Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snowfall warning in effect for Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt until Wednesday night
Editor's note: This snowfall warning has been upgraded to a winter storm warning. Environment Canada is forecasting up to 60 centimetres of snow to fall by Thursday (March 12) morning. Details can be ...
Mar 10, 2026 Highway 5 about 61 kilometres south of Merritt, looking south at around 6:00 a.m. Wednesday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Westmount Elementary to reopen after spring break on March 30
KAMLOOPS - Students and staff will return to Westmount Elementary School in exactly three weeks when classes resume after spring break. In an update to parents and guardians sent Friday (March 6), Wes...
Mar 09, 2026 Fire tape at Westmount Elementary in Kamloops as seen around 10:00 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2025. (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
Kamloops council set to decide on eyebrow-raising $40 million short-term loan
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are asking council for permission to borrow up to $40 million to cover its bills until property taxes are collected this summer. Municipalities are allowed to borrow ...
Mar 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
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)
