Kamloops
Police invite you to stuff a police cruiser full of toys
KAMLOOPS - Members of the public are encouraged to donate toys and other items to help families in need as part of the RCMP and Christmas Amalgamated partnership in the "Stuff the Cruiser" campaign. RCMP members will be set up at Toys R Us and Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December...
Shortest Day short film festival makes a stop in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops will be one of the stops for a travelling short film festival featuring work by Canada's best. The Shortest Day will present free screenings of new, classic and award-winning all-Canadian shorts in cities across western Canada and the Yukon. This second annual event was planned to take place in...
Jurors set to deliberate on second-degree murder charge after trial concludes
KAMLOOPS – In their review of evidence, jurors will have to determine if Robert Donald Balbar’s testimony was genuine when he told them in a Kamloops Supreme Courtroom he killed his girlfriend Heather Hamill out of self-defence in 2003. In Monday morning’s closing submissions on day 19 of Balbar's second-degree murder trial, the accused's lawyer...
Garbage rates going up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In the new year the average customer will see a $15 increase annually for garbage pick-up over the next three years, but it is the only city utility service where increases will occur in 2015. For single family residential homes an increased cost of fuel and vehicle maintenance of $200,000, combined with an...
Kamloops water at moderate to high risk of contamination
CITY A STEP CLOSER TO EMERGENCY WATER SERVICE KAMLOOPS - If there is a chemical spill in the South Thompson River the city would not have any usable indoor water. No water to drink, no water to boil — not even water to flush. The primary water intake system is located along the South Thompson...
Freezing rain, warm temperatures in forecast
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - After more than a week of below normal temperatures we finally climbed above 0 Celsius this weekend, and temperatures will continue to warm up over the next few days. Over the past 10 days we went from a heavy snowfall to well below normal temperatures and then this weekend to a couple days...
Pickup truck burns on Trans Canada near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A pickup truck was left to burn itself out on the Trans Canada just west of Kamloops Sunday afternoon because the area isn’t covered by a fire department. The Kamloops Fire Rescue dispatcher confirmed there was a vehicle fire but pointed out the area near the New Afton gold mine doesn’t have any...
Tranquille business owners concerned about bridge repairs
NECESSARY REPAIRS COULD CLOSE MORE BUSINESSES KAMLOOPS - Concerns about traffic flow, loss of business and costs were all aired at an open house discussing the Overlanders Bridge construction project Thursday night but most everyone at the meeting agreed it is a project that needs to be done. Steven Puhallo of the North Shore Business...
UPDATE: Woman falls 40 feet during show at Sagebrush theatre
KAMLOOPS - The second half of Friday night's showing of Peter and the Starcatcher at the Sagebrush Theatre was cancelled after a woman, believed to be working on the lights, fell 40 feet during intermission. Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to a 911 call at about 9:30 p.m. "She was working on the lights I believe,"...
Parking rates not going up just yet
PUBLIC TO GET BREAK AFTER YEAR OF HICCUPS KAMLOOPS - A planned rate increase for downtown parking has been delayed a year because parking kiosks installed over summer failed on several occasions in the months that followed. Delays getting the kiosks installed and fully operational, followed by problems with the sequencing and screens, as well...
UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old girl found
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a missing 12-year-old girl has been found and reunited with her foster family. Shyla Billy ran away around 4:30 p.m. Friday. "At this time, the Kamloops RCMP are not requesting any further information or assistance from the public but wish to thank the public and our media agencies for their...
Investigation into prison death could lead to coroner’s inquest
KAMLOOPS – The investigation into an inmate’s death at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre continues, but it is too early to tell if the investigation will warrant a coroner’s inquest. On November 10, Dylan Levi Judd, 20, was found deceased during morning cell checks. Barb McLintock with the B.C. Coroner’s Service says inquests are mandatory...
Kelowna man crashes and dies near Kamloops
KELOWNA - A Kelowna man was killed when he crashed with a tractor-trailer just south of Duck Range Road near Kamloops Saturday. Jairo Alexis Vicioso David, 34, of Kelowna was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle when the accident happened at roughly 5 p.m. Nov. 28, according to an RCMP media release. David...
Police have identified suspect with potential links to 13 break and enters
KAMLOOPS – Mounties identified one suspect and are searching for a second involved in 13 break-ins of Aberdeen and Sahali area businesses in November. The businesses were broken into the night of Nov. 13 and early morning hours of Nov. 14. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP says the two individuals entered the...
UPDATE: Trans Canada reopens after fatal crash near Chase
KAMLOOPS - A fatal crash just west of Chase closed the highway in both directions for several hours Thursday. Three vehicles were involved in the crash on Highway 1, five kilometres west of Chase, according to an RCMP media release. An eastbound logging truck and westbound car collided, leading to another collision when a tractor-trailer...