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BC reminding ranchers & farmers to register the location of their livestock

6 days ago | radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Drew Ferreira

The province is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season. It says registering with Premises ID will ensure emergency responders have access to accurate information on livestock locations in the event of an emergency. That would allow emergency responders to act quickly during events such as evacuations or disease outbreaks. The ministry says registering for Premises ID is mandatory in B.C., but is both free and confidential.
City of Kamloops & TNRD set to test emergency alert systems

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

Both the City of Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola Regional District are set to test their emergency alert systems. City of KamloopsThe City of Kamloops will issue a city-wide test alert on May 8, 2025, through its emergency notification system, Voyent Alert!. Depending on the type of messaging each individual has registered for, the test alert will go out by SMS text, phone call, email, and notification through the app.
Kamloops RCMP seek info after Sunday morning downtown robbery

1 week ago | radionl.com | Drew Ferreira

The Kamloops RCMP Detachment is releasing images of two suspects who allegedly robbed a person, then tried, but failed to steal their vehicle Sunday morning. On May 4, 2025, just before 6 a.m., police received a report of a robbery that had occurred approximately one hour earlier, on the 500-block of Victoria Street. Around 5 a.m., a person was in their vehicle in a parking lot, when they were allegedly approached by two masked men.
Western Canada Theatre wraps up another year in Kamloops as it gets ready for season 50

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

Western Canada Theatre has one production left before it wraps up another season in the Tournament Capital. Motown Get Down is running until Sunday at the Pavilion Theatre. WCT Spokesperson Kirk Smith says it is a familiar face who is back again in 2025. “Motown Get Down is Krystle Dos Santos, who is a performer from Vancouver. She’s been here the last two seasons in a row.
SD73 budget results in a reduction of 25.5 full time equivalent teaching positions

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

The Kamloops-Thompson School Board is moving forward with its 2025/2026 budget which includes a reduction of 25.5 full time equivalent (FTE) teaching positions along with 46.5 FTE support staff positions. Superintendent Rhonda Nixon says the changes will primarily affecting district-level teachers and secondary school allocations. Nixon explains what an FTE is. “It can be blocks of time, not people. It is not like we’re going to cut 25 positions.
RCMP thank a Kamloops boater who aided in water rescue

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

Kamloops police are crediting the quick response of two police officers and a boater, which led to a woman being safely pulled from the water Sunday night. Around 8:30 p.m., on April 27, RCMP officers were called to an area near Riverside Park East, where a woman who appeared in emotional distress was in the water under the train bridge. A police spokesperson says that when police arrived, they called out to the woman, but she did not respond and instead, began to float downstream.
Kamloops police seek info on Columbia St motel stabbing

4 weeks 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 month 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 month 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 month 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.