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RCMP investigating potential horse thefts
KAMLOOPS - Rural RCMP officers are investigating suspected horse thefts after responding to calls of fence-cutting in the Cherry Creek area. Staff Sgt. Doug Aird with the rural detachment says the latest incident was last weekend on April 11. Eight horses escaped through a cut fence at a property on Cactus Road around 9 p.m....
Judge ignores jury recommendations, imposes lesser sentence on convicted murderer
KAMLOOPS - Convicted murderer Robert Donald Balbar, 42, will not be eligible for parole for 13 years after he was sentenced in Kamloops Supreme Court today, but it's less time than he got the first time he was tried. After his successful appeal of his first trial, a jury found the accused guilty for a...
Thompson Rivers prof to speak regarding the proposed Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson River University professor is exploring the the social impact the proposed Ajax mine would have on Kamloops and is holding a public lecture on his academic effort. Dr. Michael Mehta says when exploring the possibilities of new financial or economic ventures, communities fail to take the so-called soft sciences into account...
UPDATE: Crash cleared on Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada near the Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops has reopened to traffic following a three car crash earlier this morning. Kamloops RCMP say the crash happened around 7:30 a.m., April 13, in the westbound lanes. “A vehicle had mechanical problems on the roadway, causing it to slow down, which resulted in...
Thieves in custody after car break-ins in Pineview
KAMLOOPS - Three people are in custody after Kamloops RCMP responded to a call about someone breaking into vehicles in Pineview early this morning. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says officers took two women, aged 25 and 38, into custody around 3 a.m., April 13. A 51-year-old man was also arrested and police are trying to figure...
Buy a book for a musical cause
KAMLOOPS - If you’re looking to freshen up your bookcase for a good cause, check out the latest book sale to hit Kamloops. Sahali Mall will host Barb’s Used Book and Music Sale until April 21. The sale features gently used books, movies, sheet music and compact disks. Most items are around $2. Money raised...
Death in Riverside Park rock sculpture prompts city to action
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is going to make changes to a scuplture in a local park in an effort to make it safe and prevent others from climbing into the rock structure. The Parks Department has plans to fill in a space inside the Uji Feature Garden sculpture at Riverside Park following the...
BROTHEN: Community cooperation in Kamloops a model for others
Anytime you talk about your city and what you like most about it, you're bound to compare it to other communities. One thing Kamloops has above most cities in the province's interior is its progressive friendship between the local band and municipal staff. Both groups meet up once a year for lunch to talk about...
A new Performing Arts Centre comes with a huge cost
KAMLOOPS - When outlining the city's plans for a new performing arts centre, Mayor Peter Milobar asked residents to consider the importance of landmark buildings in their community. You might also want to consider their plan will cost $90 million dollars. Milobar and other city officials unveiled their preliminary business plan for the performing arts...
Superman to stand trial during Kamloops Law Week
KAMLOOPS - If you’ve ever been curious about the city’s courthouse or the players within it, the Canadian Bar Association of B.C.'s Law Week is the chance to learn more. On Wednesday, April 15, members of the public are invited to the Kamloops courthouse where guests can meet representatives from justice agencies like the law...
Wanted man taken into custody in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Several RCMP vehicles swarmed the Uplands Apartments complex Thursday evening and took a man into custody. About half a dozen cop cars were seen on Columbia Street and First Avenue just before 9 p.m. Thursday, April 9. Officers with guns drawn appeared to focus on one unit in the apartment complex. At least...
Kamloops food truck season set to kick off
KAMLOOPS - If the long winter left you craving the street-side dining experience only food trucks can provide you are in luck, food truck season is just around the corner and the city will again be allowing food trucks in the downtown area. A report, based on the 2014 pilot project, is expected to go...
Westsyde development goes to public hearing next week
KAMLOOPS - The fate of a vacant Westsyde property could be in the hands of the public with a public hearing scheduled for next week. The question at hand is whether to rezone 3260 Westsyde Rd. from a commercial space, which it was zoned for in 2011, to residential to make way for a townhouse complex....
Regional Science Fair underway at TRU
KAMLOOPS - This week more than 160 science-loving students from around the Kamloops-Thompson School District and the Cariboo region are competing for a spot in the national fair. Students in Grades 4 to 12 will have their projects on display in the Thompson Rivers University gymnasium Thursday and Friday. They are competing for cash prizes,...
Late snow to hit Interior highways this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A spring snow storm is expected to drop up to 10 centimetres of wet snow on Southern Interior highways this weekend. According to Environment Canada, an unseasonably cool frontal system will reach the coast by Friday evening and rain will change to snow over the mountain passes early Saturday morning. So far 5...
Local electronics retailer expands as big box stores close shop
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If Andre Blanleil gets any satisfaction from the demise of his retail competitor, electronics giant Future Shop, he doesn’t show it. “They were good competitors. They did a good job for the market they were going after,” the president of Andres Group of companies says. The regional chain operates 21 locations under the...
Food Network featuring Kamloops company
KAMLOOPS - The company already known locally for fresh tortilla chips and dips will soon be known across the country for guacamole. After a year of trying to coordinate the taping, The Food Network's Food Factory will be in town this weekend to tape a feature on the Fresh is Best dip. The show will...
Kamloops preparing for round two with national women’s hockey team
KAMLOOPS - With the recent and disappointing loss in the 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship in Sweden Team Canada is now looking to Kamloops for the 2016 championships. The event, announced last fall, will take place March 28 to April 4 next year, with games to be played at the Interior Savings...
No Kamloops neighbourhood immune to car break-ins
KAMLOOPS - Car owners in Westsyde have been dealing with a series of car break-ins over the last week, but a spokesperson for the RCMP says it's not out of the normal for thieves to hit several vehicles in one neighbourhood before moving on to a different one. Westsyde residents living on Bissette Road, Oak...
Kamloops building permit values stay ahead of last year
KAMLOOPS - With the first quarter behind us the construction industry remains strong in Kamloops. More than $21 million in building permits were issued in March, up more than $3.3 million over March 2014 and a total of nearly $22 million year over year. A total of 31 single family permits were issued in March...
Sunny today, cloudy for final ski day of season
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We may be starting the day well below seasonal normals but the next couple of days will be sunny and warm. Seasonal normal low temperatures sit at 2 Celsius in Kamloops and 3 C through the Okanagan while seasonal normal high temperatures range from 14 C to 16 C. Today has started off...
Bus helps officers bust Kamloops drivers
KAMLOOPS - RCMP used the latest police agency tool to target drunk drivers to hand out sanctions to 11 different drivers for impaired driving in Kamloops over Easter weekend. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says along with those 11 drivers, officers also caught two drivers without insurance, one prohibited driver and made four marijuana seizures. They used...
Performing arts centre report released this week
KAMLOOPS - Six months after a $233,000 study looking at the hows, whys and whats of a potential performing arts centre, the public will finally get a peek at the results. The preliminary business case will be presented by the Performing Arts Centre Committee on Thursday, April 9. The work done to date, including what...
Donkey riding in Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE - Humans have used donkeys as a mode of transportation for generations and if it works for humans, why not for goats? Little Miss, a young goat at Mile High Resort near Logan Lake, has taken to riding Bella, who is about 10 years her senior. “They do it quite often,” Bob Van...