Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Officers removing non-compliant buoys from Shuswap Lake find sunken boat
TAPPEN, B.C. - Transport Canada officers conducting patrols for non-compliant buoys on Shuswap Lake recently came across an unreported sunken boat.Officers tagged more than 300 buoys in the spring, as...
Nov 24, 2023
CFSEU helps Kamloops RCMP crack down on local drug dealers
KAMLOOPS - A police project targeting known drug dealers in Kamloops earlier this month resulted in drug and weapons seizures.In a news release issued Friday (Nov. 24), Kamloops RCMP say the initiativ...
Nov 24, 2023
Expansion of Speculation Tax not expected to drastically impact Kamloops housing market
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has recently been named as one of the cities that will now be included in the provincial Speculation and Vacancy Tax. The tax applies to empty secondary homes, but economists say t...
Nov 24, 2023
Trailer full of cats abandoned near Shuswap-area lake
CHASE, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap say a travel trailer full of cats was found abandoned on a forest service road last week.In a news release, Chase RCMP say the incident happened last Saturday (Nov. 1...
Nov 24, 2023
Blazers trade captain Minten to Saskatoon for picks, Kamloops local
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have made their first major roster move of the season, shipping out captain Fraser Minten to the Saskatoon Blades for a package including a pair of first round draft pi...
Nov 24, 2023
First look at 2024 City of Kamloops budget shows property tax hike in the 10-11 per cent range
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will get its first look at a provisional budget for 2024 next week - and it includes an eye-popping property tax hike.At its Committee of the Whole meeting next Tuesday (No...
Nov 24, 2023
Kamloops Mounties nab an impaired semi-truck driver
KAMLOOPS - A report of a semi-truck swerving on the highway, failing to signal, and almost hitting a meridian, led to its driver losing his license for 90 days. On Wednesday (Nov 22) just before 6 p.m...
Nov 24, 2023
Rustad to make first appearance in Kamloops as BC Conservative Leader Friday
KAMLOOPS - While the official election is not until October 2024, and the writ has by no means been dropped in B.C., politicians have been unofficially on the campaign trail for months.Earlier in the ...
Nov 24, 2023
Lack of snow still limiting runs at Sun Peaks as they prepare to expand offering this weekend
SUN PEAKS B.C. - Opening day at Sun Peaks was last Saturday (Nov 18) with the resort able to open a pair of runs on the alpine side of the mountain. With snow machines running overtime, the resort is ...
Nov 24, 2023
Salvation Army 'Adopt a Family' campaign returns
KAMLOOPS - The Salvation Army's 'Adopt a Family' campaign is back as the holiday season approaches. Each year as part of the campaign, individuals and businesses in the Kamloops area are invited to sp...
Nov 23, 2023
