Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Grand opening planned for portion of Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail
ENDERBY, B.C. - A celebration will be held to mark the work to establish a new multi-use trail through the region.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District will have a grand opening event to celebrate th...
Apr 24, 2024
Kamloops comic book artist releases second issue of self-published series
KAMLOOPS - Almost a year after his debut offering dropped, local comic book artist Nick Klie released a follow-up book in his Life: The Necropolis series."This is another adventure for a character I c...
Apr 23, 2024
Beach cleanup event nets 1,300 pounds of garbage; mayor questions lack of interaction with unhoused population
KAMLOOPS - Sunday's (Apr. 21) inaugural City of Kamloops Clean the Beach Day removed more than half-a-ton of refuse from Kamloops beaches, according to the city councillor who spurred the idea.At Tues...
Apr 23, 2024
Kamloops police investigating weekend arson at North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - Mounties are investigating a suspected arson at a North Shore home over the weekend. According to police, a frontline officer was patrolling the area overnight Friday (Apr. 19). Just before...
Apr 23, 2024
Public portion of Kamloops council meetings shifted to mornings; closed meetings to follow
KAMLOOPS - Regular Kamloops city council meetings will no longer begin in the afternoon.Council voted during its regular meeting on Tuesday (April 23) to change the start time to 9:30 a.m. from 1:30 p...
Apr 23, 2024
Lansdowne construction expected to hamper downtown Kamloops traffic throughout the summer
KAMLOOPS - Downtown commuters can expect substantial slowdown beginning at the end of this month. Major work along the Lansdowne Street corridor will begin next week as part of the city centre sanitar...
Apr 23, 2024
Horse saddles stolen from Logan Lake property
LOGAN LAKE -- Saddles, bridles and other horse tack was stolen on April 18 from a property in Logan Lake, according to a Logan Lake RCMP press release issued on Tuesday (April 23).Four saddles were ta...
Apr 23, 2024
Early morning vehicle incident impacts Highway 5 traffic near Clearwater
UPDATE (9:30 a.m.): A local detour is in effect for passenger vehicles only. However, DriveBC says commercial vehicles are not permitted through the stretch of Highway 5.Another update is due for 2:00...
Apr 23, 2024
High-ranking Kamloops drug trafficker gets sentencing date
KAMLOOPS - A sentencing date has been set for Zale Coty, 55, of Kamloops, a high-ranking member of the Throttle Lockers motorcycle gang and drug dealer. Earlier this month, a Kamloops courtroom heard ...
Apr 22, 2024
Kamloops council to consider pushing KFR Medical Response Unit back to province
KAMLOOPS - Last month, during the supplemental budget process for the City of Kamloops, a new medical response vehicle for Kamloops Fire Rescue was denied.The move to deny by council was not to say th...
Apr 22, 2024
