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

THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

What makes policing so expensive in Kamloops