Kamloops "Tin Cup" organizers to begin collecting signatures
A grass-roots movement to try to create federal changes to help low-income seniors is taking its next step here in Kamloops. The Seniors Tin Cup movement, organized by seniors and supporters in cities around BC, has been able to get their formal petition granted by Ottawa. Kamloops organizer Celeste Fummerton says they...
May 10, 2024
Manhunt underway after Merritt business robbed at gunpoint
Police in Merritt are on the lookout for a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint this afternoon. Mounties say they were called to Bob's Mini Mart at 2801 Clapperton Avenue around 1:45 p.m. this afternoon. "The risk to the public remains unknown at this time, however it appears targeted towards carrying ou...
May 10, 2024
B.C. confident that cybersecurity attacks on government were state directed
A state or state-sponsored actor was likely responsible for a series of cybersecurity attacks targeting British Columbia government networks, Mike Farnworth, B.C.'s public safety minister and solicitor general, said Friday. He said he personally did not know the identity of the state or state-sponsored actor, and was c...
May 10, 2024
Kamloops spray parks to open this Saturday
With a heat wave on the way, the City of Kamloops will be opening its spray parks this weekend. Councillor Stephen Karpuk says this Saturday's opening comes a week earlier than expected. "[Wednesday] night when I was walking through Riverside Park, I overheard a parent and some kids commenting that it was disappoi...
May 10, 2024
City of Kamloops hosting all-ages Canucks viewing party Friday night
The City of Kamloops says its unsure how many people will be showing up tonight to MacArthur Island for an outdoor viewing party for Game 2 of the NHL's Western Conference semi-final between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers. The game itself is going to be aired on a digital wall screen owned by the city. "...
May 10, 2024
Province giving Tolko $8-million to expand Heffley Creek mill in Kamloops
The B.C. Government is giving Tolko Industries up to $8 million, allowing it to expand its Heffley Creek operation in Kamloops. The Province says the money - which is coming from the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF) - will allow the mill to produce specialty, industrial, and engineered wood products to support new ho...
May 09, 2024
Blazers pick 11 players at 2024 WHL Prospects Draft
The Kamloops Blazers added 11 prospects - five forwards, five defenseman and one goalie - in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. The Blazers took four players each from Alberta and Manitoba and three from B.C. over the course of Thursday. They also turned a pair of third round picks into four picks, capitalizing on what was ...
May 09, 2024
Man facing dozen new charges after string of 'violent' incidents in Merritt
Merritt RCMP say a 35-year-old man - who is well known to them - is facing a dozen new charges after a string of violent incidents on Wednesday. Police say they responded to eight separate incidents in the downtown core of Merritt that began at 1:30 p.m., May 8, noting no serious injuries were reported. They say the ma...
May 09, 2024
Kamloops RCMP say ongoing turf war began in March
The top cop in Kamloops says the RCMP is doing everything in its power to counter the recent upswing in violence connected to the local drug trade. Superintendent Jeff Pelley has revealed the turf war between two rival groups began in March with a series of at least 6 arsons, including at a house on the 1700-block of B...
May 09, 2024
Kamloops, TNRD to test Voyent Alert systems on May 10
The City of Kamloops and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will both be issuing test alerts on Voyent Alert this Friday, May 10. The TNRD will be sending its alert out around 10:30 a.m., with the City expected to follow suit around 2 p.m.. The alerts will be going out by SMS, phone, email or through the app, depend...
May 09, 2024