Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops murder plot uncovered during Lower Mainland in-custody escape investigation
PORT COQUITLAM - Police say their investigation into an in-custody escape three years ago in Port Coquitlam led to the discovery of a murder plot in Kamloops. At a news conference Monday (Sept. 8), th...
Sep 08, 2025
B.C. orders some farmers to stop using water to protect endangered chinook salmon
VICTORIA - The provincial government has ordered some farmers and other users in southern B.C. to turn off their water taps, because "severe low flows" are threatening endangered chinook salmon. Rande...
Sep 08, 2025
Impaired driving suspected in wrong-way crash on Coquihalla near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police say the driver who caused a head-on crash on the Coquihalla Highway south of Kamloops around 9:00 p.m. Friday (Sept. 5) night was likely impaired at the time, but they're still appea...
Sep 08, 2025
Crews fighting Mine Creek wildfire focus on direct attack as weather shifts in their favour
HOPE, B.C. - Weather conditions at the Mine Creek wildfire site have turned in favour of the BC Wildfire Service. Crews responding to the wildfire burning on both sides of the Coquihalla Highway north...
Sep 08, 2025
Kamloops water parks to remain open for one more week
KAMLOOPS - The water parks in the City of Kamloops will be open for another week, even though temperatures have returned to seasonal levels.In a brief social media post, the city announced that all wa...
Sep 08, 2025
Drought conditions trigger water restrictions for Falkland water system users
FALKLAND, B.C. - Residents on the Falkland water system are being asked to reduce all water use immediately. In an alert issued Monday (Sept. 8) morning, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says th...
Sep 08, 2025
Kamloops staff eyeing nearly 60,000 hours of new transit service by 2029
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is being asked to rubberstamp a plan that could add nearly 60,000 hours of transit service by 2029, with 31,000 of those hours set to take effect in January 2027, assu...
Sep 08, 2025
New Afton exploration budget gets $5M boost as K-Zone mineralized system doubles in size
KAMLOOPS - New Gold is planning to increase its 2025 exploration budget for the New Afton mine west of Kamloops by $5 million as its K-Zone has more than doubled in size. The international mining comp...
Sep 08, 2025
Transport Canada says efforts underway to remove derelict barge from South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Federal officials say efforts to transfer ownership of a listing barge in the South Thompson River are currently underway, as the derelict vessel draws the attention - and ire - of some peo...
Sep 07, 2025
Cariboo Regional District issues new evacuation orders, alerts as wildfires burn out of control
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District has issued new evacuation orders for 85 parcels and 42 structures in the Smokey Lake fire area. It also issued an evacuation alert for 36 parcels an...
Sep 07, 2025
