Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Blazers set to auction off game-worn pride jerseys after Wednesday's tilt with T-Birds
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday night (March 22), the Blazers will don special pride jerseys, and yes, rainbow socks, as part of the club's first-ever Pride Night. "We hadn't done a Pride Night jersey before,...
Mar 22, 2023
'You're not going to get anything done': Former councillor feels Hamer-Jackson appointees won't mesh with council group
KAMLOOPS - Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson opposed every single motion on Tuesday (Mar. 21) over Zoom related to the standing committees - all 8-1 decisions. Tuesday's special council meeting, which suspende...
Mar 22, 2023
TNRD feedback survey shows residents support most services — except transit and Film Commission
KAMLOOPS - A survey of Thompson-Nicola Regional District residents shows majority support for most of the services the district provides - with the exception of transit and the Thompson Nicola Film Co...
Mar 22, 2023
City of Kamloops promotes David Hallinan to corporate services director
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has a new senior manager.In a news release issued Wednesday (March 22), the City of Kamloops says David Hallinan will begin his new role as Corporate Services Director ...
Mar 22, 2023
Truck drove through stop sign, causing collision with cruiser: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Investigators believe a pickup truck going through a stop sign was the cause of a crash that involved a police cruiser in downtown Kamloops Wednesday morning (March 22).In a news release, S...
Mar 22, 2023
Wanted man arrested in Shuswap trailer park after lengthy standoff with police
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A 55-year-old man from the Kootenays was arrested on two outstanding warrants after a standoff and heavy police presence in the Shuswap Tuesday (March 21).In a news release, Sicamous ...
Mar 22, 2023
RCMP cruiser involved in multi-vehicle crash in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: This story has been updated with new information here.EARLIER: A multi-vehicle crash in downtown Kamloops Wednesday morning (March 22) involved a Kamloops RCMP cruiser.The crash too...
Mar 22, 2023
Man charged after allegedly breaking into home near Lillooet and hiding in closet
LILLOOET, B.C. - A 45-year-old man was arrested and charged after reportedly breaking into a home near Lillooet. In a news release, Lillooet RCMP say they were notified of a break-in in progress at a ...
Mar 22, 2023
Quotable quotes from a fiery Kamloops council meeting Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Tempers flared during a special meeting of council Tuesday (March 21), called to discuss the mayor's appointments of several members of the public to council's standing committees. Below ar...
Mar 21, 2023
RCMP release photos of missing Kamloops woman's car in an effort to drum up tips
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are releasing photos of a missing woman's car in an effort to stir up more tips into her disappearance.Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, was last seen near her home in Westsyde last Monday...
Mar 21, 2023
