Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops woman's screening appointment cancelled as OB-GYN shortages persist
KAMLOOPS - Another rally is planned for this Saturday (Nov. 29) in Kamloops outside of Royal Inland Hospital calling for solutions to short staffing and burnout impacting obstetrics and gynecology car...
Nov 26, 2025
Kamloops MLA Stamer's private members bill passes second reading
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer's private members bill has received unanimous consent at second reading and is now off to the committee stage.Stamer's bill looks to implement mandat...
Nov 26, 2025
Deliberately set fires destroy bench, vehicle in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Police in Salmon Arm are investigating a pair of arson fires. In a news release, Cst. Andrew Hodges of Salmon Arm RCMP says the first fire was discovered last Friday (Nov. 21) at ab...
Nov 26, 2025
Another day, another hunter rescue for Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers
WALHACHIN, B.C. - For the second straight day this week, Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) volunteers were deployed to help rescue a hunting party.In a social media post, KSAR says the call came in ar...
Nov 26, 2025
City of Kamloops staff, councillors say mayor's effort to pause or relocate arts centre project are impossible
KAMLOOPS - As officials break ground on the Kamloops Centre for the Arts Wednesday (Nov. 26), City of Kamloops staff say there's no practical way to either pause or move the project.At Tuesday's Gover...
Nov 26, 2025
Drax pellet plant in Williams Lake to cease operations by end of 2025
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The pellet plant in Williams Lake is set to close by the end of this year, according to a news release issued by Drax, the energy company that operates the facility. In a stateme...
Nov 26, 2025
Monday B-train crash near Lytton killed Surrey man: BC Highway Patrol
LYTTON, B.C. - Police say a crash between two B-train semi trucks near Lytton Monday (Nov. 24) killed a Surrey man.The collision took place just before 9:00 a.m. Monday on the Tank Hill Bridge along t...
Nov 26, 2025
100 Mile House emergency department to close for most of the day Wednesday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency department in 100 Mile House will be temporarily closed for most of Wednesday (Nov. 26). Interior Health says emergency services at 100 Mile House District General...
Nov 26, 2025
Provincial forecast points to historic low steelhead returns in Thompson, Chilcotin watersheds
KAMLOOPS - For decades, steelhead trout populations have been declining, but a recent report from the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship has 2025 as the worst year on record for the spaw...
Nov 25, 2025
Repair work continuing at Westmount one month after suspicious roof fire; no firm date for student return
KAMLOOPS - After a suspicious fire was set on the roof at Westmount Elementary last month, the school still hasn't been able to re-open. The Kamloops-Thompson School District shared two weeks ago that...
Nov 25, 2025
