Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Happy Canada Day!
KAMLOOPS - All is in readiness for Canada Day celebrations in Riverside Park tomorrow. It starts with the usual pancake breakfast put on by the Brock Lions starting at 7:00 AM and ends with the firewo...
Kayla Derkach Jun 30, 2016

RCMP keep grad party in check
KAMLOOPS - RCMP were out in force last night keeping track of a roving grad party. Initially, the party was reported to be at the Inks Lake Forestry site, with 1600 grads attending. Police and CP Poli...
Kayla Derkach Jun 30, 2016

New arrivals at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - A few new arrivals at the BC Wildlife Park have been settling in this weekend. The park recently acquired a new wolf pack from Quebec. “We’ve been in the market looking for some...
Kayla Derkach Jun 29, 2016

McDonald Park Spray Park to be ready for long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The people who used to enjoy the McDonald Park Pool weren’t happy when the site was demolished in April, but the city is confident residents will find much enjoyment in the nearly com...
Kayla Derkach Jun 29, 2016

Fire season heats up with unseasonably warm weather
KAMLOOPS - The unseasonably warm weather the province has been seeing over the past few days is expected to continue on into the long weekend – causing some concern for an increased fire risk. T...
Kayla Derkach Jun 29, 2016

Be aware, bears are back for the season
KAMLOOPS - The bear situation in Kamloops is calm now, but experts say as the fruit on our trees ripens and dries, more bruins will make their way down into the city. With that, wildlife officials are...
Kayla Derkach Jun 29, 2016

Students, teachers bid farewell to school for the summer
KAMLOOPS - Students in Kamloops spent the day cleaning out lockers, saying goodbye to classmates, and dreaming of summer vacation plans on the last day of school. With excitement and a few tearful goo...
Kayla Derkach Jun 29, 2016

BC Cattlemen's celebrates Mexico reopening beef market
KAMLOOPS - Mexico will fully re-open its market to Canadian beef imports this fall, meaning Canada’s farmers will have valuable new customers for their mature cattle. After BSE was detected in 2...
Kayla Derkach Jun 29, 2016

Police investigating early morning assault in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating after a frightening assault in Westsyde early this morning. Investigators say a resident of the 3200 block of Westsyde Road awoke at about 4:15 to a noise outside. Wh...
Kayla Derkach Jun 29, 2016

Beattie students bid farewell to McGill campus
KAMLOOPS - Today was the last day of classes for students and staff at Beattie School of the Arts. After 12 years, teachers are packing up their classrooms and preparing to move down the hill, to join...
Kayla Derkach Jun 28, 2016

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Week In Review: Week of February 23
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SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: KSACC disappointed at Kamloops MLAs' vote to advance human rights code bill beyond first reading
Feb 28, 2026