Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Doerkson joins BC Conservatives
VICTORIA - The caucus chair for the BC United party is defecting to the BC Conservatives, adding to the woes of the province's official opposition.Lorne Doerkson, who represents Cariboo-Chilcotin, and...
Aaron Schulze May 31, 2024
Man shot dead in Valleyview motel believed to have been targeted: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A man was believed to be shot dead in Valleyview overnight. In a news release issued Friday morning (May 31), Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to a motel at the 2500-block of Trans Ca...
Aaron Schulze May 31, 2024
Kamloops United Church's PIT Stop serving more meals as day spaces close around the city
KAMLOOPS - For more than 25 years, the Kamloops United Church has been operating PIT Stop, serving a hot meal to those in need every Sunday.The meal is crafted by the hands of volunteers using food do...
Aaron Schulze May 30, 2024
B.C's centre-right party leaders jostle for votes on key policy differences
KAMLOOPS - When British Columbians head to the polls in October, there will be two right-of-centre political parties vying for their vote. They will choose between current official opposition and form...
Aaron Schulze May 30, 2024
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the 50-year-old man reported missing on May 30 has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this ind...
Aaron Schulze May 30, 2024
Kamloops RCMP searching for suspect in assault and theft investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a woman in an assault and theft investigation on the North Shore. On May 1, RCMP say officers responded to a business on the 1800-b...
Aaron Schulze May 30, 2024
Memorial scholarship started in honour of fallen Valleyview teen
KAMLOOPS - A new scholarship will help memorialize a Valleyview Secondary student whose life was cut short in a vehicle collision earlier this week. Eighteen-year-old Jakob Gottfriedson was killed Sat...
James Peters May 29, 2024
Lions' camp wraps: Meikle to dress, Taylor talks gambling suspension, Leos likely to keep camp in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Lions wrapped up training camp on Wednesday (May 29) morning in Kamloops. With three weeks of preparation under their belts, they'll host their final CFL pre-season contest on Frid...
May 29, 2024
55 years after purchase, Comet Industries breaks ground on new Kamloops light industrial park
KAMLOOPS - A new light industrial park in the city of Kamloops is one step closer to reality.The ground was officially broken at the Iron Mask Light Industrial Park in the southwest part of the city W...
May 29, 2024
Kamloops mayor defiant as council's moves to limit his power mount
KAMLOOPS - In a news release distributed to media Wednesday (May 29), Kamloops councillor Kelly Hall unveiled resolutions from a closed council meeting on May 14, which include the decision that Mayor...
Aaron Schulze May 29, 2024
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