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Kamloops business owner falls prey to fake B.C. Hydro call
KAMLOOPS - A local business owner says his mother fell prey to a sophisticated phone scam working its way through the Interior. Min Vo owns a nail salon in Sahali and says his mother received a alarming phone call which caused her to panic on Monday, Nov. 2. “They contacted her and were claiming to...
Kamloops councillor to revisit request to move North Shore bus stop
KAMLOOPS - A request to move a bus stop near a North Shore medical clinic will come back before council next month. The council resolution is coming back to the table Dec. 1 thanks to Coun. Marg Spina. Claiming parties involved were not given an opportunity to speak, Spina lobbied her fellow council members to...
Guilty pleas close 2011 Kamloops schoolyard murder case
KAMLOOPS - Prosecutors are preparing for sentencing instead of trial in a murder case from 2011 after last-minute guilty pleas were entered by two accused in Kamloops Supreme Court yesterday, Nov. 3. Anthony James Scotchman and co-accused Travis Aaron Johnny were both originally charged with first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Archie LePretre. LePretre,...
Kamloops winner happy with new tablet after entering InfoNews.ca contest
KAMLOOPS - A local business owner is excited about winning an iPad Air in the latest InfoNews.ca contest. Kristy Thompson entered a ballot at the InfoNews.ca booth during a Kamloops Chamber of Commerce event. She plans to use her new device for marketing events with her company Overtime Apparel and Promotions. Of course, there will...
Devastating fire leaves big hole in Malakwa community
MALAKWA - Those who visited the Skyline Truck Stop in Malakwa always left with a full tank, and a full belly. The popular roadside gas station, machine shop and restaurant was a fixture in the rural Shuswap community for decades, and while a devastating fire wiped out the building earlier this week, it hasn’t erased...
Flu shot season in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the peak of flu season just a few weeks away, Health Canada has started its yearly vaccination program. Although last year’s flu vaccine wasn’t particularly effective, Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi says, this year’s vaccine cocktail will target the more severe of the two types of viruses – Type A. Every...
The $25M downtown parkade, a key part of the proposed performing arts centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are not only voting on a performing arts centre this week, they are also voting on a new downtown parkade. On Saturday, Nov. 7, residents will vote on whether or not to borrow $49 million to build a performing arts centre. The $90 million price tag has been a major sticking...
Kamloops woman wins photo contest with cheeky squirrel photo
KAMLOOPS - It was a cheeky moment caught on camera that earned a Kamloops woman a first place finish in the B.C. SPCA photo contest. Elizabeth King captured a photo of a red squirrel with a delicate flower hanging from its mouth. That photo beat out all other submissions in the backyard habitats category of...