Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Erroneous shots fired complaint leads two Brocklehurst schools to declare brief hold-and-secure
KAMLOOPS - Fireworks led to a hold-and-secure protocol at a pair of Brocklehurst schools earlier Monday afternoon (Sept. 12).In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP say officers were c...
Sep 12, 2022
RCMP looking for suspects after car stolen from downtown Kamloops home, rolled two days later
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a man who allegedly crashed a stolen car and ran away late Sunday (Sept. 11) night.According to police, a suspect broke into a home on the 100-block of St. Pau...
Sep 12, 2022
Rural SD73 trustee candidates to be acclaimed; Kamloops voters to choose from 11 candidates
KAMLOOPS - While rural voters will have no choices to make for the Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education, Kamloops voters will have plenty of choices.Incumbent trustees will be acclaime...
Sep 12, 2022
Four TNRD area directors to be acclaimed; six other areas to vote
KAMLOOPS - While four electoral areas in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will have acclaimed directors on the next board, there will be elections in the other six electoral areas.Single candidat...
Sep 12, 2022
New bike lane will close one gap in city's active transportation network: advocates
KAMLOOPS - The city's first separated, protected bike lane is being built along Sixth Avenue from Columbia to Landsdowne Streets. It's part of the City's plan to add active transportation options to r...
Sep 12, 2022
Kamloops visually impaired fishers say life is about ability, not disability
KAMLOOPS - Some folks were fishing at Lac Le Jeune on Sunday (Sept. 11), but it wasn't necessarily your average fishers. For nearly 30 years, the Kamloops Fish and Game Association and the White Cane ...
Sep 12, 2022
'Under his leadership we will make Canada more prosperous;' Kamloops MP Caputo rallies behind new leader
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative Party of Canada elected its newest leader on Saturday (Sept. 10) night as MP Pierre Poilievre swept to a massive victory on the first ballot. The Ottawa area MP won nearly ...
Sep 12, 2022
Three up for mayor of Clinton; nine running for council
CLINTON, B.C. - The incumbent mayor of Clinton will face challenges from a former mayor and a current councillor.Mayor Susan Swan will run for a second term, with former mayor Roland Stanke and counci...
Sep 12, 2022
2018 runner-up among three vying for Chase mayor's seat
CHASE, B.C. - A man who came 11 votes from the Chase mayor's chair in 2018 is running for the position again.David Lepsoe finished a close second behind Rod Crowe in 2018. Candidates Beverley Iglesias...
Sep 12, 2022
Five to battle for Kamloops mayor's chair; 23 for council
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops will have a new mayor after the October 15 municipal election - and five candidates have put their names forward for the job.The city's candidate list will see sitting councillors ...
Sep 12, 2022
