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Lytton officials say rebuilding work will begin in the village soon

Lytton officials say rebuilding work will begin in the village soon

Lytton Jun 23, 2023 / 4:00 am

At long last, the Village of Lytton says rebuilding work will get underway soon — almost two years after most of the community was destroyed by a...

City to meet monthly with Interior Health to talk drug use, mental health

City to meet monthly with Interior Health to talk drug use, mental health

Jun 23, 2023 / 4:00 am

City staff and council met this week with Interior Health brass to tackle local needs and challenges surrounding substance use and mental health — and the...

City says Northbridge Hotel will be torn down in coming weeks

City says Northbridge Hotel will be torn down in coming weeks

Jun 23, 2023 / 4:00 am

The former Northbridge Hotel building is expected to come down in the weeks ahead as the demolition project moves along on schedule, according to the City of...

Students collaborate with French-Canadian artist to create a mural inspired by Francophone communities

Students collaborate with French-Canadian artist to create a mural inspired by Francophone communities

Jun 22, 2023 / 6:00 pm

Students from École Collines-D'Or have created a Francophone-inspired mural with French Canadian artist Turbo Bambi. The students from the Kamloops...

Suspect arrested following alleged North Kamloops robbery

Suspect arrested following alleged North Kamloops robbery

Jun 22, 2023 / 2:30 pm

A suspect was arrested following a robbery last weekend in North Kamloops. Police responded at about 7:40 a.m. Saturday to a report of theft at a store on the...

Police seek tips after travel trailer stolen out of storage facility

Police seek tips after travel trailer stolen out of storage facility

Jun 22, 2023 / 1:56 pm

Police are asking the public for any information about a travel trailer stolen out of a Kamloops storage facility. Mounties received a report of a 2015 grey...

TNRD board approves, releases four-year strategic plan

TNRD board approves, releases four-year strategic plan

Jun 22, 2023 / 11:51 am

Thompson-Nicola Regional District directors have approved a strategic plan for the next four years, including five priorities that will guide the board’s...

Covert surveillance helped police catch arsonist setting wildfires last spring, judge told

Covert surveillance helped police catch arsonist setting wildfires last spring, judge told

Jun 22, 2023 / 11:23 am

A Kamloops firebug who was caught last year in a covert police sting following a series of suspicious wildfires will likely avoid jail after admitting to arson....

Polarizing director draws 100-plus to Kamloops community safety forum

Polarizing director draws 100-plus to Kamloops community safety forum

Jun 22, 2023 / 4:00 am

More than 100 people gathered Wednesday evening at Thompson Rivers University for a public forum in which residents brought forward varied opinions and ideas...

Lytton, TNRD file claim blaming CN, CP, Transport Canada for devastating 2021 blaze

Lytton, TNRD file claim blaming CN, CP, Transport Canada for devastating 2021 blaze

Lytton Jun 22, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Village of Lytton have filed a notice of claim against the Canadian National Railway Company, Canadian Pacific...

Burglar who used doggy door to break in to home avoids jail

Burglar who used doggy door to break in to home avoids jail

Jun 22, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Kamloops man who used a doggy door to break into his landlord’s suite in a “brazen” attempted burglary has avoided jail. Jeremy Cole...

Westmount students left hanging after school due to transit woes, parent says

Westmount students left hanging after school due to transit woes, parent says

Jun 22, 2023 / 4:00 am

A Westmount elementary school parent says the bus that transports her kids home from school is notoriously unreliable, causing children to be left waiting...

Tk’emlups flag permanently raised outside BCLC’s Kamloops head office

Tk’emlups flag permanently raised outside BCLC’s Kamloops head office

Jun 21, 2023 / 6:00 pm

The Tk’emlups te Secwépemc flag was permanently raised Wednesday at BC Lottery Corporation’s head office in Kamloops on National Indigenous...

Former Blazers coach Hitchcock among 2023 inductees to Hockey Hall of Fame

Former Blazers coach Hitchcock among 2023 inductees to Hockey Hall of Fame

Jun 21, 2023 / 2:06 pm

Former Kamloops Blazers head coach Ken Hitchcock has earned hockey’s highest honour. The longtime bench boss, Henrik Lundqvist and Caroline Ouellette...

Wanted person sought by Kamloops Mounties

Wanted person sought by Kamloops Mounties

Jun 21, 2023 / 12:19 pm

Police are hoping tips from the public will help them track down a person wanted on warrants relating to an assault allegation. According to Mounties, Syryph...

Overnight crash leaves heavily damaged SUV on side of Sun Rivers Drive

Overnight crash leaves heavily damaged SUV on side of Sun Rivers Drive

Jun 21, 2023 / 11:48 am

UPDATE: 11:48 a.m. Police say no criminality is suspected following a crash early Wednesday morning on Sun Rivers Drive. Mounties were called at about 2 a.m....

Police arrest man on Mcarthur Island for assault with a weapon, uttering threats

Police arrest man on Mcarthur Island for assault with a weapon, uttering threats

Jun 21, 2023 / 11:06 am

Mounties say they made an arrest last weekend at McArthur Island Park where a suspect was attempting to assault people with a weapon. Police responded to the...

Debris found floating, but no sign of boaters lost on Stump Lake

Debris found floating, but no sign of boaters lost on Stump Lake

Jun 21, 2023 / 10:54 am

Police say search efforts are still underway Wednesday for two fishermen missing on a lake south of Kamloops. Two fishermen from the Lower Mainland went out in...

Indigenous music festival bringing 40-plus artists to powwow grounds next month

Indigenous music festival bringing 40-plus artists to powwow grounds next month

Jun 21, 2023 / 9:01 am

An Indigenous music feast is set to come to the Tk'emlups powwow arbour next month, featuring well-known acts as well as local talent. The event takes place...

National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations planned from morning to night

National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations planned from morning to night

Jun 21, 2023 / 8:03 am

First Nations groups in the Tournament Capital are planning to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on Wednesday. Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has hours of...

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