Kamloops
Millions promised for pipeline construction inconvenience
KAMLOOPS - The Kinder Morgan crude oil pipeline expansion has yet to be approved but it's not stopping the company from signing millions of dollars worth agreements with communities that will be affected by the project. Kamloops and four parts of the Thompson Nicola Regional District signed agreements with the company Thursday, Feb. 26, joining...
$130k donation means better care for trauma patients at RIH
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops resident is making sure Royal Inland Hospital has the equipment it needs to help doctors and nurses save lives in the emergency room. Guy Mercier made the $130,000 donation through the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation, which paid for the other $437,000 required to complete the project. At a conference Friday afternoon,...
What are DCCs and why Habitat for Humanity wants them waived
KAMLOOPS - The confusion over development cost charges and the complexity of the mandatory charge came to a head Tuesday with Habitat for Humanity asking to have the charges waived on affordable home ownership projects and members of the public questioning how they affect larger capital projects. Development cost charges, commonly referred to as DCCs...
YMCA Strong Kids campaign gets provincial boost
KAMLOOPS - The YMCA gives families a chance to be physically active together and the provincial government decided to recognize that effort with funding as the Strong Kids fundraising campaign enters the final week. Health Minister Terry Lake was on hand at the new John Tod Centre YMCA location to make the $250,000 funding announcement...
Kamloops RCMP to get new inspector after Easter
KAMLOOPS – After a year without one, local RCMP will finally get a new inspector after the Easter holiday. The new inspector, Sunny Parmar, was selected after a separate candidate was unable to sell his house in Nova Scotia to secure his move to Kamloops. “We decided we needed to move forward,” Mueller says. “That...
Accused in Clearwater murder case denied bail
KAMLOOPS – A Supreme Court Justice denied bail for a Clearwater man accused of killing his ex-wife and taking his three children hostage last Easter. Crown Prosecutor Adrienne Murphy confirmed Justice Alison Beames denied Iain Drummond Scott’s application for bail Tuesday morning in Kelowna Supreme Court. Scott was arrested after a police standoff outside his...
NorKam Trades Centre finally open
KAMLOOPS - After months of delays the new trades centre at NorKam Secondary School is finally open and so far the programs are surpassing expectations. School District 73 district principal Sheryl Lindquist says the 18 students who made the cut — more than 100 initially applied — are working hard and loving the course. “Students...
How you can help catch the people vandalizing a Kamloops daycare
KAMLOOPS – The next time you pass by Puddle Jumpers on York Avenue, bring your camera; you could help catch whoever has been tagging the daycare almost every weekend for the last two years. “We need the community’s help to identify (the vandals),” Ronnie Bouvier of the Kamloops Graffiti Task Force says. “People know who...
Attempted break and enter leads to arrest
KAMLOOPS - A man has been arrested following an attempted break and enter at a North Shore apartment this morning. Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a male breaking into an apartment on Carson Crescent just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says no entry was gained to any of the...
Tethering a bone of contention for city council
KAMLOOPS - The hows, whens and ifs of tethering dogs took a back seat to whether it would actually change the behaviour of bad dog owners and how much it would cost the city if a bylaw was in place to limit tethering practices. Claudine Sleik sent a letter to council urging for a tethering...
Kamloops RCMP officer to focus on prostitution and missing person files
KAMLOOPS – Prostitution in the city is at a plateau and the local RCMP detachment is taking the opportunity to move forward with initiatives to help connect with sex workers. Supt. Brad Mueller says changes in policy and steps required to investigate prostitution cases created the need for an internal position to liase between officers,...
Clearwater pedestrian killed by semi named
KAMLOOPS - A man walking on the Yellowhead Highway who was struck and killed by a semi-trailer on Feb. 18 has been named. Reginald Shane Daughtrey, 36, was walking on the travelled portion of the roadway about 10 kilometres south of Clearwater when he was struck by a fully loaded semi-trailer unit shortly after 8...
Snow clearing remains top of mind in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It may be all but gone from our yards, but snow is still leading the discussion at council and budget meetings this week. Stan Stewart recently asked city council to have a policy to remove snow from designated handicap parking stalls as well as the adjacent curb and edge of the sidewalk. There...
Sweeping into spring
KAMLOOPS - Even with a chance of snow still in the forecast crews are ready to move ahead to the next stage of road maintenance — street sweeping and cleaning. The City of Kamloops will be moving ahead with full around the clock cleaning starting next week, the first week of March. “It’s a few...
Westsyde Pool to re-open in March
KAMLOOPS – Westsyde Pool is nearly set to re-open after being closed down for emergency repairs two weeks ago. The pool was shut down Feb. 13 when it was noticed the interior cedar ceiling panels over the pool area had started to sag. Crews have since assessed the damage and temporary repairs are underway. The...