Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kamloops and area, including the Coquihalla Highway
UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): In an additional special weather statement, Environment Canada says the the Fraser Canyon, Nicola, Shuswap and South Thompson regions can expect 20 to 40 millimetres of rainfall b...
Jun 20, 2025
Training underway for Clearwater Fire Department Initial Attack Crew's first season of wildfire response
CLEARWATER - The Clearwater Fire Department has taken a big step towards expanding its fire response as it added a wildfire Initial Attack Crew to cover the District and the surrounding region. "We ju...
Jun 19, 2025
TRU international students reflect on course that immerses them in Indigenous traditions
KAMLOOPS - Kusum first found it uncomfortable to sit in a circle and quietly listen to classmates speak, a common practise in Privileging Indigenous Oral Traditions and Storywork in International Indi...
Jun 19, 2025
Interior Health board standing by outgoing CEO Susan Brown amid calls for early resignation
KAMLOOPS - The board of directors at Interior Health is standing by its outgoing president and CEO in the midst of calls for her resignation. Speaking at the June 18 meeting, Interior Health board cha...
Jun 19, 2025
RCMP investigating early Thursday shooting in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a man was taken to Royal Inland Hospital with serious injuries after he was found suffering from a gunshot wound in downtown Kamloops early Thursday (June 19) morning.In a news rel...
Jun 19, 2025
SPCA brings in six severely dehydrated, underweight puppies from TNRD property
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A half-dozen underweight German shepherd mix puppies were surrendered to an animal shelter in Salmon Arm. The BC SPCA says the owner of a property in the Thompson-Nicola Regional Di...
Jun 19, 2025
UPDATE: Kamloops Law Courts reopens after bomb threat; no explosives found
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:15 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP have confirmed that the shutdown at the law courts this morning was due to a bomb threat, though they say no explosives were found. In an update, RCMP Cons...
Jun 19, 2025
Final B.C. snow survey of 2025 points to another summer of potential drought conditions
VICTORIA - The final Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin for 2025 indicates another summer with high drought hazards is on the horizon for B.C. According to the latest report from the BC River Forec...
Jun 19, 2025
Could Kamloops be the next B.C. city to have its own community forest?
KAMLOOPS - Logan Lake officials credited the management of its community forest as one of the reasons the district was able to fend off the massive Tremont Creek wildfire in 2021. Now, a city councill...
Jun 18, 2025
North Shore art collective breaks barriers, provides opportunities to those who need them most
KAMLOOPS - The Same Sky Art Collective, a non-profit art studio on the North Shore, has been building a community of talented local artists who are given an opportunity to display their art. Lana Fine...
Jun 18, 2025
