Kamloops Building Sector
Overall construction value down for Kamloops building sector at halfway point of 2025
KAMLOOPS - At the halfway mark of 2025, the Kamloops building sector has seen more permits issued but less construction value per project. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $131.6 million in permit activity as of June 2025, down from $190.2 million recorded as of the ...
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Seton Lake Search
Remains of missing cliff diver recovered in Seton Lake
LILLOOET, B.C. - The remains of a cliff diver who has been missing since the end of June have been found in Seton Lake. On June 29, Lillooet RCMP responded to the report of a man who had jumped off a cliff into Seton Lake and had not resurfaced. In an update issued Monday (July 14), the Lillooet detachment says the RCM...
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
May 20, 2025
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
Question of the Week
Are you practicing water conservation in your home and on your property?
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Trump's stupidity is contagious
Jul 13, 2025
Kamloops and Area
August Lake Wildfire
August Lake wildfire near Princeton being held at 14 hectares
PRINCETON, B.C. - The August Lake Wildfire burning near Princeton is being held. In an update Monday (July 14) evening, the BC Wildfire Service says that based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, the fire burning east of Princeton Golf Club is expected to remain within its 14-hectare boundary. &qu...
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YOUTH SERVICES
Foundry Kamloops approaching fundraising goal as they hope to open the youth focused space in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Foundry Kamloops was first announced in July of 2022 by then Mental Health and Addictions Minister Shelia Malcolmson. Two years later in 2024, Foundry was gifted the future home of the youth centre with an approximately 9,000 square foot space by the Desert Gardens Community Seniors Centre. Now three years s...
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SD73 CHANGES
SD73 provides insight into departure of Supt. Nixon
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 Kamloops-Thompson introduced their new interim superintendent and secretary treasurer as Mike McKay and Harold Cull. Both men will work in their roles until the end of the calendar year, while assisting the district in the search for their full-time replacement. The introduction on Monday ...
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Build Kamloops
Library space allocated for future Dufferin arena multiplex
KAMLOOPS - The future arena multiplex in Dufferin will feature four sheets of ice and an even greater number of sheets of paper. The City of Kamloops and the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library announced that space will be allocated to include a library branch in the four-sheet iceplex at 2070 Hillside Dr. In a news relea...
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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Kamloops' Trusted Property Manager - Rohit Kumar
"I'm Rohit Kumar, born and raised in Kamloops, and I've witnessed our market's shifts firsthand. My mission is to keep investors ahead of the curve." As a property manager with RE/MAX Commercial Solutions, Rohit Kumar combines local insight with years of hands-on experience to ensure owners and investors maxi...
May 20, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Shaping Ornamental Maples
Ornamental trees like the Japanese and Korean maples are indeed beautiful to have in your yard, but where's the best place to plant them and how do you make them look like the fancy ones you see in magazines? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops takes time to show you some of the basics about ...
Jun 18, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Plants For Under The Tree
Plants are indeed a wonderful thing to have in your yard. But certain areas of your yard may not be suitable for every plant, especially for under a tree! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for doing just that!
Jun 18, 2025
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British Columbia
Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA - The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall. Staff proposing the $412,000 fence cite "intimidation and harassment" of empl...
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'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling
The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter in 2021. The court ruling posted Monday says Luciano Mariani's killing of Caroline Bernard in her home in Bowser, B.C., w...
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B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior. Randene Neill, the minister of water, land and resource stewardship, says they want people to...
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Local Sports
HANGING UP THE SKATES
Nash reflects on professional hockey career, talks moments and highlights
KAMLOOPS -- Riley Nash is satisfied he made the most of his professional hockey career, a 15-year saga that came to an end last week with the announcement of his retirement. "I feel like I was able to squeeze the lemon as dry as possible and get a lot out of my career," said Nash, the Kamloops product who pla...
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Kamloops United FC
Kamloops United FC draws with Unity FC 1-1
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United FC's men's and women's teams each drew Unity FC of Surrey 1-1 over the weekend. Cara Freeman opened the scoring for the women Saturday (July 12) at Hillside Stadium while Dylan Hooper scored a tying goal in stoppage time for the men. Both the Kamloops men and women have two matches remaining ...
Jul 14, 2025
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NorthPaws Swept
NorthPaws swept by Bells at home, extend losing skid to four games
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws were swept by the Bellingham Bells at home over the weekend. Following losses of 14-12 and 11-6, the NorthPaws dropped the third and final game of their series with the Bells at Norbrock Stadium Sunday (July 13) 8-2. Overall, the NorthPaws have lost four straight games in West Coast Le...
Jul 14, 2025
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Canada
Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now on par with the number who think positively about China. The survey by the Pew Research Center suggests one-third of Cana...
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Quebec urged to reconsider $30M fine against college over English-language enrolment
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs. An association representing private subsidized colleges says LaSalle College risks "irreversible consequences" if the provincia...
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First Nations to launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5
TORONTO - Lawyers representing nine Ontario First Nations say they are launching a constitutional challenge against provincial and federal laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects that the Indigenous communities say infringes upon their rights. Details of the legal challenge have not yet been made public, but t...
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World
Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than 4 years in prison
LONDON (AP) - Two men who cut down England's beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison. The tree stood for nearly 150 years before Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers carried out what a prosecutor called a "moronic mission" and cut it down in the middle of the night, top...
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The UK says thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain under a secret resettlement program
LONDON (AP) - Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed Tuesday. The government now plans to close the route, which the me...
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
ATLANTA (AP) - Seattle's Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by le...
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