Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Operation Red Nose Kamloops raises almost $19,000 for BC Interior athletes
KAMLOOPS - It really was back to business as usual for Operation Red Nose in 2022. After two years heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the designated driving service was back to almost full cap...
Jan 5, 2023
“He's really, really missed.” Family perplexed as to where Kamloops man might be
KAMLOOPS - The public is asked to keep an eye out for a white Dodge Avenger belonging to 22-year-old Jakob Gibbon, who was last seen on December 28.Gibbon's friends and family have scoured the North S...
Jan 5, 2023
A 42 per cent increase in medical calls gives KFR its busiest year on record
KAMLOOPS - 2022 was the busiest year on record for Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). KFR had 10,324 total calls, a 32 per cent increase over 2021. Those calls include everything from structure fires and acc...
Jan 5, 2023
New Year's weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes in-progress break-in, weapons seizure
KAMLOOPS - The New Year's weekend was a busy one for Kamloops RCMP officers, who responded to about 352 calls between Friday night (Dec. 30) and 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning.Man arrested after home bre...
Jan 5, 2023
Salmon Arm RCMP ask for assistance tracking down wanted man
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are asking for help tracking down a wanted man.Terell Scurvey, 24, is wanted on charges of aggravated assault, mischief over $5,000 and theft of a motor vehicle f...
Jan 5, 2023
Kamloops building sector soars to record $400 million in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Year-end totals published by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $415.4 million in construction permits were issued last year. That surpasses the former record of $395.1 ...
Jan 5, 2023
Police watchdog clears Kamloops RCMP after dispatch delay precedes crash near Chase
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says Kamloops RCMP are not to blame after a delayed response to a warning was followed by a serious highway collision near Chase. On October 16, 2022, RCMP in Kamloop...
Jan 5, 2023
High interest rates, good time to buy: Kamloops mortgage broker
KAMLOOPS - Rising interest rates have many with variable interest rates and those needing to renegotiate mortgages wondering how they will make ends meet. While some in the industry are worried for fi...
Jan 4, 2023
North Shore family woke up last Thursday to find family member gone: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Jakob Gibbon went missing last Thursday (Dec. 29). In a news release, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says his family awoke that day to find him gone.The 22-year-old is believed to ha...
Jan 4, 2023
UPDATE: Missing man found
ENDERBY, B.C. - Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP say the man reported missing last week has been found and is safe.
Jan 4, 2023 Image Credit: CFJC Today
