Kamloops

Police examining relation between stolen vehicles, hit-and-run

TWO VEHICLES STOLEN AND RECOVERED; SUSPECT STILL AT-LARGE KAMLOOPS – Police say two vehicles stolen early Sunday morning are likely related and they are investigating if a hit and run around the same time is also related. Around 1 a.m. RCMP responded to a break-and-enter at a garage on West Victoria Street. The suspect took...

Kamloops is wasting away

ONLY 10% OF GARBAGE IS ACTUAL GARBAGE KAMLOOPS - If you dropped by the Tournament Capital Centre Friday, you may have noticed a pile of garbage out front. Except most of it is not actually garbage. The city is undergoing a garbage audit to see just how much waste can be diverted and so far,...

Highway between Vernon and Kamloops to be closed next Monday

KAMLOOPS – Motorists looking to travel between Kamloops and Vernon are being advised Highway 97 will be closed for 12 hours overnight starting at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 10. The railway crossing between Monte Lake and Westwold will be replaced, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Transportation.  The construction will block traffic...

Audit shows company had issues prior to crash on Coquihalla

"SERIOUS FALSE STATEMENTS, DRIVING OVER DAILY AND CUMULATIVE HOURS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED" KAMLOOPS – The company which owns the bus involved in August's multiple injury crash on the Coquihalla had a history of spotty record-keeping before the incident, according to a recently released government audit. Tourists were travelling to Vancouver on a Western Bus...

Suspect in custody following bank robbery

KAMLOOPS - RCMP officers have a 23-year-old man in custody after he allegedly robbed Interior Savings Credit Union on Landsdowne Street Friday afternoon. The suspect allegedly approached a bank teller and produced a note demanding money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the man fled on foot. Five minutes later he was arrested near...

Cargo contents would not have exploded from contact with flames: Safety Manager

KAMLOOPS – A trucking company safety manager says dangerous cargo on a trailer would not have exploded if it came into contact with its flaming tractor only feet away on Highway 1 Thursday afternoon. Caron Transportation's Safety and Compliance Manager Lily MacInnis says the container filled with 40,000 kg of Ammonium Nitrate parked 50 feet...

Brace yourself: Cooler temperatures are on the way for North Thompson

NORTH THOMPSON - A cold snap is expected to touch down in the North Thompson and breeze through the central interior before moving onwards to Eastern B.C. according to Environment Canada. Cold dry air from the Arctic is currently hovering over Northern B.C. with snow and freezing rain forecast in the Peace region. Those cooler...

Police looking for information in pub break and enter

KAMLOOPS - RCMP officers are investigating a break and enter at the McCracken Station Pub in Valleyview which took place after 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. The pub's alarm was tripped after a rock was thrown through the front door window. The suspects made off with at least one large bottle of liquor. Anyone with any...

14-year-old cut with glass object during altercation

PINANTAN LAKE – Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a 14-year-old boy cut with a glass object during an altercation in Pinantan Lake around 6 p.m. Sunday. “The youth was transported to Royal Inland Hospital where he was treated and later released,” Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the RCMP said. A 16-year-old youth...

Where to remember in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Several ceremonies will take place this Remembrance Day which comes on the heels of a nation-wide memorial for two soldiers murdered on Canadian soil in October. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 will be hosting a ceremony at the Riverside Park Cenotaph beginning at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. It will include...

Fewer extreme weather shelter spaces for Kamloops this year

KAMLOOPS - For those living on the streets of Kamloops winter is tough but in the past many could find a warm place to sleep on the coldest of nights thanks to spaces opened under the extreme weather response program with B.C. Housing. This year only 10 extreme weather shelter spaces will be funded. Last...

Gender neutral bathroom backed up a year

STAFF TO ASSESS NON-BUTT FREEZING OPTIONS KAMLOOPS - Staff looked at creating a family washroom at Riverside Park this year, but the project has faced a series of roadblocks, including the issue of a stainless steel seat not being ideal for Kamloops in January, and now the hope is to incorporate the new washroom into...

Meet your local reservists and watch them rappel off a building this weekend

KAMLOOPS – A weapons display, history lessons and soldiers rappelling off the building are a few of the sights visitors can expect when they visit Rocky Mountain Rangers’ J.R. Vicars Armoury Open House this Saturday. The Rangers are British Columbia’s Interior Reservist soldiers with companies here in Kamloops and in Prince George. Master Cpl. John...

Celebrate 100 years of hockey across Canada in the ‘Loops.

KAMLOOPS - To commemorate 100 years of a sport that defines us as Canadians, Hockey Canada’s cross-country memorial tribute will be making a stop in Kamloops. The century tour, which will make approximately 100 stops, is a 20,000 square foot interactive showcase of timelines with milestone moments, artifacts, a synthetic ice rink and is fun...