Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salmon Arm open house to cover wildfire resiliency, airport industrial development
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Residents in Salmon Arm are being asked to help shape the city's priorities for three projects. The City of Salmon Arm is hosting an open house from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednes...
Sep 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/City of Salmon Arm)
Vehicle infractions, call for assistance leads to notable police presence in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A traffic stop led to a bright, notable police presence in downtown Kamloops Friday (Sept. 4) night. At around 10:10 p.m., Kamloops RCMP say an officer stopped a vehicle for several motor v...
Sep 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/WHEN BAD / GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN KAMLOOPS)
Empty net goal serves as game winner as Blazers take down Rockets 2-1 in pre-season play
KAMLOOPS - An empty net goal ended up as the game winner as the Kamloops Blazers hung on to defeat the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 in Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season play from Sandman Centre Friday (Se...
Sep 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Brian Johnson via Facebook/Kamloops Blazers)
WolfPack soccer teams earn pair of road victories over Timberwolves
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a victorious Friday (Sept. 4) night in Northern B.C. for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack soccer program. The WolfPack women's soccer team earned a win in their fir...
Sep 05, 2026 (Image Credit: TRU WolfPack)
Nepali community in Kamloops supporting TRU student, others impacted by floods
KAMLOOPS - As rescue efforts continue after last Wednesday's (Aug. 26) deadly flash flood in Nepal, the impacts are being felt in Kamloops. "We have a student from Thompson Rivers University (TRU) who...
Sep 04, 2026 A Nepal flag lies on a muddy track near the banks of the Trishuli river in Dhading District, Nepal on Aug. 30, 2026. (Image Credit: Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo via The Canadian Press)
Kamloops reports 21% drop in water use as restrictions ease after nearly 7 weeks
KAMLOOPS - As Kamloops residents resume normal water use for the first time in nearly seven weeks, the city says the enhanced rules that came into effect on July 20 were successful. "We calculated out...
Sep 04, 2026 Sign showing the current drought level in the City of Kamloops as seen on Sept. 4, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
City of Kamloops forced to divert recyclables to Pritchard after suspicious fire at Emterra Environmental
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday's (Sept. 2) suspicious fire that sparked alongside the Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview led to some disruptions to recycling services at the City of Kamloops this week, but the ...
Sep 04, 2026 Clean up underway at Emterra Environment in Kamloops on Sept. 3, the day after the suspicious fire. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
'When you have polarization, compromise goes out the window'; Milobar takes aim at third-party status
KAMLOOPS - The Green Party will no longer hold the status of third party in the B.C. Legislature this fall, as MLAs return to Victoria on October 5. "We want to be clear that our intention is to form ...
Sep 04, 2026 Peter Milobar (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Two dogs remain on the loose after frightening attack in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Two dogs remain on the loose in Kamloops after an attack Wednesday (Sept. 2) afternoon that sent one man to hospital. "Really, this is the area where the dog came bolting out of there and t...
Sep 04, 2026 Eric Dean walks the river near where he was attacked on Wednesday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Newest Kamloops mayoral contender Dhaliwal pledges to take pay cut if elected
KAMLOOPS - With the municipal election just over a month away, a fourth competitor has emerged in the race for the Kamloops mayor's chair this fall. Former city councillor and local business owner Ray...
Sep 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
