Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council to consider potential tax exemptions to spur development at Fulton Field
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops councillors are hoping to see the city's Revitalization Tax Exemption program be expanded to include lands around the airport.Councillors Bill Sarai, Katie Neustaeter and Ste...
Mar 09, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
North Shore neighbours call for changes ahead of council debate on Pathways shelter permit
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore access hub, named Pathways, was approved back in late 2024, with council green-lighting a 20-month temporary use permit for the site, creating a 44-bed shelter. Those 20 mon...
Mar 09, 2026 Pathways (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops building sector off to busiest start within the last decade
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops building sector continued its hot start to 2026. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $21.1 million in activity was recorded ov...
Mar 09, 2026 File photo (Image credit: CFJC Today).
UPDATE: Kamloops drivers warned of icy conditions on surrounding highways
UPDATE (9:00 a.m.): Kamloops and Tk'emlups Rural RCMP are asking the public to only travel on local highways if absolutely necessary due to treacherous conditions Monday. In an advisory issued Monday ...
Mar 09, 2026 Highway 5 about 15 kilometres south of Merritt at Comstock Road, looking north, at around 5:05 a.m. Monday (Image credit: DriveBC).
RCMP Musical Ride returning to Merritt in August
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP Musical Ride will be making a stop in Merritt this August, and tickets will go on sale in less than two months. The Musical Ride will perform at the Nicola Valley Rodeo Ground...
Mar 08, 2026 The RCMP Musical Ride in Kamloops in June 2023. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
UPDATE: Travel not recommended as RCMP report multiple crashes on Coquihalla near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 7:00 p.m.): Traffic is moving again on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt but RCMP say travel is not recommended. In an update released just before 6:00 p.m. Sunday (March 8),...
Mar 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Destiny Sam-Deneault/Facebook)
Medical services returning to Sun Peaks as doctor set to reopen practice at ski patrol facility
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Medical services will be returning to Sun Peaks after five months after the doctor who pulled out of negotiations with the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality reached an agreement...
Mar 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Sun Peaks Resort/File Photo)
Grand opening scheduled for rebuilt North Shuswap library in Scotch Creek
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Library services will be returning to the North Shuswap nearly three years after the Bush Creek East wildfire destroyed the previous library as it tore through the area.The Okanag...
Mar 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Okanagan Regional Library)
Kamloops Chamber to benefit as Blazers release latest Thompson River Fighting Trout jersey
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released the latest iteration of a limited-edition Kami The Fish jersey, which they'll wear during next weekend's home game against the Kelowna Rockets.The Blazers...
Mar 07, 2026 A mock up of the Thompson River Fighting Trout jersey that the Kamloops Blazers will wear on March 14, 2026. (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
Kamloops eyeing up to $40M in loans to cover expenses until 2026 property taxes are collected
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are asking councillors for permission to borrow up to $40 million so employees and vendors can be paid until property taxes are collected this summer. These short-ter...
Mar 07, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
