Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Clearwater powerlifter is training hard for the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin
KAMLOOPS - Powerlifting is a strength sport in which competitors try to lift maximum weights in three different lifts: the bench press, the squat and the deadlift. However, for Special Olympics powerl...
Mar 29, 2023
'No plan for a return to any measure of fiscal prudence': Kamloops MP Caputo
OTTAWA - On Tuesday (March 28), Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the 2023 federal budget in Ottawa. The Liberals' latest budget announced new spending, primarily on the clean economy and h...
Mar 29, 2023
Trial by fire for city councillors at KFR Training Centre
KAMLOOPS - Five members of Kamloops city council were put through their paces Wednesday (March 29) at Kamloops Fire Rescue's (KFR) training centre. The spent the morning learning about the technical s...
Mar 29, 2023
RCMP ask for help tracking down wanted Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 31): RCMP say Wolfe was located on Thursday (March 30). WEDNESDAY: Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down a man wanted on a series of charges. Jason Kyle Wolfe, 34, ...
Mar 29, 2023
Small wildfire breaks out near Coldwater
MERRITT, B.C. - With the spring upon us and temperatures heating up, the wildfire season is beginning.Officials report a wildfire broke out yesterday (March 28) at Lemoto Creek, near Coldwater 1. It i...
Mar 29, 2023
Sun Peaks mayor speaks up on new tax for foreign homeowners
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Sun Peaks is speaking up for foreign homeowners who weren't able to visit their vacation homes last year and will now have to pay a hefty sum this tax season. The Underused Hou...
Mar 28, 2023
March wildfire starts not uncommon: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - This week, as the weather begins to warm, the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) has been busy fighting a pair of early season fires in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Currently there are 11 active fir...
Mar 28, 2023
Elizabeth Fry Society hosts events shedding light on intimate partner violence Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday morning (March 29), the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society is hosting a workshop aimed at organizations that provide services to people experiencing intimate partner v...
Mar 28, 2023
Kamloops council goes halfway on $200K Memorial Cup temporary platform request
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has sent the Memorial Cup host committee back to the drawing board in its request for a $200,000 temporary platform in Sandman Centre.Instead of funding the full freight, c...
Mar 28, 2023
CN police, RCMP investigating Monday train robbery in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are assisting CN Rail police as they investigate a train robbery.Spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says RCMP were called just after 7:00 a.m. Monday (March 27). The incident to...
Mar 28, 2023
