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Talking North Shore community safety
KAMLOOPS - Concerned about safety on the North Shore? The local business improvement association is hosting a session on Tuesday dealing with community safety, everything from graffiti to crime prevention. “Community safety is an issue for everyone and we are relaunching our Community Safety Committee by having this public dialogue with business and community members,”...
Accused’s bail release reversed after judge’s error
KAMLOOPS – On Friday afternoon, a man previously released on bail was put back behind bars before his trial due to a provincial court judge’s error. Jeremy Allen, 34, faces domestic violence related charges both in Kamloops and Kelowna courts. On July 24, Judge Len Marchand released him on bail for both files. As the...
The most widely used illegal drug in Kamloops might surprise you
KAMLOOPS – The most widely used illegal drug in Kamloops is a concoction of chemicals from around your house. Crystal meth, one of the most addictive drugs out there, is gaining in popularity in the city. Crystal methamphetamine started to appear around ten years ago, says Ken Salter from Ask Wellness, adding it's been gaining...
Enjoy warm weather while it lasts
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Enjoy the weekend while it lasts — another blast of heat is coming our way this weekend but there'll be a significant drop in temperatures Monday. Temperatures will reach as much as 30 Celsius in the region and the sun in expected to shine throughout the weekend. Kamloops will see the warmest temperatures...
Judge rules man’s dangerous driving killed two passengers
KAMLOOPS – It’s been four years since a vehicle accident took the lifes of Brittany Plotnikoff, 20, and Ken Craigdallie, 38, and today a judge’s ruling has determined it was dangerous driving which caused their deaths. Wayne Fedan, born 1961, was originally charged with two counts of impaired driving causing death, two counts of causing...
Charges laid after last week’s manhunt
KAMLOOPS – Charges have been laid following a police pursuit of a man reported to be carrying multiple guns last week. RCMP conducted a manhunt after someone reported the suspect became distraught with his bank, returned home and left again in possession of firearms. While a police spokesperson would not confirm the bank at which...
Five Kamloopsians you probably didn’t know were making it in show biz
KAMLOOPS - Getting a small spot in Hollywood takes a lot of work, but these former Kamloops residents are proof it can be done. By now, you know of some of the movies filmed here, now check out these five former Kamloops residents who went to Hollywood. David Leader who was born in Kamloops became...
UPDATE: Woman rescued after falling 20′ into canyon pool
KAMLOOPS - A woman in her early 20s had to be rescued Thursday night after the rope her group was using to rappel in Tranquille Canyon broke, making her fall into a pool near the river below. "Basically they were trying to access a canyon with pools to go swimming," Kamloops Search and Rescue Search...
Kamloops a hidden Canadian gem
KAMLOOPS - According to a recent online poll Kamloops is one of Canada’s hidden gems, often glossed over by travel sites and guides. In a recent online poll of Buzzfeed readers Kamloops was named one of the 20 top underrated places in Canada, along with Wawa, Ont., Dempster Highway, Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump, Alta. and Haida Gwaii....
BROTHEN: How to break the rumour-mill in your small town
The village of Ashcroft recently learned that the Central Cafe, a fixture in the little town, would shut its doors permanently. Most business-owners would just pack up and keep mum on the details, but cafe owner John Douglas took to social media to tell his customers the truth about why he couldn’t run his restaurant...
STAHN: Even our goals for voter turnout are sad
In the 2011 municipal election less than 30 per cent of eligible people voted in Kamloops. This is a typical trend across B.C., and even the country, in most municipal elections. To break it down into very simple terms, less than a third of people chose to speak up when it mattered most. Nearly everyone...
Parking pinch coming to downtown
KAMLOOPS - The BCLC parkade on Seymour Avenue is set to undergo $4 million in renovations over the coming months and that means about 100 vehicles normally parked there will likely be parked in the downtown core. The parking deck is now 50-years-old and the parking deck slab needs to be updated on the third...
What you can do to prevent bear conflicts this fall
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hide your picnic baskets and tuck away your garbage cans, it’s high season for bears as they look to take in about 20,000 calories per day before settling in to hibernate for the winter. WildSafeBC Provincial Coordinator Frank Ritcey says bear sightings in the month of August were more than the four previous...
Victim’s name from fatal crash near Merritt released
MERRITT - The coroner's office has released the name of the Coquitlam passenger who died in a fatal car accident near Merritt on Sunday. She was Elizabeth Joan Savoie, 27. The driver of the vehicle, a Mazda 3 rolled the car several times before it rested in a ditch. The accident took place around 7...
Endless summer in B.C…. snow in Alberta?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Mother Nature is welcoming some Alberta kids back to school in Canadian style today — with a snow storm. The southeast corner of Alberta, from Brooks to the B.C. border, is currently under a heavy rainfall warning but combined with temperatures hovering not much above zero some areas are instead seeing wet snow....