Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Venture Kamloops reports strong 2025 for local businesses despite economic uncertainty
KAMLOOPS - New data from Venture Kamloops indicates that an estimated 700 new business licences were registered in Kamloops in 2025, and the economic development organization for the City of Kamloops ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
KSAR reports increase to water rescues, concern over social media influenced calls
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) responded to their first call of 2026 in Monday to help a driver who was reportedly stuck in snow on Martin Prairie Road near Pritchard. This first call of...
Jan 14, 2026 Kamloops Search and Rescue (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops council nixes proposed 1,350-unit housing development near KRCC
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council have voted against a massive rezoning application that would have paved the way for a new mixed-use neighbourhood with approximately 1,350 housing units located next t...
Jan 14, 2026 An illustrative concept plan of the new development by the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. (Image Credit: Placemark Design + Development via City of Kamloops)
BCCOS investigating after doe mule deer shot and killed in Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - BC conservation officers are investigating after a doe mule deer was shot and killed in a residential area of Logan Lake a few days before Christmas.Conservation Officer Tyler Kerr ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons/File)
Stake Lake ski trails to close due to mild weather, insufficient snow
KAMLOOPS - The Overlander Ski Club will be temporarily closing the Stake Lake ski trails as it laments the lack of snow and warmer temperatures in the Kamloops area. In a post to social media, the clu...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Overlander Ski Club)
RCMP looking for person of interest in reported groping incident downtown
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking to speak with a person of interest regarding a reported groping incident that took place before the winter holidays. Just before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2025, Kamloo...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Terminated TRU administrator claims 'bad faith treatment' as trial against school delayed
KAMLOOPS - A former Thompson Rivers University (TRU) administrator who is suing the university is claiming to be a continued recipient of "bad faith treatment" as the trial has been postponed by anoth...
Jan 14, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Vehicle stuck in snow has KSAR urging caution when driving down forest service roads
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) is reminding drivers who rely on navigation apps to use caution when deciding to continue down forest service roads. In a post to social media, KSAR says i...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Image credit: Facebook/Kamloops Search and Rescue)
Western Canada Theatre weaves joy into tragedy in 'Casey and Diana'
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday (Jan. 13), Western Canada Theatre (WCT) held a first look at its newest play, Casey and Diana. The show is based on Princess Diana's visit to Casey House, Canada's first aids hospic...
Jan 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Kamloops' next builders prepare to enter a volatile sector
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops building sector had its third-busiest year on record in 2025, with more than 1,000 permits issued, equaling just shy of $350 million in value. The podium finish comes amid worr...
Jan 13, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
