Westsyde

Massive gun-bust case tossed due to numerous mistakes by Kamloops Mounties

KAMLOOPS - After RCMP raided a Kamloops trailer filled with guns and ammunition in December 2013, they displayed their haul at the RCMP detachment where the city’s top cop posed for pictures and told reporters about the dangers of illegal firearms. They got multiple weapons including shotguns and chopped up, rebuilt long guns, ammunition, drugs...

Excavator destroyed by fire in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – An excavator parked at a construction site on the Westsyde in Kamloops was destroyed by fire last night. A caller to 911 at about 10:38 p.m., Nov. 7, said they saw flames and thought someone was having a bon fire. Kamloops Fire Rescue Platoon Capt. Steve Kilmartin says crews arrived to find an...

Long walks on this Kamloops beach could end in a tetanus shot

KAMLOOPS – A leisurely stroll along the beach in Centennial Park ended in a two-person clean-up expedition for one Westsyde couple. Mark and Andrea Sandberg found hundreds of rusty nails along the beach. The discovery Tuesday night, July 28, prompted them to pick up as many nails as they could over the following two nights....

Westsyde water park set to open for holiday weekend

KAMLOOPS – If all goes to plan, kids in Westsyde could be splashing around in their very own water park within the next two and a half weeks. “I’m sure kids are waiting with baited breath!” Diane Kuchma says, past president of the Westsyde Community Development Society. Currently under construction in Centennial Park, Parks Supervisor...

Residents in flooded Westsyde mobile home park remain upbeat

KAMLOOPS - A construction team sweeps debris from Westsyde Road as residents of the nearby Oak Dale trailer park return home to survey the damage, throw away perishables and connect with neighbours after a flash flood tore through the neighbourhood earlier this week. On Tuesday, June 30, Emergency crews evacuated about 60 homes after a...

UPDATE WITH VIDEO: Homes evacuated as ‘river of mud’ flows through Westsyde

KAMLOOPS - A storm moving over the city dropped a lot of rain in a short amount of time over Westsyde and now a 'river of mud' is reportedly forcing evacuations of Oak Hills Boulevard area. Emergency crews encountered heavy traffic as they tried to get to the area and reports on social media showed...

Westsyde girl, 5, fighting cancer for second time

KAMLOOPS - A Westsyde couple is in need of a bone marrow donation for their daughter, as well as financial assistance, as their five-year-old continues her battle with cancer at the B.C. Children’s Hospital. Samantha Donovan and her family thought the battle with Burkitt’s leukemia was over after the family returned from the hospital three...

Westsyde girl recovering from cancer giving other kids with cancer a reason to smile

'IT MADE MY HEART FEEL REALLY HAPPY' KAMLOOPS - After being diagnosed with leukemia Samantha Donovan made it a priority to smile, laugh and feel love every day she spent at the Ronald McDonald house. She and her family - which the now five-year-old nicknamed Team Super Everybody - lived there for eight months while...

Westsyde resident unhappy over pool closure, starts petition

KAMLOOPS – Westsyde Pool is set to shut down for more than a year as the city addresses a failing roof and not everyone is happy about the decision. “I am very upset about it and frustrated," Amanda Cosburn, a nurse and Westsyde resident, says. This week she started a petition in an effort to lobby the...

Westsyde development goes to public hearing next week

KAMLOOPS - The fate of a vacant Westsyde property could be in the hands of the public with a public hearing scheduled for next week. The question at hand is whether to rezone 3260 Westsyde Rd. from a commercial space, which it was zoned for in 2011, to residential to make way for a townhouse complex....

Thieves in custody after car break-ins in Pineview

KAMLOOPS - Three people are in custody after Kamloops RCMP responded to a call about someone breaking into vehicles in Pineview early this morning. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says officers took two women, aged 25 and 38, into custody around 3 a.m., April 13. A 51-year-old man was also arrested and police are trying to figure...

Westsyde 60-unit subdivision heading to public hearing

KAMLOOPS - A major makeover could be coming to 3260 Westsyde Rd. if a proposal being sent to public hearing gets approval. The property is located on Westsyde Road between Bebek and Wawn Roads adjacent to Westsyde Secondary School. It currently stands as a large vacant lot and the owner wants to build a total...

Serial gas thief on the loose in Westsyde

KAMLOOPS – Someone began siphoning gas from vehicles in Westsyde last weekend and police are now on the lookout for the gas thief, or thieves. According to Cpl. Cheryl Bush she is aware of five vehicle owners who have come forward to report they had fuel drained from their gas tanks on Feb. 15. She adds...

Lots of new daycare spaces in Westsyde

KAMLOOPS - If you are looking for childcare Westsyde may just be the place to be right now, with several new licensed facilities recently opening and more on the way. While it is unclear as to why exactly Westsyde is the chosen location right now staff at the Child Care Resource and Referral program say...