ENTERTAINMENT – Film society purchases MovieMart video business
One of Canada’s last-surviving video-rental stores has been sold. The Kamloops Film Society has purchased the MovieMart video rental business from Denis Walsh and will [Continue]
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HOT NITE – Caution, safety, courtesy urged for big Saturday car fest
Safety and courtesy are being advised for Saturday’s (Aug. 7, 2021) annual Hot Nite in the City, expected to feature about 300 display vehicles in Kamloops’ [Continue]
POLICE – Three in custody after van stolen, then torched in Riverside Park
Two men and a woman are in police custody following a commercial robbery that led to a vehicle on fire in Riverside Park. Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a robbery on [Continue]
POLICE – Memorial plaque for three RCMP constables stolen from cairn
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a plaque stolen from Peterson Creek Park. On Monday July 26, 2021, around 9:32 a.m., the Kamloops RCMP Detachment [Continue]
POLICE – Woman sexually assaulted, robbed by stranger in her vehicle
Police are looking for witnesses following a stranger-sexual assault reported early Sunday morning. On July 18, 2021 just after midnight, Kamloops RCMP received a report of a [Continue]
WILDFIRES – CP statement on TSB investigation into Lytton fire
Canadian Pacific today (July 16, 2021) issued the following statement on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (“TSB”) rail transportation safety [Continue]
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS – TteS outlines ‘critical actions’ on its investigation
Statement today (July 15, 20212) from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc regarding an update on the search for missing children of the residential school: Tk’emlúps te [Continue]
POLICE – Boat crash, drugs, weapons among calls for service
The Kamloops RCMP Detachment responded to about 450 calls for service from midnight Friday July 9, to 9 a.m. on Monday July 12, 2021. Below are some highlights from those [Continue]
POLICE – Body of missing Kamloops man found after widespread search
The body of a Kamloops man missing since June 28 has been found. RCMP said today (July 7, 2021) Mark Foan was found yesterday. He had been the subject of a widespread search [Continue]
LOTTERY – ‘I cried for about 15 minutes’ says winner of $35 million jackpot
Gary Hill says his life is “going to change – big time” after matching all seven numbers from the June 22, 2021 Lotto Max draw to split the $70-million prize with a [Continue]
SCHOOLS – District launches new permissive dress code for students
The Kamloops-Thompson School District has a new dress code for students. Revisions to the code were released Tuesday (July 6, 2021) following a stakeholder consultation [Continue]
WILDFIRES – Lytton residents to get a bus tour of their village on Friday
A tour of the Lytton area is being arranged for Friday, July 9 for evacuated residents. While the TNRD says the area is still not safe for unescorted entry, work has been [Continue]
WILDFIRE – Statement from Village of Lytton describes aftermath of fire
Statement from the Village of Lytton, July 6, 2021: Thank you all for your patience while we have sorted through incoming information and confirmed facts about the state of [Continue]
JUNIPER – Second paved road into community will be a City priority
Though details and timing are sketchy, the City will make construction of a second paved road in and out of Juniper a priority, CAO David Trawin told a media conference today [Continue]
