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City staff to look into AAP notification mailouts after rare agreement between Kamloops mayor, councillors
KAMLOOPS - A discussion on alternative approval processes (AAP) for borrowing Tuesday (July 29) brought a rare opportunity for Kamloops councillors to get on the same page as the mayor. Before discuss...
Jul 30, 2025
British Columbians told to avoid coast, after Russia quake triggers tsunami advisory
WICKANINISH BEACH, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbians are being urged to stay away from coastal areas that remain under a tsunami advisory, after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever r...
Jul 30, 2025
New agreement will see Metis adults able to access culturally safe supports
KAMLOOPS - Metis adults in the Kamloops region, living with developmental and intellectual disabilities will soon have access to more supports thanks to a first in the province agreement between Commu...
Jul 29, 2025
New wildfire south of Lytton triggers evacuation alerts from Lytton First Nation, TNRD
LYTTON, B.C. - A new wildfire start discovered south of Lytton Monday (July 28) has already grown to 150 hectares, prompting a pair of evacuation alerts.The Cantilever Bar fire erupted about 10 kilome...
Jul 29, 2025
Heat warning gives City of Kamloops first test of new decentralized heat response plan
KAMLOOPS - The first heat warning of 2025 in Kamloops is set to last until Thursday (July 31) as a ridge of high pressure will bring sustained heat to the interior of B.C. That has the City of Kamloop...
Jul 28, 2025
Environment Canada issues heat warning for Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued heat warning for the Kamloops area, with temperatures expected to be in the mid-30s this week. The warning issued Monday (July 28) covers the North and South T...
Jul 28, 2025
City postpones planned Columbia Street paving project due to ongoing Overlanders Bridge work
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops appears to have put the brakes on some planned paving work that was to be done on a stretch of Columbia Street this summer. While a start date and other details were no...
Jul 28, 2025
Restoration and improvements at St. Andrew's on the Square in Kamloops to cost a little over $1-million
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are asking council to approve $302,000 in funding from reserves towards restoration and improvements at St. Andrew's on the Square downtown. In a report going before ...
Jul 27, 2025
STEPS to cease operations at Sun Peaks Health Centre in October
SUN PEAKS - The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) will no longer be operating the Sun Peaks Community Health Centre as of this October, Sun Peaks Mayor Rob O'Toole says they've ...
Jul 26, 2025
B.C.'s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's independent wood product makers say hundreds of small- and medium-sized manufacturers may be forced to shut down in light of the latest decision from the United States t...
Jul 26, 2025
