Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Green leader Lowan touts vision for a new, younger coalition of voters during Kamloops stop
KAMLOOPS - Back in September, Emily Lowan was elected as the new leader of the BC Green Party. In doing so, she became the youngest leader of a provincial party in Canada and the first leader to be bo...
Nov 28, 2025
KFR union president highlights importance of Dallas expansion amid budget deliberations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council has directed to staff to bring back a number of potential changes to the preliminary budget in an effort to lower the tax rate, currently set at just over 10 per cent....
Nov 28, 2025
Quiet year for bear-human conflicts in Kamloops; specialized garbage bins proving effective
KAMLOOPS - As the bears who roam the hills in the Kamloops area begin to bed down for the winter, officials say the first year of the city's bear-resistant bin program has proven successful. However, ...
Nov 28, 2025
Extreme Weather Alert issued for Kamloops shelters with chilly, breezy night ahead
KAMLOOPS - A chilly overnight forecast has prompted an Extreme Weather Alert (EWA) to be issued for Kamloops Friday (Nov. 28).Under provincial legislation, such an alert can be issued when the tempera...
Nov 28, 2025
Missing Kamloops woman may have travelled to Surrey: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a woman who went missing from Kamloops earlier this week may be in the Lower Mainland. Sheri-Lynn Bissonnette was last seen leaving her Aberdeen home at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (...
Nov 28, 2025
Kamloops RCMP looking for suspect, person of interest after BB gun theft from Valleyview business
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in identifying a man who walked out of a Valleyview warehouse early Monday (Nov. 24) morning with five BB rifles.Police say they were called to a stor...
Nov 28, 2025
Environment Canada launches new alert system to protect people in extreme weather
The Canadian government is launching a new alert system to help protect Canadians in extreme weather events. Environment and Climate Change Canada will now be using a colour-coded system to make it ea...
Nov 28, 2025
Barriere warning of possible Telus scam calls ahead of work to install new fibre-optic network
BARRIERE, B.C. - The District of Barriere says its aware of an increase in the number of scam calls from people claiming to represent Telus, following the recent announcement of an upcoming fibre-opti...
Nov 28, 2025
With tenants settled into Katherine's Place, A Way Home's Camp Out fundraiser eyes transportation needs
KAMLOOPS - A Way Home Kamloops is preparing to host its annual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness, coming up December 5. The organization was founded by the late Katherine McParland, who felt providin...
Nov 27, 2025
Proposal to reduce Kamloops speed limits to 30 km/h moves forward slowly
KAMLOOPS - A pilot project to reduce the speed limit on some Kamloops streets to 30 km/h has taken a step forward. City of Kamloops staff are proposing a pilot project that would decrease the speed li...
Nov 27, 2025
