Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - The official start to summer is this Thursday, but if the recent spike in temperatures is any indication, summer is already here. As of five o’clock Tuesday, the mercury hit 35 degree...

KAMLOOPS - Close, but no cigar. That was the verdict from Environment Canada when it comes to whether or not Kamloops broke a weather record today. The temperature hit 35.5 degrees Tuesday, just shy o...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is going ahead with its anti-idling bylaw after council approved it on Tuesday afternoon. It means vehicles can’t idle for more than three minutes in public space...

KAMLOOPS - A large number of people cranking up their air conditioners was partly to blame for two large power outages in the Upper Sahali area Sunday and Monday nights. Close to 1,900 customers - the...

KAMLOOPS - The North Shuswap’s Celista Estates winery wasn’t the only local vintner to win big at the 37th Annual All Canadian Wine Championships. Three Kamloops wineries combined to take ...

CHICAGO - A man from Kamloops has died in a skydiving accident in Illinois. 68 year old Reginald Hurlbut died following a jump in Illinois last Friday. He was a member of the Kamloops Skydiving Club a...

KAMLOOPS - Once again, private schools lead the way in the Fraser Institute’s annual rankings of secondary schools in B.C. In Kamloops, that means another strong showing for St. Ann’s Acad...

KAMLOOPS - Moving van rental company U-Haul says Kamloops has fallen eleven spots on its list of Canadian cities where people are moving. U-Haul says the Tournament Capital fell to a No. 39 ranking in...

KAMLOOPS - Calling it a “tough day for the family,” Ryan Shtuka’s family left Sun Peaks Monday. Mother Heather says they left to help their daughter Jordan prepare for graduation nex...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamooops-Thompson School District (SD73) is ready to begin work on recommendations made by the Superintendent’s Task Force on Student Safety. The task force was struck by Superint...