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Kamloops police seek info on Columbia St motel stabbing

1 week ago | radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Drew Ferreira

On Monday evening, Kamloops RCMP officers responded to a Sahali motel after a man went to the hospital with stab wounds. On April 14, 2025, around 5:45, police went to Royal Inland Hospital in response to the report. It was there that they discovered a victim who had allegedly been assaulted with a weapon. The incident had occurred in the 500-block of Columbia Street West.
Propolis Cooperative hosing project takes another step forward

1 week ago | radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Drew Ferreira

The Propolis Cooperative Housing Society says it has reached a milestone in its quest to raise money to build a cooperative housing development in Kamloops. The society says it has successfully raised $1.1 million from 101 different investors to advance its 53-unit affordable, net-zero housing building on at 422-424 Tranquille Road. Propolis Executive Director Lindsay Harris calls it a huge success and notes that this is the first community bond campaign that’s been run in Western Canada.
SD73 Trustee hoping to suspend all trustee’s monthly stipend and tech allowances to help with budget

1 week ago | radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Drew Ferreira

One of the board trustees with the Kamloops Thompson School District is planning to bring foward a motion to attempt to save some money and possibly some jobs. The board was presented with a draft budget that proposes about 77 teaching and support staff jobs to be cut in order to help balance the finances for 2025-26. Trustee Jo Kang says he is has an idea that he think could make a difference.
Weapons call closes Overlanders Bridge

1 week ago | radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Drew Ferreira

Update: Just after 2:45, traffic began flowing across the bridge once again. More to come…Original:The Overlanders Bridge is temporarily blocked to vehicle and pedestrian traffic due to a police investigation; residents are asked to please avoid the area. On April 11, 2025, shortly after 2 p.m., the Kamloops RCMP Detachment responded to a weapons report in the area of Tranquille Road and Fortune Drive, near the overpass. The bridge is closed while police are in the area.
B.C. expands heat pump rebate program

2 weeks ago | radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Drew Ferreira

The Provincial government is aiming to make electric heat pumps more affordable for low- and moderate-income households. Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Adrian Dix made the announcement on Wednesday saying every British Columbian deserves reliable, affordable, and clean heating and cooling.
Premier Eby had ‘productive’ meeting with Prime Minister Carney

2 weeks ago | radionl.com | Drew Ferreira

Premier David Eby says his discussion with Prime Minister Mark Carney was “productive,” with the pair focusing on what Eby has called a “direct attack” on the forest industry by U-S President Donald Trump in the form of escalating softwood lumber tariffs. Eby issued a statement saying he and Carney spoke about building more housing with mass timber, and the province welcomes the opportunity to meet the growing domestic and international demand for value-added wood products.
Lytton Resident wins $191K

3 weeks ago | radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Drew Ferreira

A Lytton resident is $191,000 richer thanks to the March 18 Lotto Max draw. After a jampacked day, Jennifer Brown took a nap that ended up lasting until 2:30 in the morning. It was then that Brown decided to use her phone to check her lottery ticket. That is when she discovered her big win. “I was at a big basketball tournament all week long,” recalled Brown.
Kamloops Mounties launch crackdown on drug dealers through increased uniform presence

3 weeks ago | radionl.com | Paul James |Drew Ferreira

If you’d been noticing a heavier police presence downtown and the southern parts of Kamloops over the last week or so, the Mounties have an explanation. RCMP have confirmed a series of busts have taken place over the course of the last week or so, with the Crime Reduction Unit expanding their uniform presence on the streets, targeting those who have been under previous surveillance by the Mounties.
BC to remove Carbon Tax after feds take the lead

1 month ago | radionl.com | Drew Ferreira

After Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that the Liberal government is immediately ending the consumer carbon price and made the change official during Carney’s first cabinet meeting on Friday, the BC government says it is prepared to follow suit. Carney says people who have been getting a rebate on the carbon price will get one final payment for the next quarter in April. He signed an order-in-council to make the change official while cameras were in the cabinet room.
Train traffic resumes in North Thompson following Wednesday derailment

1 month ago | radionl.com | Paul James |Drew Ferreira

The flow of train traffic up and down the North Thompson corridor has resumed. It had been suspended, following a derailment near Barriere yesterday afternoon. Canadian National confirms the tracks were repaired and trains began moving in the early afternoon on Thursday. “CN crews worked safely through the night at the site of the five-car derailment that occurred last evening at 5:40 pm local time near Barriere,” said the railway in a statement.