Glynn Brothen
UPDATE: Kamloops teen located
UPDATE: 7:39 A.M., DEC. 22, 2015 RCMP says the 16-year-old girl has been found safe and sound. All personal information has been removed. 9:04 A.M., DEC. 3, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Police are searching for a 16-year-old after her family reported her missing nearly a month ago. People have been in contact with the teen, but police...
22 books from local authors to gift for Christmas
KAMLOOPS - Trends may come and go, but you can almost never go wrong when you give someone special a book for Christmas. Choosing the right book for the right person can be a challenge. But if you'd like to make your gift unique, consider choosing a local author. Whether the person you're shopping for...
Here are some family fun activities to enjoy in Kamloops over your holiday break
KAMLOOPS - If you’re basking in an extra long-holiday vacation or are looking to keep the kids entertained during winter break, there are activities to enjoy beyond snacking in front of the TV or last-minute Christmas shopping. From Christmas Eve to New Years’ Eve, the Sagebrush Theatre will host Beauty and the Beast, the Panto...
Vancouver man convicted for illegal moose hunt near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Vancouver man will have to pay over $7,000 in fines to a Conservation Foundation after he was convicted of killing a moose out of season, along with two other charges under the B.C. Wildlife Act. The Conservation Officer Service started an investigation of the two men Nov. 5, 2013 after witnesses reported...
Kamloops police searching for man behind Instagram scam
KAMLOOPS - Police are on the lookout for a man accused of illegally obtaining a stay and food at a Kamloops hotel by pretending to be an Instagram advertising executive. The man stayed at a hotel and ate for free by promising to promote the business on the phone photo sharing app Instagram, but he...
Gift of dress, community spirit, thrills Salmon Arm mother and daughter
KAMLOOPS - The mother of a young girl whose community rallied to get her a dress for the winter formal says she’s amazed by the generosity and Christmas spirit of strangers. “I am amazed and in utter shock,” Janet Perry says. “I could not believe it." Perry’s daughter Olivia Perry-Coultas, 17, is a student in...
Massive gun-bust case tossed due to numerous mistakes by Kamloops Mounties
KAMLOOPS - After RCMP raided a Kamloops trailer filled with guns and ammunition in December 2013, they displayed their haul at the RCMP detachment where the city’s top cop posed for pictures and told reporters about the dangers of illegal firearms. They got multiple weapons including shotguns and chopped up, rebuilt long guns, ammunition, drugs...
School and seamstress spin holiday magic for Salmon Arm student
SALMON ARM - Things were looking grim when Olivia Perry-Coultas and her teachers started looking for something she could wear to the Salmon Arm Secondary winter formal dance — few things fit and time was running out. But the generosity of her community and strangers helped her feel like a princess for the special day....
Kamloops area food banks receive record donation; labour council says more help still needed
KAMLOOPS - Generous donations and deliveries have helped local food banks this year, but according to the president of the Kamloops District Labour Council there needs to be a shift in government to meet the increasing needs of British Columbians accessing the food bank. The council participated in the Protein for People program, a non-profit...
Emails show escalating tensions between authorities on downtown rail crossing
SAFETY INSPECTOR BLAMES CITY FOR FAILING TO CONSIDER PEDESTRIANS WHEN LICENCING NEW BUSINESSES IN AREA KAMLOOPS - When pedestrian safety became an issue at a downtown railway crossing last year, city officials initially denied responsibility despite a railway safety inspector's suggestion the city's approval of new developments created the 'rogue pedestrian issue,' according to emails...
Award-winning film shot near Kamloops now available on DVD
KAMLOOPS - A local film shot in the Thompson Nicola Regional District is now available on DVD after making the rounds at film festivals around the world. Shana: The Wolf’s Music was filmed in locations close to Merritt by Swiss director Nino Jacusso. The film’s leading cast members were from the Scw’exmx branch of the...
Clearwater man accused of murdering wife to stand trial
KAMLOOPS - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his estranged common-law wife will face trial after a Kamloops Provincial judge determined there was sufficient evidence for the case to move forward in court. Iain Drummond Scott, born 1972, was arrested in Clearwater April 21, 2014, and has remained in custody since...
Missing Red Deer man could be in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A 19-year-old who has not been seen for more than a week may have travelled to Kamloops. Members with the Red Deer RCMP detachment are searching for Conor DeMerchant, who was last seen in Red Deer Dec. 5. Police think he may have travelled to either Kamloops or Edmonton. DeMerchant is 5’9” tall,...
WorkSafe B.C. investigating fatality after incident at Kamloops construction site
KAMLOOPS - A WorkSafe B.C. investigation continues after a man who fell from a ladder at a Kamloops worksite died in hospital. A 45-year-old worker fell 20 feet from a scissor ladder on Nov. 25 at the construction site in the 1800-block of Highway 5A near the Original Joe’s restaurant. He was transported to Royal Inland...
How far the City of Kamloops and CP Rail must go to protect people from themselves
PEDESTRIANS CLIMBING THROUGH PARKED TRAINS, RACING TO BEAT APPROACHING TRAINS KAMLOOPS - When a Transport Canada railway safety inspector visited the city's 3 Avenue crossing in July, 2014, he witnessed so much danger to the public, the crossing was almost closed to the public entirely. Dennis Maskell's report kicked off a still-ongoing negotiation between the...