News Items tag as: KMAPR1315

UPDATE: Westsyde Pool repair will cost the City of Kamloops millions
April 14, 2015 - 6:22 PM

KAMLOOPS - The Westsyde Community Centre Pool will be closed longer than its usual summer months for repairs which could cost up to $2.1 million.
RCMP investigating potential horse thefts
April 13, 2015 - 5:35 PM

KAMLOOPS - Rural RCMP officers are investigating suspected horse thefts after responding to calls of fence-cutting in the Cherry Creek area.
Judge ignores jury recommendations, imposes lesser sentence on convicted murderer
April 13, 2015 - 5:17 PM

KAMLOOPS - Convicted murderer Robert Donald Balbar, 42, will not be eligible for parole for 13 years after he was sentenced in Kamloops Supreme Court today, but it's less time than he got the first time he was tried.
Mess on Highway 5 slows traffic
April 13, 2015 - 4:27 PM

KAMLOOPS - Southbound traffic on Highway 5 is down to one lane after a pickup truck lost a load of cinder blocks around 3:30 this afternoon.
Thompson Rivers prof to speak regarding the proposed Ajax mine
April 13, 2015 - 1:15 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Thompson River University professor is exploring the the social impact the proposed Ajax mine would have on Kamloops and is holding a public lecture on his academic effort.
UPDATE: Crash cleared on Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops
April 13, 2015 - 11:10 AM

KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada near the Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops has reopened to traffic following a three car crash earlier this morning.
Thieves in custody after car break-ins in Pineview
April 13, 2015 - 8:39 AM

KAMLOOPS - Three people are in custody after Kamloops RCMP responded to a call about someone breaking into vehicles in Pineview early this morning.
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Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
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News Items tag as: KMAPR1315

UPDATE: Westsyde Pool repair will cost the City of Kamloops millions

RCMP investigating potential horse thefts

Judge ignores jury recommendations, imposes lesser sentence on convicted murderer

Mess on Highway 5 slows traffic

Thompson Rivers prof to speak regarding the proposed Ajax mine

UPDATE: Crash cleared on Peterson Creek bridge in Kamloops

Thieves in custody after car break-ins in Pineview

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