Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Environment Canada monitoring Kamloops rainfall levels over next 72 hours
KAMLOOPS - Extreme weather events are some of the key factors that could tip the scales in terms of how severe this year's flooding could be. Kamloops is expecting rainfall in the coming days, but it'...
Jun 13, 2022
Man arrested after early morning robbery in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is in custody after an early morning robbery in Westsyde.According to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, RCMP were called to a business in the 3000-block of West...
Jun 13, 2022
Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park under evacuation alert yet again
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park has once again been put on evacuation alert due to the threat of a landslide coming from nearby Wiseman Creek.Residents of units Number 1 through 2...
Jun 13, 2022
Paralympic shot put champion Greg Stewart retires from competition
KAMLOOPS - Greg Stewart is going out on top.The Kamloops shot putter has announced his retirement from competition, less than a year after winning gold for Canada at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo...
Jun 13, 2022
Tackling prolific offender problem must start with systemic issues: former B.C. attorney general
KAMLOOPS - Last month, the B.C. government along with the B.C. Urban Mayors' Caucus announced that two experts have been hired to investigate and report on prolific offenders and random violent attack...
Jun 13, 2022
Kamloops resident to address court in van attack sentencing
TORONTO - Sentencing has begun in Ontario Supreme Court Monday (June 13) for the man who killed 11 people in a 2018 van attack in Toronto.Among those scheduled to deliver victim impact statements duri...
Jun 13, 2022
Kamloops woman says $500,000 lotto jackpot will help her buy a house
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman says she plans on using a recent lottery jackpot to help her upgrade her housing situation.Kimberly Penzkofer won $500,000 on the May 27 Lotto Max draw, splitting the prize...
Jun 13, 2022
Flood watch issued for Shuswap region; South Thompson remains at high streamflow
KAMLOOPS - The province has upgraded rivers and tributaries in the Shuswap region to a flood watch stage, but is refraining from doing the same for the South Thompson River.In a bulletin issued Monday...
Jun 13, 2022
River levels rising in Kamloops region
KAMLOOPS - Emergency officials are keeping a close eye on the weather forecast as water levels continue to rise in the North Thompson River and South Thompson River.The B.C. River Forecast Centre upgr...
Jun 13, 2022
Walkability, density a priority in draft North Shore plan
KAMLOOPS - The draft plan for the North Shore has been released. The 230-page document describes in detail the City's plans to prioritize mixed-use development, density and transit-oriented walkabilit...
Jun 12, 2022
