Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New TRU-led study reveals BCLC has had billions in economic and social impacts in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new study has revealed that the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has had a nearly $3-billion economic and social impact on the City of Kamloops in the forty years its been headquartered in t...
Oct 05, 2025
Artists sought as Tkemlups, Kamloops Arts Council plan interactive Red Bridge exhibition
KAMLOOPS - The Indigenous Resurgence Project is helping to organize an interactive art exhibition to honour the history, legacy, and the loss of the Red Bridge. Called The DIS//CONNECT: Remembering th...
Oct 05, 2025
TNRD to voice support for proposed Anglo-Teck merger
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is voicing its support for the proposed merger between Teck Resources and British multinational mining company Anglo American. The two companies...
Oct 05, 2025
Vehicle fire impacts northbound traffic on Coquihalla near Great Bear Snowshed
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - A vehicle fire in the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla is causing some traffic issues north of the Great Bear Snowshed. While its not clear what exactly happened, DriveBC says t...
Oct 05, 2025
Williams Lake emergency room closed for second time this weekend
WILLIAMS LAKE - Residents in the Williams Lake area are without emergency room coverage for the second time this weekend.Interior Health says the ER at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital will be closed unt...
Oct 05, 2025
Hurlbert has four points; Blazers give up four third-period goals in defeat to Portland
KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert had a four point night but the Kamloops Blazers gave up four third period goals in a 6-4 loss to the Portland Winterhawks Saturday (Oct. 4) at Sandman Centre.The 17-year-old Hur...
Oct 05, 2025
Ministry of Health to cover latest round of cost overruns at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - When the B.C. NDP government provided its budget update last month, buried in it was a $33-million increase to the Phase 2 portion of the Phil and Jennie Galgardi Tower at Royal Inland Hosp...
Oct 04, 2025
New hours of operation in effect for libraries in Barriere and Clinton
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) has announced new hours of operation at libraries in the communities of Barriere and Clinton.In a statement, the TNRL said the new hours, which t...
Oct 04, 2025
Kamloops firefighters battle small fire near rail tracks in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway in Valleyview was affected for a short while Saturday (Oct. 4) morning as Kamloops firefighters battled a small grassfire near the railway tracks.Firefig...
Oct 04, 2025
Campfires allowed again as District of Barriere lifts Stage 3 water restrictions
BARRIERE, B.C. - Residents in the District of Barriere can resume using water for non-essential purposes as crews have finished repairs on a municipal well.The strict Stage 3 water restrictions took e...
Oct 03, 2025
