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Gas prices climbing in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - After finally dropping to 121.9 cents per litre at many stations around the city, some stations jumped 14 cents in one day, making those Kamloops stations among the most expensive in the province. According to GasBuddy, an online tracking system for gas prices, only a handful of stations remain below 129 cents per...

More travellers using Kamloops Airport

KAMLOOPS - With more than 27,000 passengers through the gates last month the Kamloops Airport remains on track for a record year. In July 2015 nearly 27,200 people used the Kamloops Airport for travel, an 8.3 per cent increase over July 2014. Managing Director Fred Legace partially attributes the higher numbers to increased tourist travel...

VIDEO: Kamloops Pipe Band gets results in Scotland

KAMLOOPS - As one of only five Canadian bands at a recent festival in Perth, Scotland, the Kamloops Pipe Band put on a memorable performance this past weekend and earned a second place finish. The Kamloops Pipe Band was the only band representing B.C., the other bands were out of Edmonton, Alta., and Dartmouth, NS.,...

TRU to develop policy on sex assault without statistics on campus incidents

"IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE HAPPENING ON CAMPUS... THEN HOW CAN YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO ATTACK THE ISSUE?" KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University released an interim protocol to support and respond to students who are victims of sexual assault, but a student who was attacked twice on campus says a developing policy...

‘I thought I just witnessed somebody being murdered’

KAMLOOPS — The last thing Gil Anderson saw before he walked his daughter to school on the morning of June 2, 2014 were two silhouettes fist-fighting in his neighbour's yard before one knocked the other over and delivered three blows to its opponent’s head with a shovel. “After I heard the first strike of the...

Former Kamloops city councillor fined for taking advantage of society funds

KAMLOOPS — A former city councillor and director of the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society who shifted $100,000 of organization money into his account and back twice will face a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to two counts under the province’s Society Act. Joe Leong, 65, was originally charged with two counts of fraud, two counts...

Body of missing Chase man found in river

KAMLOOPS - An 18-year-old Chase man who went missing during the Kamloopa Pow Wow was found dead in the river on Sunday. Kamloops RCMP say Skyler Sampolio, who was reported missing Saturday, Aug. 1, was found in the South Thompson River on Sunday, Aug. 9. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says there is no evidence of foul...

Biosolids group to protest against Kamloops dairy farm

KAMLOOPS – The Friends of the Nicola Valley will be in Kamloops today, Aug. 11, to lend their voice to those of Dallas residents upset over a neighbouring biosolid operation. A Dallas group has alleged that black dust coming from the Blackwell Dairy property is a biosolid byproduct, not just sawdust as city staff believe. According...

Premier meteor shower to light up the sky this week

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - One of the best meteor showers of the year is set to peak this week, sending up to 60 shooting stars through the sky every hour. The Perseids meteor shower is visible from July 17 to Aug. 24 every year and is set to peak overnight Wednesday, Aug. 12 this year. Environment Canada...

TRU law school professor files civil suit against former interim dean

KAMLOOPS — A professor at the newest law school in Canada is suing the program’s former interim dean for defamation alleging she spread a rumour to edge him out as competition and maintain her higher ranking role at the university.  Craig E. Jones, a professor at the recently established Thompson Rivers University law school, filed...

UPDATE: Kamloops boy located

UPDATE: 7:09 P.M., AUG. 10, 2015 RCMP say Bryston Krug has been located unharmed and has been reunited with his family. 2:01 P.M., AUG. 10, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A 12-year-old boy has once again gone missing and Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public will help locate him. Bryston Krug was reported missing Sunday evening, Aug....

Kamloops thieves caught, will face the music in court

KAMLOOPS - Thousands of dollars in music equipment was stolen on the weekend, but police quickly located the suspects and reunited the equipment with its owner. Thieves broke into a vehicle early Saturday morning, Aug. 8, and stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment, according to Cpl. Cheryl Bush of Kamloops RCMP. Bush says police...

Hot weekend, hotter week ahead for Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Grab your sunscreen, hat and a cool drink, we have a hot, sunny and possibly record-breaking week ahead of us in Kamloops. Temperatures easily soared above the seasonal normal highs of 29 Celsius over the weekend but expect things to be even hotter with temperatures forecast to hit as high as 38 C...

A sneak peek into the new Kamloops casino

KAMLOOPS – It might look like the odds are against them, but the head of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is confident the new casino in Kamloops will be up and running by the scheduled opening date in about a week and a half. “We’re really in a good place, I know it doesn’t look like...

First international sorority for Thompson Rivers University

KAMLOOPS - When school resumes this fall a new sorority will be on campus at Thompson Rivers University. Alpha Theta, the Kamloops chapter of Kappa Beta Gamma, was initiated into the international sorority July 31 and is the 21st active chapter. A total of 10 university students went to Seattle for the initiation over the...

Big fires down but not out in Kamloops Fire Centre

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The only two wildfires of note in the Kamloops Fire Centre have been downgraded to patrol status. Shelter Cove fire off Westside Road near Kelowna and Bolean Lake fire near Falkland were downgraded August 5 and will now be monitored by crews of five firefighters. “Patrol status means they are done active fire...

Frustration spills over as recycling strike continues in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – It's been nearly two months since recycling was picked up curbside in some parts of Kamloops and frustrations are building up for residents and for those on the picket line. The Emterra Environmental employees have been on strike since June 22 and there appears to be no movement towards a resolution. The steelworkers...

Accused in Brocklehurst robbery facing charges

KAMLOOPS - One of two people charged with robbery is in custody after a Brocklehurst robbery earlier this week. Chad Vincent Patrick Raedeke, born 1980, and Kathryn Hope Thomas, born 1987, were charged Aug. 5. Police arrested the suspects after a woman was bear sprayed around 7:30 p.m. before she had her cell phone stolen....

Kamloops in for a warm, sunny weekend

KAMLOOPS - After a break from the heat we will need to again dig out the sunscreen for a hot and sunny weekend. At 21 Celsius and 25 C the last two days brought temperatures well below seasonal normal highs of 29 Celsius as well as more than 11 millimetres of rain, but today, Aug....

Whooping cough on the rise across Interior Health region

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An increase in cases of whooping cough across the Interior Health Authority, but primarily in the Central Okanagan, has prompted a warning from public health officials. Medical health officer Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi says in 2015 there has already been 58 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, with 36 of them...

Mail likely stolen in Cherry Creek mailbox tampering

KAMLOOPS - Community mailboxes near Cherry Creek were forced open this week and RCMP believe mail was likely stolen. The mailboxes, located west of Kamloops in the Cherry Creek area, were pried open yesterday morning, Aug. 5. The affected mailboxes are located at Gardie Road, Rodeo Drive and Beaton Drive. It’s believed westbound motorists on...