Kamloops
Theft stops Shuswap business in its tracks
SHUSWAP - A local business owner is calling a theft from her business planned and devastating. “They broke into the compound, smashed into the truck… moved the trailer and cut all the locks… it was planned for sure,” Barb Rivest of Shuswap Unique Adventure Tours says. “It was my whole business right there, so that...
Second arrest in gangland murder
KAMLOOPS – A second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Archie LePretre, 23, over three years ago. LePretre, of Vancouver, was in Kamloops visiting a cousin when they were attacked at the Stuart Wood Elementary School basketball court on March 22, 2011. Taken to hospital with stab wounds, the he was...
Elementary teacher encourages phones in class
KAMLOOPS - They have them, so why not use them? That is the mentality of one teacher who is trying to show young students how to use smartphones and tablets as more than just an entertainment device. Teacher Jason Sandhu has always loved technology and is constantly looking for ways to bring it into his...
Heat coming your way this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Get your sunscreen ready: the cool, wet week has a reprieve in store for us with higher temperatures for a water park or beach this weekend. Today highs will reach near normals of 21 C to 23 C across the region with a 30-40 per cent chance of thundershowers or storms this afternoon...
Leaded gloves used to assault her victim
KAMLOOPS – A local woman with a lengthy criminal record will have her sentencing for two separate guilty pleas in June. Mary Lynn Dyson, born in 1984, is facing sentencing from two separate incidents. The first is from a break and enter in 2012. For her involvement, Dyson was charged with assault, use of weapon,...
Motorcyclist killed outside of Barriere identified
KAMLOOPS - A motorcyclist who died from a head-on collison last weekend was identified by the B.C. Coroners Service. He was Kurtis James Genier, 34, of Barriere. Genier was travelling southbound on the Yellowhead Highway on May 24 when he tried to pass a tractor-trailer on the two lane highway. He hit an oncoming vehicle....
Water parks open this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It may not feel like summer is around the bend with the wet, cool weather lingering over Kamloops these past few days, but the city isn't about to let kids down. They're opening water parks at the end of the month. Starting Saturday, May 31, all City of Kamloops water parks will be...
Not the first time baby suffered brain trauma, doctor suggests
KAMLOOPS – An infant victim in an assault and neglect case suffered head injuries from “violent forces” and it wasn’t the first time, a B.C. Children’s Hospital pediatrician suggested today. Dr. Margaret Colbourne told Kamloops Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop today the baby she examined in early 2012 had symptoms “more in keeping with abusive...
River levels receding
KAMLOOPS — A flood watch for the Clearwater River has been downgraded and the high streamflow warning for the North Thompson River has ended after heavy rainfalls did not materialize in most areas Wednesday. A total of 5-10 mm fell throughout the region over the past couple days, significantly less than the 10-20 mm expected...
B.C. Lions invite public to Fanfest
KAMLOOPS - It's time once more for fans of the B.C. Lions to head out to Hillside Stadium for a special day that's all about them. The City of Kamloops and B.C. Lions are holding Fanfest again, from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 8. The team will host a practice and clinic, encouraging fans...
Martial Arts community kicks back at “offensive” remarks by Vernon council
VERNON - The mixed martial arts community is in an uproar over what they feel were offensive and uneducated comments made about their sport earlier this week by Vernon councillors. The City of Vernon wants to ban mixed martial arts (MMA) events because, as Coun. Bob Spiers put it, “the association with the type of...
Rehabbed horse finds new home in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Autumn, a 14-year-old mare, was rescued in October and after months of rehabilitation has a new home as an ambassador for the therapeutic riding club in Kamloops. When My Little Pony Horse Rescue liberated Autumn from poor conditions last October she had no manners, no guidance, no training and her feet had not...
Two locals to receive Order of B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Two local men will be among the 25 British Columbians to be appointed to the Order of B.C. this year. Roger Barnsley and Hon. Leonard Marchand are among those who will receive the award, given to people who have contributed to the province in extraordinary ways. Barnsley, as president of the University College...
The fishy case of the stolen boat
KAMLOOPS – The buyer and seller of a stolen boat were in Kamloops Supreme Court this afternoon explaining how a vehicle priced well below market value—and without proper registration papers—didn’t raise any red flags. Kevin Peel, born in 1964, of Pinantan Lake, B.C. faces one charge of possessing stolen property over $5,000 and another of...
Two green thumbs up for public plant project
KAMLOOPS - Locals are welcome to loan a garden-gloved hand to the MacDonald Park Public Produce Plant Up this Sunday. The Kamloops Public Produce Project is a community organization working with the Kamloops Food Policy Council to grow greenery and healthy food locally. On Sunday, the group plans to plant seedlings and several trees. Anyone...