Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Man wanted out of Creston may be in Kamloops: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a man wanted out of Creston may be in Kamloops.An arrest warrant for Chad William Meszarosi, who may be going by the surname Peskor or Pesker, was issued last month. He is...
Dec 1, 2022

Kamloops gun show organizers say event threatened after city withdraws full McArthur Island venue
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: In an email, City of Kamloops Business Operations and Event Supervisor Sean Smith confirms the city had previously decided to keep the ice in the NHL-sized rink at McArthur Island t...
James Peters Dec 1, 2022

RCMP and Interior Health expanding Car 40 program in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health, in partnership with the B.C. RCMP Southeast Division, has announced changes to the PAC program in Kelowna and the Car 40 program in Kamloops that sees nurses accompany poli...
Aaron Schulze Dec 1, 2022

RCMP ask for help identifying North Shore liquor theft suspect
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help identifying a suspect in a theft on the Kamloops North Shore.According to a news release from detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, the theft took place jus...
Dec 1, 2022

City of Kamloops to collect garbage and recycling separately in 2023
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will have two separate trucks collect garbage and recycling in 2023.In a news release issued Thursday (Dec. 1), the city says it will put the dual-pass collection syste...
Aaron Schulze Dec 1, 2022

'The event has changed since the '90s'; Memorial Cup now a full community event
KAMLOOPS - The four best junior hockey teams in Canada will descend on Kamloops in late May for the Memorial Cup. It's the first time the tournament has been contested in Kamloops since 1995, when the...
James Peters Dec 1, 2022

Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir to be one of 14 new recipients of Order of British Columbia
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Kkpi7 Rosanne Casimir will be officially appointed to the Order of British Columbia Thursday (Dec. 1) night.Casimir will be one of 14 British Columbians to receive the order in 20...
Dec 1, 2022

Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes bear spray assault, interrupted constitutional
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 394 public complaints from midnight Friday (Nov. 25) to 9:00 a.m. Monday (Nov. 28). Below are some incidents police attended.Merritt man on warrant ...
Aaron Schulze Dec 1, 2022

Early retirement decisions contribute to Kamloops labour shortage
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops businesses of all sizes have struggled to find and keep employees as labour shortages plague the entire country and most of the world. Dean Stainton, vice-president of people exper...
Aaron Schulze Nov 30, 2022

'The real concern right now is around the stability of these funds': opposition finance critic Milobar
KAMLOOPS - Late last week, B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson announced a shocking $5-billion surplus for the province. The news came as a surprise after the minister had previously predicted just ...
Aaron Schulze Nov 30, 2022

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