Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops to pilot 30 km/hr speed limit in two neighbourhoods
KAMLOOPS - A recommendation brought forward from Livability and Sustainability Select Committee to lower the speed limit on some Kamloops streets received support from council on Tuesday (July 15). It...
Michael Reeve Jul 17, 2025

Kamloops Deputy Mayor reacts to cabinet reshuffle as Kahlon moved out of Housing, Municipal Affairs role
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops works with provincial and federal ministers covering portfolios from infrastructure to public safety and of course health.The minister that Kamloops has perhaps had the...
Michael Reeve Jul 17, 2025

UPDATE: Trans-Canada Highway reopens after rockslide in Savona
SAVONA, B.C. - (UPDATE 9:00 p.m.): The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened after a nearly seven hour closure due to a rockslide near Savona. In an update at 8:10 p.m., DriveBC said the highway had reope...
Victor Kaisar Jul 17, 2025

Work to extend multi-use path along East Shuswap Road getting underway
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc says there will be impacts to traffic as around two months of work to extend a multi-use pathway along East Shuswap Road is getting underway.In a statement, the band sa...
Victor Kaisar Jul 17, 2025

'American Idol' star Cameron Whitcomb, Country singer Josh Ross lead CCMA Awards nominations
TORONTO - Breakout country singer Josh Ross and "American Idol" star Cameron Whitcomb are the leading nominees heading into this year's Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Both musicians picked...
Victor Kaisar Jul 17, 2025 Image Credit: YouTube / American Idol

BC Hydro says work underway to restore power after Wednesday windstorm
KAMLOOPS - BC Hydro says it has worked to restore power to thousands of Kamloops-area residents who were in the dark after Wednesday's (July 16) windstorm, and it hopes to have all power back on in th...
Victor Kaisar Jul 17, 2025

Boil water advisory in place for Rayleigh after power outage depletes water reservoir levels
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Rayleigh are being asked to boil and conserve water over the next few days. An overnight outage knocked out power to Rayleigh's water lift pumps, depleting the north Kamloops n...
Aaron Schulze Jul 17, 2025

Fundraiser identifies TRU student who drowned in Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student whose body was found in the Thompson River near McArthur Island on Tuesday (July 15) has been identified. According to an online fundraiser, 27-...
Aaron Schulze Jul 17, 2025

Chadwick to use slipping in MLB Draft as motivation, says adversity with Redbirds valuable experience
KAMLOOPS - With a 6-foot-4 frame and a gene pool that includes a father who played in the Major League Baseball ranks and half-sister who won Olympic and World Cup gold with the U.S. soccer team, it w...
Marty Hastings Jul 16, 2025

Big Little Science Centre promotes continued learning with summer camps
KAMLOOPS - All types of summer camps are available for out-of-school students across Kamloops. The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) is no different, offering a wide range of programs that, while mainl...
Aaron Schulze Jul 16, 2025

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