Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops to offer extended free on-street parking this holiday season
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will once again offer free on-street weekend parking in the downtown core through the holiday season, though it'll be in effect longer than previous years. Parking will...
Nov 09, 2025
Public meeting scheduled as cleanup continues at site of CPKC train derailment near Kamloops
SAVONA, B.C. - UPDATE (Nov. 10): Another railcar has been removed from the site of last weekend's Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailment near Cherry Creek. In an update Sunday night (Nov...
Nov 09, 2025
Westsyde residents want more proactive plans from city, as weekday hours set to resume at pool and fitness centre
KAMLOOPS - The Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre is expected to reopen with regular weekday hours starting Monday (Nov. 17), ending an over two month long stretch of reduced weekday hours due to staffi...
Nov 09, 2025
All railcars with fuel cleared away from Kamloops Lake as water sampling, cleanup continues
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - The BC Government says all rail cars carrying aviation fuel as well as those that previously contained gasoline have been removed from the site of a derailment near Cherry Creek. ...
Nov 09, 2025
'Significant public area' at Royal Inland Hospital to be dedicated to Butler family following million dollar donation
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation is heralding a million dollar donation from the Butler family, saying it will help countless people access exceptional care in Kamloops. The donat...
Nov 08, 2025
WorkSafeBC fines B.C. government over $750K for two wildfire fighting incidents from 2023
KAMLOOPS - WorkSafeBC has fined the Provincial Government over $750,000 in connection with a pair of incidents involving the BC Wildfire Service that date back to 2023. An administrative penalty of $7...
Nov 08, 2025
100 Mile House mayor 'profoundly disappointed' by impending sawmill closure
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The mayor of 100 Mile House says the community is profoundly disappointed by West Fraser's decision to permanently cease operations at the local sawmill by the end of this calen...
Nov 08, 2025
Tŝilhqot'in nation calls B.C. out on misinformation about Aboriginal title
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in National Government (TNG) is calling on governments to set the facts straight around Aboriginal title and to stop what it calls fear-mongering."It's been working w...
Nov 08, 2025
Fuel cleanup progresses near derailment site on Kamloops Lake - but plenty of work remains
KAMLOOPS - Water quality samples collected at a recent train derailment site west of Cherry Creek have come back as safe to drink under the BC Source Drinking Water Guidelines. It comes on the heels o...
Nov 07, 2025
Virtual overnight ER service rolling out in new year for Interior community hospitals
CLEARWATER - Rural emergency rooms around BC's Interior are no stranger to overnight 'service disruptions'. The temporary closures happen more often for community hospitals and, in an effort to fix th...
Nov 07, 2025
