Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council to consider cuts, new revenue before finalizing double-digit tax increase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is asking staff to look deeper before it okays a double-digit property tax increase.At council's regular meeting Tuesday (Dec. 12), council voted in favour of asking city s...
Dec 12, 2023
Salmon Arm RCMP release new photos of vehicle involved in hit and run of woman
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP have released new photos of a suspect vehicle involved in hit and run of a woman in Salmon Arm.On Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:59 p.m., RCMP responded to a pedestrian that was hit by a...
Dec 12, 2023
Food donations still needed for Christmas Amalgamated hampers
KAMLOOPS - The holiday season is upon us and Christmas Amalgamated says it is still in need of food items for meal hampers. The headquarters is busy, with donations coming in and going out to families...
Dec 11, 2023
KIBIHT kicks off Friday with renewed international presence
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament (KIBIHT) Is back for its 54th year, with games kicking off on ice surfaces all across the city on December 15. This year, the true in...
Dec 11, 2023
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP included 320+ calls, multiple assault investigations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 328 calls for service from Friday, December 8, to Monday, December 11. Out of these reports, three occurrences stood out. --On December 9, at around...
Dec 11, 2023
Half-price adoption fees at BC SPCA as shelter looks to make room for more animals
KAMLOOPS - Until Friday (Dec. 15), you can bring home a new family member for half the cost. During the BC SPCA's Hope for the Holidays campaign, all adoption fees are 50 per cent off, including your ...
Dec 11, 2023
Hudson's Bay Kamloops workers enter second day of strike action
KAMLOOPS - Monday (Dec. 11) marks the second day of strike action for Kamloops Hudson's Bay employees. The United Steelworkers Local 1-417 and the Hudson's Bay Company have been unable to reach a coll...
Dec 11, 2023
B.C. Ministry of Housing opens new long-term shelter in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - The B.C. Ministry of Housing has announced the opening of a new long-term shelter on 341 Fraser Ave. in Salmon Arm, the facility will serve anyone experiencing or at risk of homelessness ...
Dec 11, 2023
Police investigating weekend assault in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Mounties are investigating after reports of an early morning assault downtown on Saturday morning. On Dec. 9, at about 2:20 a.m., Kamloops RCMP say they received a report of an assault on t...
Dec 11, 2023
Contributions needed for TRU's Williams Lake endowment fund
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Donations are now open for a newly established $1 million endowment campaign at Thompson Rivers University's Williams Lake campus.The fund was organized in October and aims to ma...
Dec 11, 2023
