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Slide the City registration opens for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Want to take a run at the long slip and slide set to grace part of Hillside Drive this summer? Registration opens today, Tuesday, May 26. Slide the City, an American company that tours North America with a giant Slip ’n Slide, will be stopping in about a dozen Canadian cities this summer....
Disaster assistance for Cache Creek flood victims
CACHE CREEK - Cache Creek residents impacted by the flash floods this past weekend will get help from the province through disaster financial assistance. A severe storm system moved through the area Saturday, May 23, causing wide-spread flooding through the town and forcing evacuations as well as the closure of Highway 1. On Sunday Mayor...
Driver killed in highway rollover west of Kamloops identified
KAMLOOPS - The man killed in a single-vehicle crash near Cherry Creek west of Kamloops this weekend has been identified. The lone occupant of the vehicle was Jerrylee Lyle Terry, 33, of Lillooet, according to the B.C. Coroners Service. The pickup truck flipped on its roof after it left the highway and collided with a rock...
Performing arts centre referendum: Are you in favour of a $49M debt?
KAMLOOPS – Are you in favour of the City of Kamloops borrowing up to $49 million to design and construct the parkade and performing arts centre complex? That will likely be the official question of a fall referendum. A steering committee looked at several questions and came back recommending this one because it was the...
Severe thunderstorm watch underway in much of Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - After a wet and wild weekend in the Interior another round of thunderstorms could hit the region. Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Nicola, South Thompson and Okanagan Valley regions for Monday, May 25. The weather office notes conditions are favourable for storms that could produce hail, strong wind...
UPDATE: Two teen girls from Kamloops located
UPDATE: 8:06 A.M., MAY 24, 2015 Both girls have been located and are safe. 9:31 P.M., MAY 23, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Two teen girls are missing from Kamloops this weekend and it is believed they may be travelling together to the Central Interior. Kamloops RCMP believe 13-year-old Taylor Donald (also known as Taylor Garrioch) could be...
UPDATE: Flash flooding at Cache Creek
8:28 P.M., MAY 23, 2015 UPDATE: The highway has reopened. Drive B.C. recommends using caution in the area still. 6:59 P.M., MAY 23, 2015 CACHE CREEK - A severe thunderstorm tracking through the Interior dropped hail and lots of rain on Cache Creek this afternoon, resulting in flash flooding that has closed down the highway....
Humanitarian remains focused on efforts abroad since return from Nepal
KAMLOOPS - David Sakaki received a call for help with the devestating earthquake in Nepal while he was flying home to Kamloops after his humanitarian work in Nicaragua. So he got off the plane, went home, unpacked and packed again. Sakaki volunteers with GlobalMedic, a team of medical professionals which travels to areas rocked by...
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for South Thompson and Nicola
KAMLOOPS – Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Kamloops and Merritt areas this morning. Forecasters say conditions are favourable today, May 23, for the development of severe thunderstorms, which may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain. Hail and intense lightning are also possible with any storm, which...
Hot dog calls on rise as weather heats up in Southern Interior
THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Though summer isn’t even officially here, the unseasonably warm weather in the Interior is already prompting concerned calls about dogs left unattended in cars. “We’ve had three or four already this morning (May 22) and yesterday we had half a dozen before lunch,” Cam Buksa, spokesman for the Central Okanagan branch of the...
TNRD looks at options for regulating biosolids
KAMLOOPS - In response to recent concerns around biosolids the regional district is considering changes to regulations around commercial and agriculture composting. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is reviewing a zoning bylaw to regulate commercial composting and to limit the scale of agricultural composting. In a media release, the district says if the amendment is supported...
Woman files lawsuit after dance floor injury
KAMLOOPS - A child care worker is seeking compensation for damages from the Northland Properties Corporation and the Shark Club Sports Grill after a table allegedly fell and broke her ankle while she was on the dance floor. Violet Weaver filed her allegations in a notice of claim in Kamloops Supreme Court May 20. Weaver...
UPDATE: 16-year-old Kamloops girl located
UDPATE: 5:21 P.M., MAY 21, 2015 RCMP say Starcey Laughington has been located and is safe and sound. 2:33 P.M., MAY 21, 2015 KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 16-year-old girl last seen Sunday evening. Starcey Laughington, 16, is described as First Nations, 5’2” and 112 pounds with short black...
Kamloops resident donates modern equipment to hospital
KAMLOOPS – Local businessman and philanthropist Ken Lepin has donated $300,000 and an important piece of medical equipment to Royal Inland Hospital. Lepin helped procure a piece of laser assisted technology used to help identify bacterial infections known as a MALDI/TOF Mass Spectrophotometer. Bacterias like meningitis, staphylococcus or even the flu continue to be deadly...
Residents reacting to ‘urban myth’ regarding Westsyde Pool closure: Councillor
KAMLOOPS – The Westsyde Pool is set to close for repairs for more than a year beginning this summer and while it may be an inconvenience, starting a public petition won’t change the closure. Area resident Amanda Cosgrove started a petition last month. Cosgrove was upset about the pool’s closure and is asking the city,...