell CFJ...
Oct 10, 2024
Man arrested, accused of assaulting woman with a rock in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was arrested in Kamloops Wednesday (Oct. 9), accused of assaulting a woman with a rock. Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to a business on the 600-block of Seymour Stree...
Oct 10, 2024
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes gun point, sexual assault investigation and intoxicated man refusing to leave motel
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 381 calls for service from Friday, Oct. 4 to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Below are some incidents police attended. Man arrested after reporte...
Oct 10, 2024
New Health Sciences Academy giving high school students a leg up to a pursuit in medicine
KAMLOOPS - School District 73's Health Sciences Academy is the first of its kind for the Kamloops-Thompson area. The new program gives Grade 11 and 12 students from high schools throughout Kamloops an...
Oct 9, 2024
