POLICE – New canine member joins Kamloops RCMP detachment
At 65 pounds, Kamloops’ newest police dog is the smallest of her local teammates, but what she lacks in size, she makes up for in personality. Neeka, a pure black female [Continue]
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HERITAGE – City will temporarily suspend new St. Andrew’s bookings
The City will suspend new bookings at St. Andrew’s on the Square in the new year while it figures out how to manage the facility. In a media release today, the City said it [Continue]
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POLICE – Prolific offender in custody following morning crime spree
A stolen vehicle report that started in Williams Lake ended in Kamloops following a spike belt deployment on the East Trans Canada Highway. Around 10:30 a.m. today (Dec. 14, [Continue]
CITY – Council gives green light for historic homes to give way to towers
Kamloops council gave the green light today (Dec. 14, 2021) to the largest residential development permit in the city’s history, one that will see the destruction of an [Continue]
COMPOST CHRONICLES – Chapter 3: the trucks, the survey and news
This is the third instalment in David Johnson’s series on the City’s composting pilot project. Earlier instalments were on ‘Do’s and [Continue]
POLICE – Lansdowne Street business robbed by woman with knife
Police are investigating following a robbery at a downtown business this past weekend. On Saturday Dec. 11, 2021 around 4:20 p.m., Kamloops RCMP responded to the 450-block of [Continue]
POLICE – Salvation Army kettles grabbed in two separate robberies
Kamloops RCMP are turning to the public for assistance following two Salvation Army Kettle robberies earlier this week. On Tuesday, Dec. 7 and Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, [Continue]
ORGANIC WASTE – Waste collection pilot seeing high uptake, City says
Three months into the Curbside Organic Waste Collection Pilot Program, City staff are pleased with the program’s progress, according to a news release Tuesday (Dec. 7, [Continue]
POLICE – Driver arrested and jailed after SUV backs into police cruiser
Multiple vehicles were damaged following a report of an impaired driver on the North Shore Saturday afternoon (Dec. 4, 2021). About 3:30 p.m., Kamloops RCMP responded to [Continue]
JOINT STATEMENT: City and Province on incident on Kingston Avenue
Mayor Ken Christian and David Eby, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, have issued the following statement regarding an incident on Monday, Nov. 29, at the [Continue]
RECREATION – ‘Hosers’ needed to help with outdoor skating venue this winter
Hoser: a Canadian who is happy to build and maintain skating ice — mostly for kids — by hosing down a rink or natural body of water (pond, etc.). KOSA (Kamloops Outdoor [Continue]
CITY – Upgrades to McArthur Island dike pathway have been completed
In addition to a freshly paved road, new playground and upgrades at the disc golf course, McArthur Island can add a new accessible pathway to its list of improvements this [Continue]
POLICE – Arrest made after man with gun reported in parking lot
A Kamloops man is facing weapons offence charges following a report on the 300-block of Columbia Street Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 30, 2021). Around 2 p.m., Kamloops RCMP [Continue]
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