Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP detachment needs more officers
KAMLOOPS – The local RCMP detachment currently has 112 boots on the ground, eight shy of 120 funded positions. Kamloops RCMP Supt. Brad Mueller told the police committee in a City Hall quarterly meeting Monday morning that while there are some pressures on staff, it’s not out of the ordinary across the province. “We are...
Kamloops merchants asked to take precautions against this scam
KAMLOOPS - Local merchants are being asked to take extra precautions if approached by a man asking to check debit and credit card processing machines. The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce has issued a warning about a man feigning as an account review specialist. His business card states he is from Central Processing Canada, yet both...
UPDATE: Police locate youth
UPDATE: Daniel James Munro has been found and is safe. KAMLOOPS - Police are searching for Daniel James Munro, a 17-year-old youth from Kamloops who was last heard from Oct. 11. Munro called his caregiver around 9:30 p.m. last Saturday to say he was on his way home but never showed up - his wearabouts...
Just call it Autummer as high temperatures approach records
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - People in the Shuswap enjoyed a record breaking day Sunday and for much of the Thompson-Okanagan region it was a warm day, just not quite hot enough to break records. In Salmon Arm, a temperature of 20.8 Celsius was enough to break a 40-year-old record and was well past the seasonal normal of...
Longboarders fly down new track in Kamloops for grand opening
KAMLOOPS – The official grand opening of the Kamloops Longboarding Park was packed with riders Saturday. The Kamloops Longboarding Club held a Slide Jam to mark the park’s opening in the Aberdeen neighbourhood above Pacific Way Elementary School. The park cost property taxpayers $160,000 and was built about a year behind schedule. The off-road track...
How you build a corn maze in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – It takes a lot of work to create a masterpiece in a corn maze, but Tranquille Farm Fresh took up the challenge again this year and developed a puzzle the whole family can enjoy. “It’s a lot of work to do the maze properly,” manager Annette McLeod says. It takes roughly a week...
SUV crashes through Columbia Square storefront
KAMLOOPS - Workers at the Columbia Square Scotia Bank are thankful no one was hurt after an SUV drove through the bank windows around 10 a.m. Friday morning. Linda Candido, a customer relations representative, said she was only a minute away from heading to the branch’s front desk before the vehicle pulling into a parking...
The altruism of Facebook: How a rescue of two bear cubs was aided by strangers
REVELSTOKE – Angelika Langren and her husband Peter have rescued so many bear cubs through the years, it's become a regular routine. But their planned trip to Golden had several hangups last Thanksgiving weekend when they picked up two grizzly bear cubs. Despite the challenges, the couple learned a few lessons about the kindness of...
Vernon couple starts #redbagchallenge to help raise blood donations
VERNON – Following on the worldwide success of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a local couple from Vernon have come up with an imaginative way to encourage blood donations. Glenn and Lisa Gallie came up with the idea to donate blood on camera and then nominate three people who would then have to make a...
Female hockey set to take over Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Four international hockey teams will be will be in town for the 4 Nations Cup the first week of November, along with 47 all-female youth hockey teams. The 4 Nations Cup will see the national teams from Canada, United States, Sweden and Finland hit the ice at the Interior Savings Centre Nov. 4-8....
UPDATE: Missing dirt biker found injured
KAMLOOPS - Search and rescue members were called out Saturday night to look for a missing dirt biker in the Duffy Lake and by early Sunday morning the rider had been found. According to Search Manager Alan Hobler, Kamloops Search and Rescue was called out Saturday when the rider did not return to Duffy Lake...
Unsatisfied customer ends up in court after making false allegations
KAMLOOPS – A disgruntled yacht-owner will have to pay $40,000 to the business that sold him the boat after he made false allegations about the business’s sales manager. Robert Turpin, of 100 Mile House, paid $1,160,000 to purchase a used 64-foot yacht from Ocean Alexander Marine Yacht Sales, a business based near Seattle, but when...
Two cars stolen from North Shore home Tuesday night
KAMLOOPS – RCMP officers are following up on a report of two vehicles stolen last night from a North Shore residence. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush says officers received a call around 6 a.m. Wednesday. A 2004 black Dodge 2500 and a 2004 grey Grand Prix were stolen from a residence on the 1000 block...
PHOTOS: Delivering handmade happiness; meet the Kamloops toymaker
KAMLOOPS – To a child a toy means one thing: Fun. It's rare for anyone to consider where a toy came from or how it was made. But when the toy is stamped with the words "handcrafted by Terry Shupe" you might wonder who Terry Shupe is or what the toy means to him. For...
Kamloops group fundraising for Ebola prevention
KAMLOOPS – Members of the group Developing World Connections cannot return to Sierra Leone to finish constructing a school for local children because of the threat of the Ebola epidemic. Over 3,000 cases of Ebola have been reported in Sierra Leone. One thousand have died from the virus. Now the group is fundraising to hire...