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No jail for break and enters
KAMLOOPS - After breaking and entering two separate residential garages last year, a babysitter will serve his four-month sentence in the community rather than jail. Adam James Thomas McMillan pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Aberdeen homes last October. Crown prosecutor Camille Cook said the owner of the first house noticed items were moved...
Groups against Ajax Mine raising funds to hire experts
KAMLOOPS – An online fundraiser started this week by groups opposing the proposed Ajax Mine aims at hiring 'independent experts' to review the application documents that are set to be submitted this summer. The application, which is expected to be thousands of pages of information in technical language, will be the document that helps decide...
Body of missing man recovered in South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Police located the body of a 58-year-old man who was reported missing May 18. Cpl. Chery Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, says investigators recovered the man's body the afternoon of May 20 from the South Thompson River. Police asked the public for information earlier this week after the man's truck...
You have a few more months to register your off-road vehicle
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Good news for the estimated 200,000 trail riders across the province as the government has pushed the deadline to register off-road vehicles from June 1 to Nov. 1. According to a press release sent Wednesday, May 20, the deadline change will give users more time to prepare for the mandatory registration as well...
Federal prison for three of four convicted in Cherry Creek break and enter
KAMLOOPS - Four men who stole firearms and cash from a home before running from police in a high speed car chase which prompted an emergency mine closure were sentenced in Kamloops Supreme Court today, May 20. Ellwood Bradbury, 24; Gopal Figueredo, 22; and Anees Mohammed, 23 were sentenced to three years in federal prison...
Public asked for details in missing child case from 1960s
KAMLOOPS - The search for Edna Bette-Jean Masters, who went missing July 3, 1960, continues. The family who knew the 21-month-old as Bette-Jean called police when the girl went missing after playing with friends at a residence near Red Lake, 45 miles Northwest of Kamloops. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says Bette-Jean never returned after her disappearance...
Interior Health to consider ebola preparedness recommendations
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If the world has learned anything from the ongoing ebola epidemic, it’s that you cannot predict where and when a person carrying the dreaded virus will show up. The Interior Health Authority learned that in December when one of its own employees, nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon, returned from Sierra Leone and began displaying flu-like...
WolfPack announces fall addition to women’s soccer roster
KAMLOOPS - Marisa Mendonca of Penticton, B.C. will join the Thompson Rivers University women’s soccer team this August. She played for the Penticton Pinnacles U-18 and U-21 sides and is an attacking midfielder. “My strengths are shooting, running with the ball and beating defenders,” Mendonca said. “I am able to play the ball through the...
Date set for Slide the City in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The chance to pick up a ticket for this summer's epic slip 'n slide event is coming soon. The first Slide the City Kamloops will take place Saturday, July 18, and ticket registration opens Tuesday, May 26. The family-friendly event will feature food, drinks, live music and a 1,000-foot water slide covering Hillside...
Stealing fund raising money is thirsty work and it cost him seven months
KAMLOOPS - A minor indulgence at the crime scene led to the arrest of a man who eventually pleaded guilty to robbing the Kamloops Curling Club of fundraising money, cash floats and alcohol. Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Chris Cleaveley sentenced Jeffrey Mark Balmes, 47, today, May 19, after the accused pleaded guilty to stealing more...
Police asking for public’s help in missing person case
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for the public’s assistance in the search for a man reported missing May 18. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, says the police helicopter, the dog unit and Kamloops Search and Rescue spent the evening searching the area where the man’s truck was located. Agency members...
Province promises funding for senior kitchen
KAMLOOPS – A unique concept connecting seniors with their greater community is getting some support from the province. The province kicked in $150,000 to support a neighbourhood kitchen that will provide meals in Kamloops to seniors and non-seniors, alike. The funding will go to the Centre for Seniors Information to expand its kitchen space. Currently,...
Check out all your summer camps before you sign up
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A first-of-its-kind kid’s camp expo coming to a community near you is your chance to get a taste of all the fun activities available to keep your little ones busy all summer long. Campapalooza is a chance to meet counsellors and see what all the great summer camps offer for toddlers to teens...
Man with handgun arrested
KAMLOOPS - Police took three people into custody Monday afternoon in response to reports of two males fighting involving a handgun. Investigators responded to the 100 block of Columbia Street for the fight when they were told about a third man who may have a handgun used a possible threat, said Staff Sgt. Dave Lucas...
Lake Country family bringing anime to the Okanagan
"THERE'S ALWAYS THAT 'YOU'RE A NERD THING', BUT THAT'S CHANGING." KELOWNA – A family from Lake Country has opened a store in Orchard Park Mall which has no competition anywhere in the Okanagan. The product they sell may be unfamiliar to most people, but it’s a marketgaining in popularity around the world. Anime, the broad...