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Kamloops business owner learning addictions outreach is complicated
July 06, 2021 - 7:00 AM

It's 4 a.m. and Reid Hamer-Jackson is doing his semi-regular rounds throughout Kamloops.
Security company owner 'disgusted' with arson in Kamloops
July 01, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A Lapper Security guard is still on the job but without a car after it was burned down behind a North Shore Ask Wellness facility on Friday.
Security guard's car torched on Kamloops's North Shore
June 29, 2021 - 2:30 PM

A parked Kamloops security company vehicle was set on fire near Tranquille Road in an apparent arson while the guard was on foot checking on a business.
Former Kamloops security guard caught on video kicking man wants back on patrol
June 22, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Rick Eldridge admits he lost his temper, but he wants to be a security guard once again and patrol West Victoria Street, which he said needs better police presence.
Caravan of Care ready to roll in Kamloops
May 07, 2021 - 2:51 PM

The Kamloops Caravan of Care is ready to hit the streets tonight.
Dealings with security guards at Kamloops homeless storage facility usually cordial
March 27, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Members of Kamloops’ homeless population say their interactions with security guards around a city storage facility for the homeless on West Victoria Street are generally cordial — though some in uniform could stand to be more considerate and personable.
Kamloops RCMP investigating downtown security guard kicking incident
March 24, 2021 - 2:29 PM

Kamloops RCMP have confirmed they are investigating after a security guard was caught on camera kicking a man on the ground in downtown Kamloops.
Kamloops apartment fire leaves residents out in the cold
January 19, 2021 - 4:46 PM

A fire broke out at an apartment building on the North Shore in Kamloops last night damaging much of the third floor and displacing the residents.
Black lawyer denied entry to law society building claims racial profiling
September 11, 2016 - 6:00 AM

TORONTO - A prominent black lawyer who says he felt humiliated when a security guard denied him entry to the law society's headquarters has made a racial profiling complaint to the human rights tribunal.
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