Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MP Mel Arnold tables victims' rights bill in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The Conservative Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies has tabled a private member's bill to expand the rights of victims of crime.Mel Arnold's Bill C-221 is proposing ame...
Sep 19, 2025
Elvis Stojko to make Salmon Arm stop during Stars on Ice tour in December
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Elvis Stojko will glide into Salmon Arm this winter as part of the Stars on Ice tour, and he'll be bringing some friends with him. The legendary Canadian figure skater is headlining...
Sep 19, 2025
Edmonton flight bolsters Kamloops Airport summer activity
KAMLOOPS - A steady number of passengers arrived and departed from the Kamloops Airport this summer, in part because of a new direct flight to Edmonton, which worked well for both WestJet and Kamloops...
Sep 18, 2025
Conference centre packed for United Way BC kickoff event
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (Sept. 18th) is United Way BC Day, when unions, companies and non-profits get to see the impact their time and money have had on helping communities across the province. The Thomps...
Sep 18, 2025
Driver in crash that killed TRU volleyball player still without lawyer as sentencing approaches
KAMLOOPS - Colval Abbinett was back in a Kamloops courtroom Thursday (Sept. 18) morning, appearing virtually before the judge.Abbinett has already pleaded guilty to one count of driving without due ca...
Sep 18, 2025
Addressing lifeguard shortage won't be easy: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre is running with reduced hours due to staffing challenges at City of Kamloops pools. The issue, at its base, is simple - the city needs seven bodies to o...
Sep 18, 2025
City of Kamloops committee supports organics expansion plan to include apartments, condos
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Livability and Sustainability Select Committee has backed a plan to expand residential organic collection across the city.Currently, the city collects organics from single-family ...
Sep 18, 2025
Kamloops-area drought ratings on the rise again as temperatures remain above seasonal
KAMLOOPS - The drought rating in the Kamloops area continues to tick up as the region remains under a prolonged period of hot and dry - and sometimes record-breaking - weather. According to new data f...
Sep 18, 2025
'Preferred options' for Red Bridge replacement expected to come forward next spring: province
KAMLOOPS - While planning work on a replacement for the Red Bridge in Kamloops is underway, a conceptual design of the "preferred options" won't be available until the spring of next year.That is acco...
Sep 18, 2025
Kamloops MP Caputo tables private member's bill aiming to crack down on intimate partner violence
KAMLOOPS - The member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola has tabled a private member's bill that he calls the most substantive change to intimate partner violence laws in Canadian history. Fra...
Sep 18, 2025
