Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Williams Lake emergency room closed for second time this weekend
WILLIAMS LAKE - Residents in the Williams Lake area are without emergency room coverage for the second time this weekend.Interior Health says the ER at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital will be closed unt...
Oct 05, 2025
Hurlbert has four points; Blazers give up four third-period goals in defeat to Portland
KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert had a four point night but the Kamloops Blazers gave up four third period goals in a 6-4 loss to the Portland Winterhawks Saturday (Oct. 4) at Sandman Centre.The 17-year-old Hur...
Oct 05, 2025
Ministry of Health to cover latest round of cost overruns at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - When the B.C. NDP government provided its budget update last month, buried in it was a $33-million increase to the Phase 2 portion of the Phil and Jennie Galgardi Tower at Royal Inland Hosp...
Oct 04, 2025
New hours of operation in effect for libraries in Barriere and Clinton
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) has announced new hours of operation at libraries in the communities of Barriere and Clinton.In a statement, the TNRL said the new hours, which t...
Oct 04, 2025
Kamloops firefighters battle small fire near rail tracks in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway in Valleyview was affected for a short while Saturday (Oct. 4) morning as Kamloops firefighters battled a small grassfire near the railway tracks.Firefig...
Oct 04, 2025
Campfires allowed again as District of Barriere lifts Stage 3 water restrictions
BARRIERE, B.C. - Residents in the District of Barriere can resume using water for non-essential purposes as crews have finished repairs on a municipal well.The strict Stage 3 water restrictions took e...
Oct 03, 2025
Hospital district board hears further BC Cancer rationale for omitting PET/CT scanner from Kamloops plans
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) board heard from a BC Cancer delegation at its regular board meeting on Friday (Oct. 3). Cancer care has become a hot button issue in the Kaml...
Oct 03, 2025
BrewLoops brings dozens of BC craft beverage makers to McArthur Island Park
KAMLOOPS - The 10th edition of BrewLoops will take over the west end of McArthur Island this weekend. Volunteers were busy Friday afternoon (Oct. 3) getting stages set and booths ready for the weekend...
Oct 03, 2025
Multi-union job action presence in Kamloops grows
KAMLOOPS - Labour disputes have become a noticeable presence in the Kamloops area. Across Canada, there are currently 55,000 Canada Post workers on strike, while the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU)...
Oct 03, 2025
Kamloops real estate market overcame typical August-to-September dip
KAMLOOPS - The annual dip in Kamloops real estate sales from August to September didn't come this year, according to an industry body.New numbers shared by the Association of Interior Realtors show 22...
Oct 03, 2025
