Westsyde Road

Driver flees scene of Kamloops car crash; caught by police dog

KAMLOOPS - RCMP tracked down a man, who fled the scene of a car crash, with a police dog this afternoon. Police say the driver of a SUV northbound on Westsyde Road crossed into oncoming traffic at Rue Chez Nous around 12:15 p.m., Jan. 2, hitting a southbound vehicle. The driver, who was the only...

Expect some lane closures for the Kamloops Marathon this weekend

KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Marathon this weekend will span roughly 42 kilometres and that means lane closures and probably some traffic tie-ups. Colleen Lepik, transportation coordinator with the city, says runners will use road shoulders and multi-use paths where possible Sunday, July 26. The majority of closures will be confined to sections of Halston Avenue...

UPDATE: Mother’s Day gift may have destroyed families home

KAMLOOPS – Early indications point to a candle, given to a Kamloops mom for Mother’s Day by her children, as the cause of a fire, which destroyed the family’s home today. Kamloops Fire Rescue was called to a mobile home fire at 1720 Westsyde Rd. just after noon, May 10, and crews arrived to find...

Paving project will smooth out 42 km of Kamloops area roads

KAMLOOPS - The ministry is set to begin digging into a $7.8 million, 42-kilometre Kamloops area road paving plan Wednesday. Dawson Construction of Kamloops was contracted to start working Sept. 10 on the Hwy 1 corridor from Vicars Road to Grand Boulevard. During the first phase they'll also tackle improvements to the westbound truck climbing...