Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD issues evacuation orders, alerts due to Mine Creek fire near Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation order and an evacuation alert in connection with the Mine Creek wildfire. The evacuation order covers one property...
Sep 03, 2025
As BCGEU strike drags on, teachers' union negotiations simmer in background
As some government workers hit the picket lines this week, British Columbia students are heading back to class - putting the spotlight on another potential brewing labour conflict. The B.C. Teachers' ...
Sep 03, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Rescue teams urge public preparedness for hot-weather hikes around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's not unusual for Kamloops Search and Rescue crews to save heat-exhausted hikers during summer months in the Interior. However, a recent string of rescues in one particular area has prom...
Sep 03, 2025
Kamloops Blazers' camp standouts turn attention to WHL pre-season
KAMLOOPS - Josh Evaschesen intends to make the most of this opportunity to crack a Western Hockey League roster. The Kamloops Blazers listed the 19-year-old forward from Medicine Hat in April, their i...
Sep 03, 2025
City of Kamloops swears in first cohort of Community Services Officers with peace officer status
KAMLOOPS - More than 20 Community Services Officers stepped into Kamloops council chambers on Tuesday, September 2. It was a historic milestone for the City of Kamloops as the first cohort of communit...
Sep 03, 2025
Kamloops-Thompson School District open to examining hybrid school model with mounting capacity pressures
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the Surrey School District announced that, due to capacity issues in some of its schools, it would be offering a hybrid schooling model to high school students. The hybrid model ...
Sep 03, 2025
Hunt for new SD73 superintendent expected to hit high gear in October
KAMLOOPS - Following the departure of Rhonda Nixon, SD73 is now in the midst of a hiring process for the next superintendent of schools.Mike McKay has been brought in to fill the vacancy, while helpin...
Sep 03, 2025
Coquihalla closed between Merritt and Hope
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla Highway is closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 3).Drive BC says the route is closed for a 102 kilometre stretch between Merritt and Hope as a result of ...
Sep 03, 2025
Kamloops man's disappearance considered suspicious; possible connection to burned vehicle
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) is taking over the investigation into a young Kamloops man's disappearance last month.And while police have stopped short of confi...
Sep 03, 2025
Deepening drought, unseasonable heat to usher smoke into southern B.C.: province
KAMLOOPS - Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says smoke from wildfires burning inside and outside B.C. will shroud much of the province in the coming days.In a provincial wildfire situation update Wednesda...
Sep 03, 2025
