Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Issues remain but federal funding praised as a step in the right direction for struggling BC forestry sector
KAMLOOPS - A $1.2 billion investment into the forestry sector of Canada was announced on Tuesday (Aug. 5) by Prime Minster Mark Carney in Kelowna. The Liberal leader promised $700 million in loan guar...
Aug 06, 2025
'Please keep an eye out for my son': One week after tragic Overlanders Bridge jump, family's desperation only growing
KAMLOOPS - Family and friends of a young man who went into the Thompson River last week are still combing the water and the riverbanks for him. Braden Wallace-Peters, a 23-year-old man living in Kamlo...
Aug 06, 2025
Lytton First Nation and TNRD rescind evacuation order and alerts related to Cantilever Bar wildfire
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order and multiple evacuation alerts related to the Cantilever Bar fire south of Lytton have been rescinded. As of 11:45 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 5), Lytton First Nation announced i...
Aug 06, 2025
Downtown Kamloops Christmas Market slated for end of November
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops will get a head start on holiday cheer at the end of November. The inaugural Kamloops Christmas Market will take place at the Heritage House parking lot at Riverside Park from Nov....
Aug 06, 2025
Public comment period opens for proposed copper mine project near Vavenby
VAVENBY, B.C. - The public comment period for a proposed open-pit copper mine near the community of Vavenby is open. Until Sept. 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., residents can provide their feedback on Taseko...
Aug 06, 2025
Kamloops mobile home park resident hits roadblock in quest to see neighbour's unsightly property dealt with
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman living in a mobile home park along Ord Road says she's hit a wall in her effort to get her neighbour's yard cleaned up. The property next to hers has been inundated with ga...
Aug 05, 2025
With record suicide rate in the industry, Ambulance Paramedics of BC point to growing mental health crisis
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Union representing paramedics in British Columbia is warning the province of a record number of paramedic suicides so far this year. According to the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C...
Aug 05, 2025
Family of man who leapt from Overlanders Bridge pleads for help in their search
KAMLOOPS - The family of the man who jumped from the Overlanders Bridge last week is issuing an urgent appeal for help as it strives to bring him home.In a news release issued via social media, the fa...
Aug 05, 2025
Few new fire starts after lightning-filled weekend in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Despite thousands of lightning strikes over the long weekend, new wildfire starts are few within the Kamloops Fire Centre. According to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), scattered thunderstor...
Aug 05, 2025
Lytton-area fire being held at 1,420ha: BC Wildfire Service
LYTTON, B.C. - The largest wildfire in the Kamloops Fire Centre is no longer considered out of control.In an update to its website, the BC Wildfire Service says the Cantilever Bar fire south of Lytton...
Aug 05, 2025
