Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power Saturday afternoon
MERRITT - BC Hydro says it is responding to a power outage in the Merritt area that is affecting thousands of customers in the Nicola Valley.According to BC Hydro, 1,741 customers have been without po...
May 31, 2025
High streamflow advisory issued for North Thompson; other Interior basins
KAMLOOPS - The BC River Forecast has issued a high streamflow advisory for a number of Interior river basins including the North Thompson River.In the advisory issued Friday (May 30), it says while ri...
May 31, 2025
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
May 30, 2025
