News Items tag as: kamloops rcmp detachment

What makes policing so expensive in Kamloops
November 30, 2018 - 3:31 PM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP called for an increase of about $1.5 million for 2019 at the city hall budget meetings this week.
Why Kamloops RCMP is just fine with lost revenue from provincial prisoners
November 28, 2018 - 4:05 PM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP came up short on jail revenue this year, but the city's new superintendent told council that's just fine.
The trouble with female prisoners in Kamloops city cells
March 03, 2015 - 2:55 PM

KAMLOOPS - Last July a judge decried the conditions for a 15-year-old girl held in Kamloops RCMP cells for five days as “unacceptable” and eight months later, little has changed.

For five days the girl, who cannot be named by court order, slept on a bench under 24-hour lighting, had no access to a shower and couldn’t keep in touch with family members in Victoria. Because of the harsh conditions she faced, the judge turned away

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

What makes policing so expensive in Kamloops