100 Mile House

Unsatisfied customer ends up in court after making false allegations

KAMLOOPS – A disgruntled yacht-owner will have to pay $40,000 to the business that sold him the boat after he made false allegations about the business’s sales manager. Robert Turpin, of 100 Mile House, paid $1,160,000 to purchase a used 64-foot yacht from Ocean Alexander Marine Yacht Sales, a business based near Seattle, but when...

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning north of Kamloops ended

NORTH THOMPSON – Environment Canada has ended a severe thunderstorm watch for the North Thompson area. The alerted areas included Williams Lake and 100 Mile House. Weather conditions were favourable for the development of wind gusts and large hail. Hail has the potential to damage property or cause injury. Strong winds could damage buildings, overturn...

Two days of searching for lost man ends well

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Search and Rescue member says luck and teamwork were the biggest factors in rescuing an avid outdoorsman lost near Clinton this week. Mike Ritcey, a long time member of and dog handler with the local rescue group, says they were called out around 1 p.m. Tuesday when a caretaker failed to...