Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council to urge B.C. government to offer financial relief during extreme heat waves
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will be calling on the province and BC Hydro to offer financial relief to low-income British Columbians during times of extreme heat waves. Councillor Dale Bass' notice of ...
Oct 28, 2025
Overnight blowing snow advisory issued for Okanagan Connector
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers on the Okanagan Connector are being warned of challenging winter conditions overnight. In a blowing snow advisory issued shortly after 5:00 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 28), Environment ...
Oct 28, 2025
B.C. doctors pen letter in support of Kamloops OBGYNs as opposition MLAs press government on maternity crisis
KAMLOOPS - The BC Conservative Party has released a letter co-signed by over a hundred doctors, including several obstetrician-gynecologists (OBGYNs) from across the province, in a bid to call attenti...
Oct 27, 2025
Westmount students to be sent to three schools; classes to remain closed Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Students at Westmount Elementary School will be out of class for one more day as the Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) finalizes its transition and relocation plan. The roughly 250 s...
Oct 27, 2025
Kamloops North Shore BIA reiterates call for changes after fatal overdose on Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) is reiterating its call for a community interface management approach to the ongoing toxic drug crisis after another overdose death ...
Oct 27, 2025
Construction at former Northbridge Hotel site in Kamloops expected to begin in early 2026
KAMLOOPS - Construction on an 85-unit housing development at the site of the former Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops is expected to begin next year, if the provincial government provides the approvals ne...
Oct 27, 2025
Paramedic assaulted while filling ambulance at North Shore gas station
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE Oct. 28, 6:00 a.m.): BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) says it is grateful to bystanders who rushed to help after a paramedic was assaulted at a gas station in North Kamloops on ...
Oct 27, 2025
Salmon Arm RCMP noting uptick in vehicle thefts due to unlocked doors and keys being left inside
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are asking residents to get into the habit of locking their vehicles and securing their valuables by 9:00 p.m. RCMP say they have seen an increase in stolen vehic...
Oct 27, 2025
Westmount Elementary to remain closed until further notice after suspicious overnight fire
KAMLOOPS - Students and staff at Westmount Elementary in Kamloops will be out of class on Monday (Oct. 27) after a suspicious fire at the school that police say was likely set on purpose. The Kamloops...
Oct 26, 2025
New renderings released as restoration work at St. Andrew's on the Square set to wrap up in early 2026
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released a few renderings that show what a renovated St. Andrew's on the Square will look like.Restoration work on the oldest public building in Kamloops is underwa...
Oct 26, 2025
