Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

MERRITT - The Claybanks dike section will be pushed further back from the Coldwater River than initially designed after requests from the regulators and local first nation communities. In a report pre...

KAMLOOPS - On the same day that the borrowing bylaws for the Performing Arts Centre and Arena Multiplex are set to be adopted, council will also consider formalizing a policy around future alternative...

CLEARWATER - The emergency department at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed until 7:00 p.m. Sunday (July 13). Interior Health announced the immediate closure of the ER in ...

PRINCETON - Update 10:40 a.m (July 13) The BC Wildfire Service reported minimal growth overnight on the August Lake fire near Princeton, with the fire still estimated to be 14 hectares in size. "Overn...

MERRITT - Merritt Mounties see decrease in calls in June, while maintaining an overall yearly increase. Merritt RCMP Detachment Commander S/Sgt. Josh Roda provided his monthly update to city council o...

VERNON - A new tourist attraction is going up south of Vernon. Ridge North America announced that ground was broken for the Okanagan Gondola in the hills above Kalamalka Lake near Bailey Road. Submitt...

KAMLOOPS - With high temperatures and tinder dry conditions around the city, Kamloops Fire Rescue has had its hands full with several landscape and interface fires. "This time of year we know it's dry...

KAMLOOPS - After winning the first five games of the WCL second half, the Kamloops NorthPaws have now dropped back to back games. The Bellingham Bells and 'Paws battled in a barn-burner over at NorBro...

KAMLOOPS - The sports teams at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) need your help as they prepare for their 20th season as the WolfPack. They're asking people to nominate their top moments in WolfPack hi...

KAMLOOPS -- Kamloops United and the Kelowna Lions squared off in under-16 boys action at the B.C. Soccer Youth Provincial B-Cup Championships on Friday [July 11] on McArthur Island, a pivotal Group A ...