Pinantan Lake
iN VIDEO: Window of home north of Kamloops shatters in cold
KAMLOOPS — If you want to know how cold it was just 30 minutes outside…
Community members continue rallying for fire service in Pinantan Lake with online fundraiser
PINANTAN LAKE – The small community of Pinantan Lake has made several attempts for fire…
Newly reopened Pinantan store hit by thief
PINANTAN LAKE - The general store in Pinantan Lake was hit by a thief early Sunday morning, leaving the community without an ATM. Const. Jason Epp of Kamloops RCMP says a lone suspect broke into the Pinantan General Store in the early morning hours of July 5. The suspect entered through the front door and...
Residents in Pinantan Lake say no to fire-protection service
PINANTAN LAKE – Residents in Pinantan Lake have decided against building a fire hall, even after the town’s only store burnt down April 2014. “There appeared initially from our meetings to be a lot of support for it,” Mel Rothenburger, the Thompson Nicola Regional District director for the region, says. The community held an informational...
Pinantan store destroyed by fire ready to reopen
PINANTAN LAKE - The Pinantan General Store burned to the ground just over a year ago, now the family who owns it has rebuilt it and plans to host a grand opening celebration early next month. "The store is totally different. It’s quite beautiful. I'm proud of it," co-owner Stacey George says. The location is...
14-year-old cut with glass object during altercation
PINANTAN LAKE – Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a 14-year-old boy cut with a glass object during an altercation in Pinantan Lake around 6 p.m. Sunday. “The youth was transported to Royal Inland Hospital where he was treated and later released,” Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the RCMP said. A 16-year-old youth...
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...