Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

SD73 provides insight into departure of Superintendent Rhonda Nixon
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has introduced their new interim superintendent and secretary treasurer as Mike McKay and Harold Cull. Both men will work in their roles until the end ...
Michael Reeve Jul 14, 2025

Library space allocated for future Dufferin arena multiplex
KAMLOOPS - The future arena multiplex in Dufferin will feature four sheets of ice and an even greater number of sheets of paper. The City of Kamloops and the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library announced...
Aaron Schulze Jul 14, 2025

Kamloops Fire Rescue battles overnight house fire in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews spent hours battling a house fire at a Westsyde cul-de-sac overnight. The call for the house fire at Serle Court came in at around 11:15 p.m. Sunday (July 1...
Aaron Schulze Jul 14, 2025

Activity picks up in Kamloops real estate market in June
KAMLOOPS - Sales and inventory are up as the Kamloops real estate market heated up in June 2025. New numbers provided by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 266 residential units changed h...
Aaron Schulze Jul 14, 2025

CSRD unveils longtime Okanagan local government worker as new chief financial officer
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has gone to the District of Coldstream to find its new chief financial officer (CFO). The CSRD unveiled Jeremy Sundin as its new CFO. The char...
Aaron Schulze Jul 14, 2025

Music for the People concert returning for fourth edition this September
KAMLOOPS - The Tkemlps te Secwpemc Powwow Arbour will once again be the site of Music for the People, which will return for its fourth edition in a little under two months' time. The award-winning sho...
Victor Kaisar Jul 14, 2025

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for South Thompson, Shuswap and 100 Mile areas
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the South Thompson, Shuswap and 100 Mile areas. The weather alert was issued just after 11:00 a.m. Sunday (July 13). Conditions...
Michael Reeve Jul 13, 2025

Claybanks dike pushed back further from Coldwater River
MERRITT - The Claybanks dike section will be pushed further back from the Coldwater River than initially designed after requests from the regulators and local first nation communities. In a report pre...
Aaron Schulze Jul 13, 2025

Kamloops council to consider new policy surrounding alternative approval processes
KAMLOOPS - On the same day that the borrowing bylaws for the Performing Arts Centre and Arena Multiplex are set to be adopted, council will also consider formalizing a policy around future alternative...
Aaron Schulze Jul 13, 2025

Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital emergency department closed Sunday
CLEARWATER - The emergency department at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed until 7:00 p.m. Sunday (July 13). Interior Health announced the immediate closure of the ER in ...
Michael Reeve Jul 13, 2025

Our Community
TWO & OUT
PETERS: City needs to rethink its communication strategy around incidents like this week's water main break
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Perfect Patio Plants
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SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Preserving local theatres
May 13, 2026

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Caladiums
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Approach to teaching - examining the meaning of being human
May 13, 2026
The Creative Edge
PEARCE: The quiet power of handwriting
May 12, 2026