Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cuts, deferrals see average 2026 Kamloops property tax increase lowered to 7.2%
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillors got out the hatchets and made a series of budget cuts Tuesday (Jan. 20), slashing a proposed tax increase by several percentage points to 7.2 per cent, though future de...
Jan 20, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
No resolution in sight for owner of North Shore property that has become archeological site
KAMLOOPS - In June of 2025, a North Shore landowner started the process of turning their property into a garden. A landscaper started work on his site but after his second dig, two skulls were found. ...
Jan 20, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC News)
One year later, Merritt's only shelter calming concerns, looking to expand services
KAMLOOPS - The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society (NVSSS) operates the only shelter in Merritt, providing 40 beds for the communities most vulnerable, including six recovery, transitional beds ...
Jan 20, 2026 NVSSS Shelter in Merritt (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'Finding balance'; TRU professor sees positive impact from latest trade talks with China
KAMLOOPS - China is Canada's second-largest trading partner, sitting behind just the United States but by a large margin. Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Beijing working to rebuild the re...
Jan 20, 2026 Mark Carney in China (Image Credit: Global)
Kamloops ranked top small Canadian city for filmmakers to live and work
KAMLOOPS - A magazine focused on filmmaking is giving flowers to the film scene in Kamloops and area. In its annual "Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker" list for 2026, MovieMaker ranks Kamlo...
Jan 20, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops MLA, councillors unhappy with speed of Red Bridge replacement, other infrastructure funding
KAMLOOPS - Work to replace the Red Bridge in Kamloops is still ongoing, but a Kamloops MLA says residents shouldn't expect a new structure over the South Thompson River to be built anytime soon. At th...
Jan 20, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
Discovery of two skulls on Kamloops property leads to debate over B.C. property rights
KAMLOOPS - A property in Kamloops has become the focal point of a controversial law governing First Nations archaeology and another debate over property rights in the province.A private landowner was ...
Jan 19, 2026 Aerial view of the property in question, adjacent to the Pine Grove Seniors Community Centre in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Global BC)
Kamloops NOMADS call for government officials to open new day space
KAMLOOPS - On December 19, NOMADS (Networking Outreach Meals Advocacy Development Supports) held a pop-up outside City Hall. The group did not have a permit and the group's organizer, Glenn Hilke, was...
Jan 19, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
US Consul General Crowley discusses current state of NATO and importance of Arctic security
KAMLOOPS - NATO was formed following the end of World War II by North American and European nations and has remained one of the most important defence pacts in world history. As work on a peace deal i...
Jan 19, 2026 Greenland (Image Credit: CNN)
New StatsCan data shows slight population decline in Kamloops for first time in over two decades
KAMLOOPS - New data from Statistics Canada shows there was a slight drop in the population in the Kamloops area for the first time in over two decades. The estimated population in the Kamloops census ...
Jan 19, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
