Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Man found dead near Heffley Creek after truck goes down embankment
KAMLOOPS - One man was found dead near a truck that reportedly went down a steep embankment near Heffley Creek on Todd Mountain Road.In a news release issued Thursday (Nov. 9), Tk'emlups Rural RCMP sa...
Nov 09, 2023
VIDEO: Tk'emlúps commemorates Indigenous Veterans Day
KAMLOOPS - November 8 serves as Indigenous Veterans Day across Canada, commemorating more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis people who served in conflicts throughout Canada's history - includ...
Nov 08, 2023
Kamloops sees second largest jump for 'Living Wage' in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - A 9.2 per cent increase, to $20.91 per hour for the living wage in Kamloops is the second highest jump in the province behind only Nanaimo. The key factors in the increase are rent and groc...
Nov 08, 2023
Feedback needed on $2.75-million Lansdowne Street multi-use pathway
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is seeking the public's opinion regarding the addition of a $2.75-million multi-use pathway on the north portion of Lansdowne Street between Second and Sixth Avenues. I...
Nov 08, 2023
Small flock of birds in Merritt tests positive for avian flu
MERRITT, B.C. - A small flock of birds in Merritt has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza.In a news release issued Wednesday (Nov. 8), B.C.'s Ministry of Agriculture and Food says the Canadian Fo...
Nov 08, 2023
RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue investigating suspicious package at Lower Sahali Canada Post building
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue are investigating a suspicious package in Lower Sahali.Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson, told CFJC Today that residents are being asked...
Nov 08, 2023
Boston Bar wildlife blitz results in 18 wildlife violations
BOSTON BAR, B.C.- Upper Fraser Valley (UFVRD) RCMP participated in a multi-agency wildlife enforcement blitz in the Boston Bar area during the last weekend of October. Led by the BC Conservation Offic...
Nov 08, 2023
Kamloops man sentenced to three years in jail for 2020 downtown stabbing death
KAMLOOPS - A man was sentenced to just over three years in jail for a 2020 killing in downtown Kamloops.James Dylan Sanford was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court at the Kamloops Law Courts Tuesday (Nov....
Nov 08, 2023
Shuswap watershed groups warn watercraft users after invasive mussel species detected in Idaho
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Quagga and Zebra mussels have recently been discovered, but it's not considered a flex for Shuswap watershed groups.In a news release issued Tuesday (Nov. 7), the Shuswap Watershed ...
Nov 08, 2023
RCMP arrest a man and seize a handgun after spotting suspicious vehicle on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - An investigation into a suspicious vehicle led Kamloops RCMP to find a loaded handgun, illegal drugs and a man wanted on a warrant on the North Shore over the weekend.In a news release issu...
Nov 08, 2023
