Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Wildfire crews in the Kamloops Fire Centre have been busy battling more blazes this year, though those fires have been significantly smaller than last year. Since the season began April 1, ...

KAMLOOPS - Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government is moving forward on a plan to create a new statutory holiday to honour the survivors of residential schools in Can...

KAMLOOPS - For a second year in a row, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts have been riding across the country to raise awareness for PTSD and other mental health issues facing veterans and first respon...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops North Shore resident thinks something more should have been done to punish the man who lit a large bonfire in a nearby vacant lot Saturday. Jeremy James was riding his bicycle ho...

KAMLOOPS - Good news for the thousands of people who enjoy Overlanders Day each year. The event has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 23 at McDonald Park. This after it had been postponed on Sund...

KAMLOOPS - Another major sporting event is coming to Kamloops. This morning, the city learned it has won the bid to host the 2020 Canada 55+ Games in August 2020. The Tournament Capital beat out White...

KAMLOOPS - The smoke is still lingering, but the views of Kamloops are slowly coming back with a slight clearing of the air on Monday. According to Purple Air, which has multiple monitoring stations i...

KAMLOOPS - Last year marked the first-ever Pride Parade held by the Kamloops Pride Society in the City of Kamloops. The event drew thousands into the downtown core, whether to take part or to spectate...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue says it has contemplated closing Kamloops nature parks to the public, but the move is not yet necessary. Nature parks were closed on July 8 last year due to the extreme...

KAMLOOPS - Members of the BC Government Employees Union will be gathering outside the BC Lottery Corporation’s head office in Kamloops today at noon, urging an investigation into Gateway’s...