Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Housing expects to break ground on two affordable housing projects in Kamloops this year
KAMLOOPS - BC Housing has confirmed that it expects to break ground on a pair of affordable housing projects in Kamloops before the end of this year.It is planning to build 60-units at 604 Lorne Stree...
Aug 17, 2025
Tranquille Road sewer upgrades project moving to next phase on Monday
KAMLOOPS - A two-year-long project to replace a sewer main on Tranquille Road will enter a new phase on Monday (Aug. 18). According to the City of Kamloops, the expanded work zone will now encompass t...
Aug 17, 2025
Slow summer for TNRD Emergency Operations Centre owing to fewer Kamloops-area wildfires
KAMLOOPS - It's been a slower than usual summer for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre this year. Speaking at the Aug. 14 TNRD board meeting, Chief Administrati...
Aug 17, 2025
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the 46-year-old man who was reported missing on Aug. 16, 2025, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to ...
Aug 17, 2025
Broncos still searching for first win of the season after defeat in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - The Kamloops Broncos are still searching for their first win of the 2025 BC Football Conference season. The Broncos dropped a 25-8 decision to the Valley Huskers in Chilliwack Satur...
Aug 17, 2025
Splatsin says new home building program will serve people across the province
VERNON, B.C. - The Splatsin First Nation believes its new initiative will help people throughout Canada and address the housing crisis.The Splatsin Homes initiative was launched Aug. 8, and will see p...
Aug 17, 2025
Firefighters battle multiple spot fires along Trans-Canada Highway in Dallas
KAMLOOPS - Firefighters in Kamloops appear to have made quick work of a series of small fires in the Dallas area Saturday (Aug. 16) afternoon. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews were paged around 4:45 p...
Aug 16, 2025
Efforts underway to persuade CSRD, City of Salmon Arm to rejoin Shuswap Watershed Council
KAMLOOPS - The Shuswap Watershed Council is working to try and convince a pair of former members to rejoin the group, a little over a year after they chose to leave. That's according to Thompson-Nicol...
Aug 16, 2025
Emergency room in 100 Mile House to close for 14 hours this weekend
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for 14 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the emergency room in the community of about 2,000 p...
Aug 16, 2025
Kamloops Airport launches new initiative to benefit local organizations through recycling
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) has launched a new community-driven initiative called YKA Drop Zone, where people can donate their empties to benefit to a number of different local groups.In a news ...
Aug 16, 2025
