Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - A power outage affecting 5,000 Hydro customers last night. A fire on a power pole in Valleyview to be babysat by fire and rescue crews until Hydro could deal with the situation. Power went ...

KAMLOOPS - It’s becoming an all too familiar sight in Aberdeen and Sahali — a bear wandering around peoples’ yards, and rummaging through garbage. According to Conservation Officer S...

KAMLOOPS - For many people living in B.C.’s Interior hiking is a favourite pastime. But, for some, mobility issues can complicate or even prevent a trip to the trails. “A lot of trails wil...

KAMLOOPS - Almost one year to the day after it was announced the BC NDP party would form a government with the help of the provincial Greens, the same BC Green party is holding their annual party conv...

KAMLOOPS - Good news for kids and parents. The City of Kamloops has opened the water parks at Riverside Park, Prince Charles Park and McDonald Park. Westsyde and Albert McGowan Parks opened last week ...

KAMLOOPS - Local construction activity was down slightly in May, but the Kamloops building sector is still on track for a record year. $17.8 million in permits were taken out last month, a 14 per cent...

KAMLOOPS - A tight real estate market in Kamloops is starting to see more homes being put up for sale. Statistics for May show 583 new listings on the market, a slight increase from the same month in ...

KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has confirmed this May was the warmest ever on record in Kamloops. “The average temperature was 18.2 degrees when we tallied the numbers up,” says Meteorologi...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops resident is out over $500 after a thief made off with his wallet this week. Kamloops Crime Stoppers says the wallet was stolen at around 5:00 a.m. Monday morning in the central N...

KAMLOOPS - As gas prices soar, many vacationers might be thinking twice about heading out on that long road trip. Many commuters are feeling the pain at the pump, as gas hovers around a $137.9 per lit...