Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kelowna is facing a housing affordability crisis, city report says
KELOWNA - According to a city staff report to city council, Kelowna is Canada's fastest-growing metropolitan area, however, the city continues to struggle with housing affordability.In 2022, the month...
Jan 23, 2023
Mother of young man who went missing in Sun Peaks coming to Kamloops for book-signing
KAMLOOPS - Heather Shtuka will return to Kamloops next month - on the fifth anniversary of her son's disappearance - to showcase her newly-released book.Ryan Shtuka went missing on February 17, 2018 a...
Jan 22, 2023
Ottawa, 325 nations reach settlement for damage done by residential school system
VANCOUVER - The federal government has reached an out-of-court settlement with 325 Indigenous bands who are part of a class action suit due to loss of language and culture propogated by Canada's resid...
Jan 21, 2023
Worksafe B.C. flagged deficiencies in TRU safe workplace policy before investigation into administrators began
Before an independent investigation was conducted after allegations of bullying and harassment against two senior administrators at Thompson Rivers University, Worksafe B.C. had looked into the same i...
Jan 21, 2023
'Implementing the recommendations is the easy part'; TNRD working to rebuilding trust
KAMLOOPS - Almost exactly one year ago, the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) released a full BDO audit following an investigation into the spending habits of former CAO Sukh Gill. The report i...
Jan 20, 2023
Sensors in Highway 5A to transmit heavy truck data to CVSE officers
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. government is introducing more safety improvements to a contentious stretch of highway between Kamloops and Merritt.In a news release, the Ministry of Transportation and Infra...
Jan 20, 2023
Bones found east of Peterson Creek: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating after bones were found east of Peterson Creek.In a news release issued Friday (Jan. 20) morning, RCMP say they received the report Thursday (Jan. 19) at 12:3...
Jan 20, 2023
Police seek witnesses and video on suspicious deaths in North Okanagan
COLDSTREAM, B.C. - The investigation into the discovery of two bodies at a home in Coldstream has police hoping someone saw something or caught it on video.The bodies were found by RCMP in a mobile ho...
Jan 20, 2023
Kamloops businesses split on extended patios
KAMLOOPS - The downtown Kamloops business community is split on whether extended patios should remain a permanent fixture. On Tuesday, Kamloops city council voted to partially remove the patio extensi...
Jan 19, 2023
Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society on board with proposed review of West Victoria mini-storage
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Jan. 19), Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson introduced a notice of motion to "review services offered at 48 Victoria Street West, and that council authorize staff to prepare a r...
Jan 19, 2023
