Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the 28-year-old woman has been located and is safe.
James Peters Mar 02, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Trio of Kamloops women councillors hoping collaboration leads to more change in city
KAMLOOPS - They're not calling it an official partnership, but the trio of Dale Bass, Sadie Hunter and Kathy Sinclair feel, as the only women on council, it's important to band together. "[It's] progr...
Mar 02, 2021

Boogie the Bridge organizers plan for another COVID-safe event in 2021
KAMLOOPS - About a year ago, the annual run-up to Boogie the Bridge had just begun. A week later, the COVID-19 pandemic shrouded the future of the 2020 event in uncertainty."It's been a tough couple o...
Mar 02, 2021

Tranquille Road upgrades resume, traffic flow changed
KAMLOOPS - Tranquille Road is once again under construction. A $13 million project to install a new sewer main has moved into the section between Singh Street and 12th Street. The City's contractor, E...
Mar 02, 2021

Kamloops man wanted in 2019 kidnapping arrested after Vancouver traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who has been on the run for 11 months has been arrested after a traffic stop in Vancouver.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says 33-year-old Robert Renn...
Mar 02, 2021

City of Kamloops building permit activity picked up in February
KAMLOOPS - A slow start to the year for the Kamloops construction industry picked up steam in February.Totals released Tuesday (Mar. 2) by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $10.5 ...
Mar 02, 2021

Crown prosecutor Caputo to seek Conservative nomination in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - A third person has thrown a hat in the ring to succeed Cathy McLeod as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.Frank Caputo is a Crown prosecutor and was mo...
Mar 02, 2021

McArthur Island and TCC to be used for future mass vaccination clinics
KAMLOOPS - Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics won't be happening for some time, but the City of Kamloops will be ready when the time comes. Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian says preliminary plans have been...
Mar 02, 2021

Overlander Ski Club doubles membership, breaks trail use record amid pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Overlander Ski Club expected an increase in memberships and trail traffic amidst the coronavirus pandemic - just not by as much as they did.Vesta Giles, president of Overlander Ski Club, he...
James Peters Mar 02, 2021

COVID-19 exposure at Chase Secondary
CHASE, B.C. - Chase Secondary School has been added to the Interior Health (IH) school COVID-19 exposure page.According to IH, the exposure took place last Tuesday, Feb. 23.Within the Kamloops-Thompso...
Mar 02, 2021

Our Community
100 Mile House emergency department closed Monday
7h ago

CFJC Boogie the Bridge
SETTING THE BEAT - Tips and Tricks for CFJC Boogie the Bridge: Episode 1
Highway 5 North
B.C. launches Highway 5 North speed data collection project
8h ago
Week in Review
Week In Review: Week of March 16
Mar 21, 2026

Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Kamloops food system assessment shows a region growing stronger together
Mar 21, 2026
Rogers Pass
Rogers Pass highway closure extends into third day
Mar 20, 2026