Downtown Kamloops
UPDATE: Stabbing on downtown Kamloops street
KAMLOOPS – A 48-year-old Kamloops man remains in hospital in serious condition, but stable condition, after he was stabbed during a fight on the street in the city's downtown early Sunday morning. RCMP say the stabbing victim called 911 around 5 a.m., July 19, from the intersection of St. Paul Street and 7 Avenue. Police...
Blue piano replacement in the works following vandalism
KAMLOOPS – Within days of being vandalised beyond repair, the outpouring of love for the blue piano of downtown Kamloops has surprised the general manager of a downtown association. In an attempt to draw people downtown, the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association placed a public piano near the corner Victoria Street and Third Avenue last...
The blue piano of downtown Kamloops silenced by vandal
KAMLOOPS - The blue public piano in downtown Kamloops has gone silent after a vandal destroyed it this week. Members of the Downtown Kamloops Association are looking for someone to remove the city’s blue piano after it was destroyed yesterday, July 2. Jackie Rechenmacher, a team leader with the association says members witnessed a man...
Downtown youth ambassadors keep Kamloops, clean, safe and friendly
KAMLOOPS – One part welcome wagon, one part sheriff. The Customer Care and Patrol team, or CAP for short, was introduced formally to the public in Kamloops on Friday, June 5. Armed with big smiles and bright red shirts, the young people act as what bylaw officer John Wilson calls the “eyes and ears of...
Driver faces impaired charge after hitting Kamloops dental office
KAMLOOPS – The Mounties figure speed and alcohol played a role in a car crash in Kamloops early this morning. RCMP say the car hit a dental office at the corner of 1 Avenue and St. Paul Street at around 6 a.m., April 11. The Twin Rivers Dental at 121 St. Paul St. was left...
UPDATE: RCMP deem “suspicious item” in downtown Kamloops alley “not suspicious”
KAMLOOPS – Better safe than sorry. With that motto in mind, Kamloops RCMP closed an alley downtown Saturday afternoon, and closed and evacuated a business. A “suspicious item” was found in the alley in the 400-block of Victoria Street around 1:38 p.m. Several hours later the all clear was given and the business was allowed...