Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - The sunshine and dry heat experienced by the B.C. Interior in the past few days is on its way out. Severe thunderstorm watches are out throughout the Southern Interior this morning. The wat...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s graduate scholarship fund has received a boost from the provincial government. TRU will receive $180,000 to support graduate students in such areas as sci...

KAMLOOPS - On Monday in Prince George, Premier John Horgan announced more than a half a billion dollars over the next decade earmarked to build housing for indigenous people across BC. The announcemen...

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...