Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Coquihalla to close in both directions overnight Friday for 'urgent' sinkhole repairs
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): The Coquihalla Highway will be closed in both directions between Hope and Merritt overnight Friday (June 6) to allow crews to work on "urgent sinkhole repairs." The...
Jun 06, 2025
Kamloops-area firefighters join wildfire battle in northeastern B.C.
KAMLOOPS - A number of firefighters from the Kamloops-area are heading to northeastern B.C. to help fight ongoing wildfires.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says four firefighters from Vav...
Jun 06, 2025
NorthPaws lose series but win finale in Bellingham, prepare for home opener against Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws ended their six-game U.S. road trip on a winning note. Following a sweep of the Port Angeles Lefites, the NorthPaws suffered their first two losses of the 2025 West C...
Jun 06, 2025
Interior realtors challenging B.C.'s short-term rental regulations
KAMLOOPS - The Association of Interior Realtors (AoIR) is pushing back against provincial regulations surrounding short term rentals.The AoIR says it undertook a study on the short-term rental policie...
Jun 06, 2025
Coquihalla closed northbound between Hope and Merritt for 'urgent' sink hole repairs
MERRITT - (UPDATE 10:45 p.m.): The northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt will remain closed overnight Thursday (June 5) because of a washout near the Box Canyon Chain-Up....
Jun 05, 2025
Two pediatric patients transferred to Kamloops amid Kelowna pediatric department closure
KAMLOOPS - The multi-week closure of the pediatric department at Kelowna General Hospital is sending children in need of a hospital stay elsewhere, including Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Accordi...
Jun 05, 2025
Special weather statement in effect for much of southern B.C. because of warmer than normal temperatures
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for a large portion of southern B.C., because of an "early season heat event" with warmer than normal temperatures expected into ne...
Jun 05, 2025
'Not receiving the value'; Kamloops Chamber cites cost-saving in decision to cut ties with BC Chamber
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce says its decision to not renew its membership with the BC Chamber of Commerce isn't related to 'bad blood', but simply boiled down to a matter ...
Jun 05, 2025
Aerial mosquito control work underway along Thompson Valley
KAMLOOPS - Residents in the Thompson Valley may have noticed an increase in helicopter activity this week, as mosquito control work ramps up. Now that sections of the North Thompson River have peaked,...
Jun 05, 2025
Legion to exercise Kamloops Freedom of the City Friday afternoon
KAMLOOPS - The Legion was given the freedom of the city in Kamloops back in 1986, this Friday (June 5) ahead of the BC/Yukon Legion Command Conference this weekend, the legion will exercise that freed...
Jun 05, 2025
