Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops MP Caputo tables private member's bill aiming to crack down on intimate partner violence
KAMLOOPS - The member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola has tabled a private member's bill that he calls the most substantive change to intimate partner violence laws in Canadian history. Fra...
Aaron Schulze Sep 18, 2025

Kamloops RCMP looking to identify driver who reportedly approached young person near McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - Police are looking into the report of a suspicious man in a pickup truck approaching a young person on the Kamloops North Shore last week. Just after 2:00 p.m. on Sept. 9, Kamloops RCMP say...
Aaron Schulze Sep 18, 2025

Kamloops smashes nearly 90-year-old daytime temperature record
KAMLOOPS - The daily high temperature in Kamloops Wednesday (Sept. 17) broke a record that stood for nearly a century. According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, a temperature of 34.1 C...
Aaron Schulze Sep 18, 2025

TRUSU celebrates landmark 15th year for Kamloops' longest-running pride parade
KAMLOOPS - More than 100 students gathered outside the Campus Activity Centre Wednesday (Sept. 17) morning for the 15th annual Thompson Rivers University Student Union (TRUSU) pride parade. The event ...
James Peters Sep 17, 2025

Genesis Place 2.0 to bring 48 new units of supportive housing to Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Construction is set to begin this week on Genesis Place 2.0. Soon, a new four-storey building will rise at 654 Fortune Drive, as CMHA Kamloops expands Genesis Place with 48 new studio units...
Michael Reeve Sep 17, 2025

Conservative leadership review facing critism as Rustad pledges to keep working for British Columbians
KAMLOOPS - John Rustad's tenure as leader of the BC Conservative Party could be winding down, as the man who was exiled from BC United before reviving the long-dormant Tories is facing a leadership re...
Michael Reeve Sep 17, 2025

Kamloops proposing to roll out curbside organics program to multi-family buildings by 2028
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is working on a phased approach to expand its curbside organics collection program to multi-family buildings by the spring of 2028.The first phase of its proposed plan ...
Victor Kaisar Sep 17, 2025

Wildfire north of Kamloops held at 3.7ha: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - Less than 24 hours after it was discovered, the Stuart Lake wildfire north of Kamloops is being held.In an update to its website, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the fire is measured at...
James Peters Sep 17, 2025

Smoke expected to be visible along Highway 5 as wildfire near McLure grows to three hectares
KAMLOOPS - Smoke is expected to be highly visible from the Yellowhead Highway near McLure and surrounding communities north of Kamloops Wednesday (Sept. 17). The BC Wildfire Service says the Stuart La...
James Peters Sep 17, 2025

Construction on Gateway 286 rest stop near Merritt expected to be complete in spring 2026: developer
MERRITT, B.C. - Kelowna-based developer Troika is eyeing a completion date in May or June 2026 for the Gateway 286 project at the intersection of Highways 5 and 97C near Merritt. Residents passing by ...
James Peters Sep 17, 2025

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SOUND OFF: Celebrating Pride across B.C.
Jun 25, 2026
Music in the Park
Lineup for 2026 Music in the Park unveiled with some tweaks to accommodate World Cup matches
Jun 23, 2026

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PEARCE: The power of play
Jun 23, 2026
Question of the Week
What should the City of Kamloops do to celebrate Canada Day?
Jun 22, 2026