Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

TNRD to host free chipping day events in four Kamloops-area communities
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be hosting free chipping day events in four rural communities in the Kamloops-area over the next two weeks. In a statement, the TNRD said t...
Victor Kaisar Jun 16, 2025

STEPS to operate new community health clinic at Cooper Centre in North Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) is working on plans to establish a new clinic in the Cooper Centre building on the north shore of Kamloops.At this time, it's no...
Jun 16, 2025

Impacts yet to be fully felt as Kamloops gears up for second summer with new year-round water restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops continues to monitor the province's drought level classifications as it prepares to navigate the second summer with new year-round water restrictions. Utility and Envir...
Victor Kaisar Jun 16, 2025

Kamloops building sector cools down in May
KAMLOOPS - It was a quieter month of May for the Kamloops building sector in 2025. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $13.3 million in permit activit...
Aaron Schulze Jun 16, 2025

UPDATE: Wildfire near Battle Bluffs trailhead being held at 1.5 hectares
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 9:30 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says a wildfire that sparked west of the Battle Bluffs trailhead Sunday (June 15) afternoon is being held at 1.5 hectares in size. Crews were att...
Victor Kaisar Jun 15, 2025

RCMP looking for suspect after wallet stolen from vehicle in North Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in identifying a person of interest in connection with a theft investigation.Kamloops RCMP say a wallet was stolen from a vehicle on the North Shore o...
Victor Kaisar Jun 15, 2025

District of Clearwater seeking feedback on proposed additions to Weyerhaeuser Pioneer Park
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The District of Clearwater is seeking feedback on plans to add a new a dog park and a new bike park with a dirt pump track at Weyerhaeuser Pioneer Park.It says the proposed amenitie...
Victor Kaisar Jun 15, 2025

TNRD launches community grant writer pilot program
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has launched a new Community Grant Writer pilot program, that will aim to support non-profit groups across its ten electoral areas seek out and ...
Victor Kaisar Jun 15, 2025

Lillooet ER to be closed for 37th time in 2025; third closure this week
LILLOOET, B.C. - The latest emergency room closure affecting residents in the Lillooet area will last for 25 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre ...
Victor Kaisar Jun 15, 2025

Trial date set for North Okanagan helicopter crash case
VERNON, B.C. - A criminal case involving a helicopter crash in the North Okanagan will go to trial early next year.The trial for Vincent Porteous, the pilot in the crash, will begin on February 17, 20...
Victor Kaisar Jun 15, 2025

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