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Warm fall weather, wind and rain this weekend in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - If a typical fall weekend is what you wanted this weekend you might be a little disappointed — temperatures will be warmer but wind and rain could dampen the fall fun. Environment Canada is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of flurries this morning, followed by a chance of rain the rest...

Highland Valley Copper mine announces layoffs

LOGAN LAKE – Highland Valley Copper mine announced a number of layoffs at its Logan Lake mine today, Nov. 5. The company laid off nine non-union, or management personnel in an effort to trim six per cent of its workforce by the end of 2016. “This is an ongoing response to market conditions,” Peter Martell...

Interior Health Authority old stomping ground for new CEO

KELOWNA - The new head of the Interior Health Authority spent the first week on the job travelling and expects to to do a lot more before things settle down. “I was out talking with staff, physicians, community leaders, volunteers. I’m just going around to communities and listening to what people are telling me. I...

Lower Sahali neighbourhood could get a block watch

KAMLOOPS - It wasn’t a crime spree and there was no event to kick-start it, but when Ben Sears found out he could start a block watch in the lower Sahali neighbourhood he figured why not? “Crime was not the inspiration; it’s not like our neighbourhood is plagued by crime,” Sahali Community Association founder Sears...

What’s in a performing arts centre: The design elements

KAMLOOPS – With only four days until a referendum to decide the fate of a performing arts centre in Kamloops, residents might be questioning what it is they’re actually voting for. The city’s business case outlined stakeholder’s desired amenities, or the wishes of groups who would potentially utilize the centre. The Kamloops Symphony asked for...

First snow falling on Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - While higher elevations and local snow hills have already seen the white stuff this season, Kamloops is getting its first taste of snow this morning. Residents in the higher parts of town woke to snow already on the ground this morning, Nov. 5, and it didn't take long for flurries to fall at...

Merritt woman searching for long lost sister born in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Terri Beckett grew up always having cousins she could play with — the same people her two daughters now refer to as aunts and uncles — but she always wanted a sibling. When she was 15 she found out her mother did actually have another child, her baby sister, but had given her up...

Kamloops business owner falls prey to fake B.C. Hydro call

KAMLOOPS - A local business owner says his mother fell prey to a sophisticated phone scam working its way through the Interior. Min Vo owns a nail salon in Sahali and says his mother received a alarming phone call which caused her to panic on Monday, Nov. 2. “They contacted her and were claiming to...

Kamloops winner happy with new tablet after entering InfoNews.ca contest

KAMLOOPS - A local business owner is excited about winning an iPad Air in the latest InfoNews.ca contest. Kristy Thompson entered a ballot at the InfoNews.ca booth during a Kamloops Chamber of Commerce event. She plans to use her new device for marketing events with her company Overtime Apparel and Promotions. Of course, there will...

Flu shot season in the Southern Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the peak of flu season just a few weeks away, Health Canada has started its yearly vaccination program. Although last year’s flu vaccine wasn’t particularly effective, Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi says, this year’s vaccine cocktail will target the more severe of the two types of viruses – Type A. Every...

Guilty pleas close 2011 Kamloops schoolyard murder case

KAMLOOPS - Prosecutors are preparing for sentencing instead of trial in a murder case from 2011 after last-minute guilty pleas were entered by two accused in Kamloops Supreme Court yesterday, Nov. 3. Anthony James Scotchman and co-accused Travis Aaron Johnny were both originally charged with first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Archie LePretre. LePretre,...

Kamloops couple planning wedding after flashmob proposal a year ago

KAMLOOPS - Amanda LaFrance told her boyfriend Matt Malo that if and when they became engaged, all she wanted was to capture their moment in a photo. Malo did that and more when he arranged a flash mob in downtown Kamloops last year. There are many photos, and LaFrance is happy to have a video...

Kamloops woman wins photo contest with cheeky squirrel photo

KAMLOOPS - It was a cheeky moment caught on camera that earned a Kamloops woman a first place finish in the B.C. SPCA photo contest. Elizabeth King captured a photo of a red squirrel with a delicate flower hanging from its mouth. That photo beat out all other submissions in the backyard habitats category of...

Why supporters want you to vote ‘yes’ for a performing arts centre in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A referendum into a proposed performing arts centre is only a few days away and its supporters want Kamloops residents to understand what it could mean to the community. The city is actively advocating the building of an arts centre, even creating an ad campaign asking residents to ‘Imagine’ the possibilities. Mayor Peter...

Get your performing arts centre questions answered this week

KAMLOOPS - If you still aren't sure how you want to vote in the performing arts centre referendum, there are a couple events coming up to help answer your last minute questions. Advance voting has already taken place for the proposed performing arts centre and the official voting day is set to take place Nov....

66-year-old Kamloops skydiver one of 61 to make record-breaking diamond over California

KAMLOOPS - Reg Hurlbut doesn’t remember how he got the nickname ‘Veggie Reggie’. He knows there are many stories surrounding it, but he also knows if he sees ‘Veggie’ written on a jump order, it’s go-time. To some, he’s a 66-year-old semi-retired grandfather. But others know him as go-to for wingsuit flying — a risky...

Jury convicts Kamloops man of manslaughter for arson that killed house guest

KAMLOOPS - A jury has found David Peter Gordon, a man accused of setting a fire which killed a woman sleeping in his home, guilty on one count of manslaughter and two counts of arson. The decision came shortly after 11 a.m. today, Nov. 3, after less than a day of deliberations. After a night...

Watch for Taurids fireballs, northern lights over the Southern Interior this week

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Taurid meteor shower is one of the longer meteor showers, running from September through December every year, but this year it could be more active than usual with the possibility of fireballs tearing through the sky later this week. The Taurid meteor shower only produces about five to 10 meteors per hours...

Why opponents want you to vote ‘no’ for the performing arts centre

KAMLOOPS - With advance voting underway and the official referendum day only six days away for the proposed performing arts centre, an opposition group wants Kamloops residents to understand what it would cost them. The group 'PAC Not Yet' is concerned the money that would be used for the proposed arts centre could be better used on...

Merritt woman claims razorblades included in grandson’s Halloween haul

MERRITT - Mounties in Merritt are reminding parents to check their children’s trick or treat bags after a grandmother reported finding two razorblades amongst her 11-year-old grandson’s candy Halloween night. Const. Tracy Dunsmore with the Merritt RCMP says the grandmother reported the incident today, Nov. 2 and doesn’t have a clue what area of town...

Last day of advance voting for proposed Kamloops performing arts centre

KAMLOOPS – A referendum on the proposed performing arts centre in Kamloops is only six days away, but you can vote today in the last of the advance polls. The advance poll will be open form from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, Nov. 2, at Heritage House located at 100 Lorne St. The City of...

Chance of snow in Kamloops early this week

KAMLOOPS - A system moving through the Southern Interior coated mountain passes in heavy snow this weekend and it just might make its way into Kamloops this week. Between 14 and 17 centimetres of snow is being reported on the ground at passes in the southern part of the region this morning while only a...

ATM targeted in Westsyde break and enter

KAMLOOPS - A front door was smashed and an ATM machine damaged in a break and enter at a Westsyde grocery store early this morning. Kamloops RCMP believe two suspects gained entry to the Cooper’s Foods on Westsyde Road early this morning, Nov. 2, by smashing the front glass door. The suspects fled the scene...