Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Road, sidewalk closures expected as CPKC crews work on First Avenue overpass
KAMLOOPS - People in downtown Kamloops are being notified about some work that will be done on the First Avenue/Lorne Street railway overpass this Easter long weekend.Canadian Pacific Kansas City crew...
Apr 03, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Clouston pitching NCAA-committed Blazers, encouraging return to WHL next season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are entering an off-season rife with uncertainty after being swept by the Kelowna Rockets in the first round of the WHL playoffs. Some of their top forwards - including...
Apr 02, 2026 Josh Evaschesen (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography)
Three separate closures coming to 100 Mile House emergency room this Easter weekend
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for multiple days this Easter long weekend.Interior Health has announced three upcoming closures at ...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File)
Kamloops North Shore low-barrier facility shelved due to 'fiscal constraints'
KAMLOOPS - A proposed BC Housing low-barrier housing project on the North Shore of Kamloops is now on hold. The site at the corner of Fortune Drive and Leigh Road was being prepared for a 54-unit hous...
Apr 02, 2026 Property at Leigh and Fortune. File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Province announces changes to municipal codes of conduct after Kamloops input
KAMLOOPS - Long-awaited changes to provincial legislation around municipal council codes of conduct were announced by the NDP on Thursday (April 2). The changes, partially sparked by the dysfunction a...
Apr 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops encouraging residents to be Bear Smart
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is encouraging residents to clear their properties of food that could attract wildlife, helping to reduce human-bear conflict."Unmanaged attractants can draw hungry bea...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: WildSafeBC Kamloops/)
Graduating players Keller, Michael, Ravndahl say goodbye to Blazers, WHL
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers have aged out of junior hockey as of the team's last game Wednesday (April 1). Captain Ryan Michael, Kamloops forward Jordan Keller and defenceman Rhett Ravndahl are ...
Apr 02, 2026 Tommy Lafreniere celebrates with teammates. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography)
Kamloops Film Society hosting first-ever sensory-friendly movie screening on April 18
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society is preparing to host its first-ever sensory-friendly movie screening at the Paramount Theatre in a little over two week's time. The April 18 event is being organiz...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Blazers' forward Hurlbert nominated for WHL rookie of the year award
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P. Hurlbert has been nominated for the WHL's rookie of the year award. The 17-year-old is one of six nominees for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy for the 2025-26 ...
Apr 02, 2026 J.P. Hurlbert (left) and Kelowna's Dawson Gerwing in action during game three of their first-round WHL playoff series. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
Up to 100 wood piles being burned at Harper Mountain to reduce wildfire hazards
KAMLOOPS - A pile burning project at Harper Mountain Ski Hill could begin as early as Thursday (April 2). The BC Wildfire Service says its crews will burn between 50 and 100 piles at the ski resort no...
Apr 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
