Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
100 Mile mayor part of group calling for publicly owned rail corridor between Prince George and Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The mayor of 100 Mile House joined provincial, municipal and First Nations officials at the UBCM conference in Vancouver Tuesday (Sept. 15) in an effort to revive a rail line connecting Va...
17h ago (Image Credit: Facebook/Squamish Chamber of Commerce)
'Transformative' Indigenous scholar to receive honorary degree from TRU
KAMLOOPS - A Mori scholar and advocate is being honoured by Thompson Rivers University (TRU) for his transformative contributions to Indigenous education, scholarship and self-determination. TRU annou...
18h ago Dr. Graham Hingangaroa Smith (Image Credit: TRU/Contributed)
Rinaldi scores for Vista Alegre in second game of Portuguese fifth-division season
ILHAVO, PORTUGAL - Defensive midfielder Jonathan Rinaldi has started his professional soccer season well. Rinaldi scored for Vista Alegre in a 3-1 win over Fies SC in Portuguese fifth-division play on...
Sep 15, 2026 Jonathan Rinaldi (Image Credit: Vista Alegre)
Meikle of Kamloops closing in on three CJFL receiving records
KAMLOOPS - Colton Meikle of Kamloops is in reach of breaking three Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) records. The 6-foot-4 B.C. Lions' prospect needs seven catches to become the league's all-time...
Sep 15, 2026 Colton Meikle (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops mayoral contender O'Reilly outlines plan for shelters and supportive housing
KAMLOOPS - Mayoral candidate Mike O'Reilly has unveiled his first of two major campaign planks ahead of October's vote. Destined to be one of the main issues on voters' minds, O'Reilly is proposing a ...
Sep 15, 2026 Mike O'Reilly (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'I'm going to be standing up an awful lot': Kamloops MP's Red Bridge petition nets 1,500+ responses
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola is preparing to advocate for the Red Bridge in the House of Commons, after what he says was a very successful response to a petition he laun...
Sep 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today File Photo)
Final Tapestry Festival to take place at McDonald Park in Kamloops this Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) will be hosting the latest - and final - edition of the annual Tapestry Festival this Saturday (Sept. 19) at McDonald Park. The even...
Sep 15, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo/CFJC Today)
Decades after his first run, business owner Reeb takes another shot at Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Robin Reeb has operated a local business in Kamloops for more than 40 years. It's that experience that he feels make him a candidate for one of eight seats at city hall. Reeb actually ran b...
Sep 15, 2026 Robin Reeb (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Business owner Eberle to take second shot at council
KAMLOOPS - Bryce Eberle is taking his second shot at Kamloops city council after running back in the 2011 race. Eberle, who runs a small business in town, said he will be focusing on bringing up the m...
Sep 15, 2026 Bryce Eberle (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Investigation underway after human remains found near Salmon Arm
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating after human remains were discovered in the Yankee Flats area south of Salmon Arm this past Sunday (Sept. 13), but there aren't many other details available.Vernon-N...
Sep 15, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
