Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

UPDATE: Chase water system back online
CHASE, B.C. - UPDATE (2:10 p.m.): Chase officials say the water treatment plant is back online. EARLIER: The Village of Chase is urging residents to cut their water use immediately after a malfunction...
James Peters Aug 13, 2025

Future Kamloops Y Dream Home: CHBA CI officially kicks off Training House construction
KAMLOOPS - A 2x4 is used for Tuesday's (Aug. 12) 'ribbon cutting' at 2257 Coldwater Drive and with that, the 36th annual Training House project has officially begun. "You can't build a house by yourse...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 12, 2025

ICCHA-Wish calling for action from NDP and Interior Health to bring improved cardiac care to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The ICCHA-Wish Fund is calling on the NDP government and Interior Health Authority for action on three priorities around cardiac care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Backed by our com...
Michael Reeve Aug 12, 2025

City of Kamloops to ask provincial permission to hold four more AAPs
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will ask the province to authorize a series of new alternative approval processes (AAPs) as it seeks to borrow nearly $190 million dollars for four projects. At Tuesday aft...
James Peters Aug 12, 2025

Work to replace bridge on Highway 1 east of Lytton to begin in the fall
LYTTON B.C. - Construction to replace the Sackum overhead bridge on the Trans Canada Highway between Lytton and Spences Bridge is set to being this fall. B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit ...
James Peters Aug 12, 2025

Urban Systems awarded contract to help plan and design Red Bridge replacement in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government has awarded a contract to Urban Systems Limited to help conduct planning and design work on a replacement for the Red Bridge in Kamloops.In a statement to CFJC Today, th...
Victor Kaisar Aug 12, 2025

UPDATE: Clearwater emergency department reopens after brief closure
UPDATE (9:15 a.m.): Interior Health says the emergency department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital has reopened. EARLIER: CLEARWATER, B.C. - Emergency services in the District of Clearwater will be u...
Aaron Schulze Aug 12, 2025

UPDATE: Missing man found safe
UPDATE (Aug. 12): KAMLOOPS - Alberta RCMP say the 33-year-old woman who was reported missing on Aug. 5, 2025, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous informat...
Aaron Schulze Aug 11, 2025

Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival pays tribute to breast cancer survivors
KAMLOOPS - Competitors from all over the B.C. flocked to Kamloops this past Saturday (Aug. 9) to test their mettle as part of the Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival."This year we have 20 teams, eight mixed...
Curtis Goodrum Aug 11, 2025

Thousands gather in Kamloops as Hot Nite in the City continues record-breaking streak
KAMLOOPS - It was a record-breaking year for Hot Nite in the City with over 575 vehicles on display across downtown Kamloops this past Saturday (Aug. 9).The vehicles ranged from classic American muscl...
Curtis Goodrum Aug 11, 2025

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Are you going to try one of the new e-scooter or e-bike rentals around Kamloops?
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