Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Interior Health issues drug alert for Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a drug alert for the Kamloops area, warning of substances being sold as down, dope or fentanyl that have tested positive for carfentanil and benzodiazepines.In th...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

Top pickleball players take part in Kamloops Open at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - The 2025 Kamloops Open Pickleball Tournament got underway Friday morning (May 30). The city welcomed close to 400 pickleballers from across North America to participate in one of Canada's m...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

Tourism Kamloops set to offer new guided tours, including mountain biking and hiking
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops will be providing another pastime for residents and visitors alike, as it has announced three new guided tours available to the public, starting Friday (May 30).Guided bike...
May 30, 2025

5th Annual Hoops in the Loops tournament set to tip off on Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops will be bustling this weekend as the Fifth Annual Hoops in the Loops will tip off this weekend.The 3-on-3 basketball tournament will transform multiple blocks of Victoria ...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

Kamloops Kidney Walk aims to raise $50,000 by Sunday
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday, (June 1), citizens of Kamloops are invited to the Kidney Walk at McDonald Park. Taking place across Canada, the event is looking to help support families and people in need by ra...
May 30, 2025

Face-to-face meeting with housing minister helps Kamloops councillors explain impact of no federal funding
OTTAWA - Two days after Kamloops city councillors were informed they had been rejected from receiving federal dollars through the Housing Accelerator Fund, a brief meeting was secured with Minister Gr...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

Amazing Race to Inclusion gives participants a chance to experience everyday challenges often overlooked
KAMLOOPS - The fifth annual Amazing Race to Inclusion took over downtown Kamloops on Friday (May 30), with 21 teams completing challenges throughout the morning. Approximately 8 million people in Cana...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

Nearly 170 BCWS personnel leave Kamloops Friday to fight fires in three Canadian provinces
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is once again sending in a crew of firefighters and support staff to battle wildfires burning in other Canadian provinces. Information Officer Sa...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

Identity of Valleyview motel shooting victim revealed one year after his murder
KAMLOOPS - The identity of a man who was shot dead in Valleyview last year has been revealed. In a news release issued Friday (May 30), Kamloops RCMP say the body of Keenan James Robertson was found i...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

WCT releases 50th anniversary schedule; new artistic director introduced
KAMLOOPS - A busy Friday (May 30) for Western Canada Theatre (WCT) as it released its schedule for its 50th anniversary season, and announced the hiring of a new Artistic Director. Executive Director ...
Victor Kaisar May 30, 2025

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