Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Police watchdog clears Barriere RCMP officer who shot armed suspect in May 2022
LOUIS CREEK, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has exonerated a Barriere RCMP officer who shot an armed suspect in May of last year.Mounties were called to the 3400-block of Highway 5 in Louis Creek at ab...
Oct 24, 2023
Appliances taken, garbage left behind in Kamloops North Shore break-in
KAMLOOPS - A white Electrolux dryer, washer and a stainless steel Frigidaire fridge were stolen from a property on the North Shore over the weekend.In a news release issued Tuesday (Oct. 24), Kamloops...
Oct 24, 2023
Potential wildfire research institute at TRU enters final consideration stage
KAMLOOPS - A research institute at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) that focuses on wildfires is coming closer to fruition.In a news release issued Tuesday (Oct. 24) morning, TRU announced its senate ...
Oct 24, 2023
Building moratorium lifted in fire-damaged Shuswap areas but new hazards linger: CSRD
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Residents who need to rebuild their homes in areas of the Shuswap impacted by the 2023 wildfire season may begin the process.In a news release issued Tuesday (Oct. 24) morning, th...
Oct 24, 2023
Man breaks into Kamloops business, defecates in bathtub, takes nap, flees in stolen vehicle
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are searching for a suspect who broke into a commercial suite on the South Shore, defecated in a bathtub and fled in a vehicle reported as stolen.In a news release, RCMP say t...
Oct 24, 2023
Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector due for another snowy day
KAMLOOPS - Snow continues to fall on stretches of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Kamloops and the Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna this morning (Oct. 24).From Tuesday morning un...
Oct 24, 2023
City of Kamloops welcomes new legislation to limit use of short-term rentals
KAMLOOPS - The number of short-term rentals - such as Airbnb and VRBO - has expanded rapidly over recent years in British Columbia. With the province facing a housing crisis, the government is taking ...
Oct 23, 2023
TRU welcomes the entire Kamloops community to the annual Open House
KAMLOOPS - Have you ever driven by the Thompson Rivers University campus on McGill Road and wondered just what goes on in that collection of buildings? Well, Saturday (Oct. 21) was your chance to find...
Oct 23, 2023
Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre to facilitate service hub with provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - Survivors of sexual assault will soon have access to a new support hub through the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC). The centre was recently announced as one of five locat...
Oct 23, 2023
'Do we have enough beds? We absolutely do not'; Kamloops shelters preparing for winter
KAMLOOPS - With overnight lows in Kamloops forecast to hit minus temperatures this week, shelter operators are gearing up for the winter season.Last year at this time, Out of the Cold was scrambling t...
Oct 23, 2023
