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New wildfire recruits put through paces
MERRITT - More than 200 seasonal firefighter applicants have made the cut and this month they are being put through a ‘rigorous’ bootcamp near Merritt. About 1,000 people, many of which are post-secondary students, apply for the positions every year. Provincial Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says the job is "very in demand" and the...
UPDATE: Kamloops police find missing 13-year-old
KAMLOOPS - Officers found a missing teenager who was last heard from yesterday, Wednesday, May 6. Shyla Billy is 13 years old, aboriginal, 5'3" and weighs 130 pounds. She has brown hair with blonde highlights and brown eyes. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP, said police were concerned for Billy's well-being and...
Family alleges Kamloops retirement home covered up assault on disabled 75-year-old
KAMLOOPS – The family of a disabled B.C. man is suing a retirement home, alleging staff did nothing to stop a sexual assault by another resident, then conspired to keep it quiet.
Province provides funding for millwright program in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – After years of lobbying the first class of millright students is expected to begin at Thompson Rivers University this coming August, The Ministry of Advanced Education recently announced it would fund 16 seats for a millwright program at the university. A millwright is a tradesperson concerned with the construction or installation of industrial...
New pet registry promotes microchip implants
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The SPCA is promoting a new province-wide pet identification registry where animals with microchip implants can have their information stored in a centralized database. "We’ve created a first for British Columbia — a centralized database for pets who receive permanent identification at any B.C. SPCA shelter, veterinarian or microchip clinic across the province,”...
Animal welfare advocate named SPCA volunteer of the year
KAMLOOPS – For more than twenty years, Michelle Virdee has volunteered at the Kamloops B.C. SPCA branch. She has witnessed her share of tragedies and triumphs, all in the name of animal welfare. This week she was acknowledged as B.C. SPCA’s Volunteer of the Year for her dedication not only to the society but to...
Chyzowski goes in first round of WHL bantam draft
BLAZERS PICK UP TWO PLAYERS IN SECOND ROUND KAMLOOPS – The Western Hockey League bantam draft is underway and Ryan Chyzowski of Kamloops was one of only 21 players to be picked up in the first round. The 6’ forward was picked up by Medicine Hat 17th overall after Portland passed on their pick. Chyzowski's...
Worker in critical condition after shooting self with nail gun
KAMLOOPS - It is believed a worker shot himself in the chest with a nail gun at a construction site on Columbia Street West Wednesday morning. A WorkSafe B.C. investigator was dispatched to inspect a construction site at 275 Columbia St. West May 6, after a worker allegedly shot himself in the chest with a...
UPDATE: Truck involved in hit and run found abandoned
KAMLOOPS - Police say a truck that struck another vehicle, sending one person to hospital, before taking off early this morning has been found abandoned. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says a 2008 grey Dodge Ram struck another vehicle at the intersection of Ord Road and Westsyde Road just before 6:30 a.m. The truck then...