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KCBIA boss and former police officer Carl DeSantis 'a fan' of police body cameras
In the wake of the death of George Floyd, there's been a growing demand that police officers wear body cameras and a Kamloops business leader and former officer says it's not as cut and dry as people ...
Jun 11, 2020
Kamloops Pride Society supportive of people's right to protest; will allow police to march in plainclothes only
The President of Kamloops Pride says they support people's right to protest, when asked about the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in Canada and the United States. Speaking on NL Newsday, Nicole St...
Jun 11, 2020 The 2019 Kamloops Pride Parade (Photo via Kamloops Pride)
Four more deaths in Kamloops as BC Coroners report a record 170 overdose deaths in May
A record 170 people died of a drug overdose in B.C. in the month of May, according to new data from the BC Coroners Service. The May 2020 mark surpasses the previous record of 161 overdose deaths repo...
Jun 11, 2020
Kamloops Mountie helped elderly woman out of Brock home after spotting fire yesterday
A Kamloops RCMP officer was the first to call in a house fire yesterday afternoon in Brock, and helped get an elderly woman out of the house. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says Const. Richer, who did not want her...
Jun 11, 2020
Fire at Brock home doused by Kamloops Fire Rescue
Fire crews were able to quickly knock down a blaze on someone's deck at a home in Brock this afternoon. Kamloops Fire Rescue platoon captain Darryl Cooper says crews were on scene within minutes of th...
Jun 10, 2020
KCBIA launches 'Open With Care' campaign to benefit downtown businesses and customers
An initiative by the Kamloops Downtown Central Business Improvement Association is hoping to benefit both business owners and their customers as things start to reopen. KCBIA Executive Director Carl D...
Jun 10, 2020
DFO reports 'almost complete loss' of early salmon runs at Big Bar landslide site last year
Officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) told a House of Commons committee briefing today that 98 per cent of early Stuart and 89 per cent of early Chinook were lost during last yea...
Jun 09, 2020
The city has put out a call for artists to paint six garbage bins at Mac Island
The city is calling on local artists to submit ideas to paint six garbage bins out at McArthur Island. It's an extension to a pilot project started last year in the city's downtown. Parks and Civic Fa...
Jun 09, 2020
Gas prices jump at many stations in Kamloops
Gas prices have taken a jump at many stations in Kamloops since yesterday. Many stations are now selling gas for $116.9 per litre. GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan says this is because the e...
Jun 09, 2020
Spring flood risk starting to drop on the North and South Thompson rivers
Forecasters say the worst may be over for the spring flood risk in Kamloops. BC River Forecast Centre section head Dave Campbell says the North Thompson is past its peak and the South Thompson is very...
Jun 09, 2020
