Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Nominees unveiled for 2026 Kamloops Sports Council Athletic Awards
KAMLOOPS - The nominees for the Kamloops Sports Council's 36th annual Athletic Awards have been unveiled. The awards will be presented Saturday, April 11 at the Coast Kamloops Hotel. The event will al...
Mar 16, 2026
Third Clean the Beach Day in Kamloops set for April 19
KAMLOOPS - For the third year in a row, Kamloops residents are being asked to put on their rubber gloves and help clean the city's riverbanks. Registration is open for the City of Kamloops' third annu...
Mar 16, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Snowfall warnings ended in Cariboo, North Thompson and Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:15 p.m.): Environment Canada has lifted the snowfall warnings that were in place for the Shuswap and the North Thompson.UPDATE 10:15 a.m. - Snowfall warnings are still in effect f...
Mar 16, 2026 Highway 5, about 15 kilometres south of Avola, looking north at around 5:00 a.m. Monday (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Blazers clinch first WHL playoff berth since 2022-23 season
KAMLOOPS - Playoff hockey will be returning to Sandman Centre for the first time in three seasons. The Blazers punched their ticket to the postseason Sunday (March 15) after the WHL-leading Everett Si...
Mar 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Western Hockey League)
Wind warning issued for Fraser Canyon Monday with 90 km/h gusts possible
LYTTON, B.C - Environment Canada has issued a yellow level wind warning for the Fraser Canyon as gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected on Monday (March 16).The weather agency says the strong southerly w...
Mar 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Pixabay)
New policy allows Kamloops firefighters to not respond to confirmed residential false alarms
KAMLOOPS - A new policy in the City of Kamloops will allow firefighters to not respond to some residential calls, if they are confirmed to be false.Fire Chief Ken Uzeloc says the new policy - which wa...
Mar 15, 2026 Kamloops Fire Rescue (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File)
Thompson-Okanagan Rotary Clubs fundraising for invasive mussel detection system
KELOWNA - Rotarians from across the region have banded together to support a project aimed at detecting and preventing the spread of invasive mussels.Rotary Clubs in the Okanagan and Thompson areas ha...
Mar 15, 2026
City of Kamloops adjusts sale price for four remaining Royal Avenue lots
KAMLOOOPS - The City of Kamloops has adjusted the price on four residential semi-waterfront lots along Royal Avenue to reflect an updated appraised valueThe four lots - 581, 585, 589, and 593 Royal Av...
Mar 15, 2026 A street view of the lots for sale along Royal Avenue. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Two additional inductees unveiled as Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame prepares to honour class of 2026
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame has announced another two inductees who will be enshrined as part of the class of 2026. The 1980 Senior Women's volleyball team - the Kamloops Turbulence - ...
Mar 15, 2026
City of Kamloops unveils team of contractors behind Dufferin Multiplex project
KAMLOOPS - With preliminary earthworks on the Dufferin Multiplex anticipated to begin as early as June, the City of Kamloops has announced the team of 13 contractors behind the $140-million project. T...
Mar 15, 2026 A rendering of the arena multiplex in Dufferin. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
