Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops rugby tour to England thrown into disarray but survives amid Air Canada labour disruption
KAMLOOPS - For the past year-and-a-half, the Kamloops Raiders have been fundraising for a trip to England - the first women's team tour in the rugby club's history. The Raiders are scheduled to play t...
Aug 18, 2025
Kamloops transit fares to increase on Labour Day as BC Transit rolls out service expansions
KAMLOOPS - BC Transit is reminding users of public transit in Kamloops that bus fares will be increasing next month. Starting Labour Day Monday (Sept. 1), it will cost $2.25 for a single ride and $4.5...
Aug 18, 2025
Kamloops Central BIA hoping for increased say on proposed parking changes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is set to discuss a number of potential changes to parking rates and times downtown at a committee meeting Tuesday (Aug 19). The proposed changes come after lengthy pa...
Aug 18, 2025
Monte Creek Fire Station to officially open on September 13
MONTE CREEK, B.C. - The long-awaited Monte Creek Fire Station will officially be opened on September 13, about four years after a fire claimed the life of a man whose family helped make it possible. W...
Aug 18, 2025
TRU WolfPack partners with Play Forever charity to offer free youth basketball camp in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack have partnered with a Canadian charity to offer free youth programming in the City of Kamloops.The WolfPack announced the partnership with Play Forever Monday (Aug. 18). Fo...
Aug 18, 2025
Kamloops council to consider numerous changes to parking rates, times
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is set to discuss a number of potential changes to downtown parking rates and times that staff say will improve availability and efficiency, while making it more equit...
Aug 18, 2025
Paving project on Westsyde Road to wrap up as work along Columbia Street delayed to Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - A three-month long road paving project in Westsyde is nearing completion, just in time for a paving project on a two-block section of Columbia Street downtown to get underway.Work to pave a...
Aug 18, 2025
BC Housing expects to break ground on two affordable housing projects in Kamloops this year
KAMLOOPS - BC Housing has confirmed that it expects to break ground on a pair of affordable housing projects in Kamloops before the end of this year.It is planning to build 60-units at 604 Lorne Stree...
Aug 17, 2025
Tranquille Road sewer upgrades project moving to next phase on Monday
KAMLOOPS - A two-year-long project to replace a sewer main on Tranquille Road will enter a new phase on Monday (Aug. 18). According to the City of Kamloops, the expanded work zone will now encompass t...
Aug 17, 2025
Slow summer for TNRD Emergency Operations Centre owing to fewer Kamloops-area wildfires
KAMLOOPS - It's been a slower than usual summer for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre this year. Speaking at the Aug. 14 TNRD board meeting, Chief Administrati...
Aug 17, 2025
