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Levi Landry
Levi is a recent graduate of the Communications, Culture, & Journalism program at Okanagan College and is now based in Kamloops. After living in the BC for over four years, he finds the blue collar and neighbourly environment in the Thompson reminds him of home in Saskatchewan. Levi, who has previously been published in Kelowna’s Daily Courier, is passionate about stories focussed on both social issues and peoples’ experiences in their local community. If you have a story or tips to share, you can reach Levi at 250 819 3723 or email LLandry@infonews.ca.
$1.5B copper mine expansion near Logan Lake passes environmental assessment
An environmental plan for a massive copper mine near Logan Lake has been approved for…
Province wants to seize alleged Montreal sex trafficker’s BMW after Kamloops arrest
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He was arrested for his alleged role in gang-related Quebec killings, but it's ties to the sex trade that has authorities seeking to seize his BMW SUV.
American company buys Kamloops bicycle wheel manufacturer
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Kamloops company We Are One has been building bicycle wheels for nearly a decade. This week it was sold to an American company.
Municipal affairs minister says Kamloops council dysfunction ‘cannot continue’
The current council term, the first to a conduct rulebook for elected officials, has been marred by seemingly endless investigations and conflict, particularly centred around Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.
Failed effort to disqualify Kamloops councillor from office ends with $18K in legal bills
A judge ordered the petitioners to pay the City of Kamloops' and Coun. Mike O'Reilly's legal expenses.
Serial Kamloops rapist sentenced to ten years in prison
Joel Eric Carlson was convicted in 2024 for sexually assaulting five women over a six-year period.
You can BYOB to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer
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Parkgoers will be allowed their own liquor near the Riverside bandshell daily until October in a one-season pilot project.
No referendum for $150M Kamloops RCMP building
"It's time to just do it and not wait any longer."
Kamloops mayor’s earns half his normal income due to imposed cuts
"In any other world, it's called constructive dismissal."
‘Extremely heartbreaking’: Friends, family mourn Penticton woman’s shooting death
"I've heard people's sides of the story, but they are all different so it's hard to get closure when people are lying about such a horrible event."
Kamloops council asked municipal affairs minister for help with controversial mayor
Kamloops city council had used up all its options to rein in the mayor, but he remained undeterred.
Kelowna sex offender released to Kamloops
"He represents a serious and imminent risk to persons under the age of 16, including children."
Federal regulators to step up invasive beetle response in Kamloops
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"If left unmanaged, this pest can cause significant damage to parks, golf courses, gardens and crops."
Kamloops could be next BC city to allow booze in a public park
iNwine
Music fans and park-goers in Kamloops may be allowed to bring their own booze this…
Councillor Sarai breached oath by recording Kamloops mayor and covering it up
"Throughout my investigation and in preparing this report, an old adage has repeatedly come to mind: two wrongs don’t make a right."
Kamloops man accused in stabbing spree led police to hidden knives
A man accused in a 2020 stabbing spree stowed away two knives before he returned…
Kamloops mayor says his recent code of conduct complaints against councillors dismissed
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson filed the three most recent council code of conduct complaints, and…
Kamloops mom ousted from BC legislature for bottle feeding baby
"The policy was incorrectly applied as it has no application to bottle feeding."
Accused in Kamloops stabbing told police during 2020 arrest, ‘I killed them’
"He was quite talkative, very friendly. It was a casual conversation."
Merritt man’s remains discovered in April: RCMP
The suspicious death of a Merritt man remains under investigation after his body was discovered…
Leaky sewage system nets another fine for South Okanagan development
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A South Okanagan developer was hit with another fine for its leaky sewage system, this…
Staff shortage means disabled Kamloops student excluded from school activities
"We aren't seeing staff, teachers and school supports able to keep up with demand."
Body of Merritt man discovered two years after he went missing
The remains of a 24-year-old Merritt man were discovered, two years after he was last…
First Nations disputes resolved; province to consider Highland Valley mine extension
According to Teck, the extension would bring nearly $2 billion in capital investment and create around 2,900 jobs during construction.