Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD board to debate borrowing up to $6.3M for joint search-and-rescue, fire station in Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is looking to the alternative approval process (AAP) to fund its share of the cost of a new purpose-built headquarters for Kamloops Search and R...
Jan 19, 2026 Rendering of the proposed KSAR and KFR Facility on Devick Road in Rayleigh. (Image Credit: TNRD)
'We remain each other's biggest fans': Kamloops-based Brown rink to part ways
KAMLOOPS - There will be a shakeup on the pebbled ice in Kamloops as Team Brown is "exploring new curling opportunities" after two decades together. The current iteration of Team Brown - skip Corryn B...
Jan 18, 2026 Team Brown with coach Jim Cotter. (Image Credit: Team Brown/Facebook)
B.C. psychologist says government ignored two decades of addiction research
BURNABY, B.C. - A B.C. psychologist who led a major study into addiction and criminality is speaking out now that the government is shutting down its decriminalization experiment.Health Minister Josie...
Jan 18, 2026 Dr. Julian Somers is a clinical psychologist and Simon Fraser University professor. (Image Credit: Simon Fraser University)
New landfill tipping fees to take effect across CSRD on May 1
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Increased tipping fees will take effect in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) on May 1.The CSRD board has brought in the new fee schedule, which will see the disposal fee...
Jan 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Pattison Media File)
UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP say missing 13-year-old found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - (UPDATE 11:45 a.m.): Police in Williams Lake say the 13-year-old who was reported missing on Saturday (Jan. 17) has been found and is safe.(Please note: for privacy consideration...
Jan 18, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Kamloops Outdoor Skating Association realizes decade-old dream with new Riverside rink
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Outdoor Skating Association's roughly decade-old dream to see people skating at Riverside Park is finally a reality. The association's Nancy Bepple says members are thrilled to...
Jan 18, 2026 People using the outdoor rink in Kamloops on opening day, Jan. 7. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today File)
Iranian community in Kamloops organizing 'Free Iran' rally to amplify local voices
KAMLOOPS - The Iranian community in Kamloops will be organizing a solidarity event at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) this Sunday (Jan. 18) afternoon. Organizer Ali Alizadeh says the 'Free Iran' even...
Jan 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Contributed )
CMHA activates extreme weather alert as Kamloops temperatures dip following mild spell
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has reactivated its extreme weather response protocol as temperatures approach more season levels following a spell of m...
Jan 17, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo)
Blown tires, damaged vehicles reported as massive potholes riddle Coquihalla Highway
HOPE, B.C. - Drivers travelling the Coquihalla Highway say massive potholes are causing costly damage, leaving some motorists stranded and frustrated.Mario Gedicke is among those affected. Over two se...
Jan 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Global BC)
B.C. Conservatives to unveil new leader on May 30, leadership race rules unveiled
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party has unveiled rules for its leadership race that include $115,000 in fees for contestants, who must sign a pledge to support the eventual winner set to be announc...
Jan 17, 2026 Former B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad arrives for a news conference in Richmond on July 30, 2024. (Image Credit: Darryl Dyck/ The Canadian Press)
