Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU professor's writing helps support caregivers of those living with Alzheimer's disease
KAMLOOPS - This month is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and across Canada, more than 700,000 people live with the disease, with close to 400 a day receiving the diagnosis. There is currently no cure for ...
Jan 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
The 'Dis//Connect' brings different perspective and memories of the Red Bridge to life
KAMLOOPS - The 'Dis//Connect' is the newest exhibit on display at the Old Kamloops Courthouse Gallery. It's a collaboration between the Indigenous Resurgence Project, along with the Kamloops Arts Coun...
Jan 23, 2026 Artwork on display at 'Dis//Connect' (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'Take a gamble': Merritt mayor asking for delay on potential school closure with the hopes of growth
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 is currently working through the extensive consultation process as it looks at the possibility of closing one of the elementary schools in Merritt. This month, the d...
Jan 23, 2026 Merritt Central (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
A Way Home Kamloops eyes first vehicle as 2025 Campout to End Youth Homelessness raises nearly $60,000
KAMLOOPS - The 2025 Campout to End Youth Homelessness raised just under $60,000 for A Way Home Kamloops. While the final fundraising total fell shy of the non-profit organization's goal of $100,000, A...
Jan 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/A Way Home Kamloops)
New curling and racquet sports facility to replace Memorial Arena, Kamloops Curling Club
KAMLOOPS - The next phase of the ambitious Build Kamloops initiative involves a significant amount of demolition along Victoria Street downtown. The City of Kamloops has announced plans to tear down M...
Jan 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
Harper Mountain to reopen ski area Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Skiers will be welcome back at Harper Mountain this weekend after a brief hiatus. The Kamloops-area ski resort announced that the chairlift will be back running Saturday (Jan. 24) after an ...
Jan 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Prescribed burn taking place within Williams Lake Community Forest
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake and the surrounding area, along with drivers travelling on Highway 20, may notice smoke over the next few weeks. The BC Wildfire Service says a prescri...
Jan 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Westsyde to become 'gnarly' in pursuit of new skatepark
KAMLOOPS - A Committee of the Whole meeting has given the Westsyde Community Development Society (WCDS) the chance to do a feasibility study at Westsyde Centennial Park for a new skatepark. The WCDS s...
Jan 22, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
TNRD approves use of AAP for borrowing $6.3M for new Kamloops Search and Rescue hall
KAMLOOPS - A joint venture between Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR), the City of Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola Regional District could see a new fire hall and Kamloops Search and Rescue base built...
Jan 22, 2026 Rendering of the proposed KSAR and KFR Facility on Devick Road in Rayleigh. (Image Credit: TNRD)
Kamloops to host monthly flexible plastics pop-up recycling events
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be hosting the first in a series of monthly pop-up flexible plastics recycling events this Sunday (Jan. 25) at Valleyview Arena. Solid Waste Reduction Coordinator ...
Jan 22, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
