Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lillooet ER to be closed for fourth time in a week; 38th closure this year
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in the Lillooet will be without emergency room coverage for the fourth time this week, and 38th time this year. Interior Health says emergency services at the Lillooet Hospi...
Jun 16, 2025
Forensic accountant tells trial how accused Kamloops lawyer blew through murdered client's $774k
VANCOUVER - A first-degree murder trial for a former Kamloops lawyer accused of killing his client is hearing critical expert testimony this week. Monday (June 16), a forensic accountant testified to ...
Jun 16, 2025
Kidney donor found: Firman passes mom note at work to share news on 'best day ever'
KAMLOOPS - When Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) pops up on his call display, Ryan Firman's stomach churns. News can be grim and morbid. The opposite was true on May 29, when the 25-year-old Kamloopsi...
Jun 16, 2025
Annual pride parade a celebration of support, visibility in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Pride Week in Kamloops came to a close this weekend with the seventh annual parade lighting up the downtown. The parade took place on Victoria Street with motorized floats, sign holders and...
Jun 16, 2025
UPDATE: Grassfire along West Shuswap Road under control, Tkʼemlúps says
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:30 p.m.): Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) says a grassfire that sparked along West Shuswap Road on Monday (June 16) afternoon is under control, though its not clear what sparked the bl...
Jun 16, 2025
Crews battle large Sunday fire at Tkemlúps landfill
KAMLOOPS - The operator of the Stswkstem Engineered Waste Management Facility on Tkemlps te Secwpemc says crews made quick work of a fire that broke out at the landfill late Sunday (June 15) evening.I...
Jun 16, 2025
TNRD to host free chipping day events in four Kamloops-area communities
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be hosting free chipping day events in four rural communities in the Kamloops-area over the next two weeks. In a statement, the TNRD said t...
Jun 16, 2025
STEPS to operate new community health clinic at Cooper Centre in North Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) is working on plans to establish a new clinic in the Cooper Centre building on the north shore of Kamloops.At this time, it's no...
Jun 16, 2025
Impacts yet to be fully felt as Kamloops gears up for second summer with new year-round water restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops continues to monitor the province's drought level classifications as it prepares to navigate the second summer with new year-round water restrictions. Utility and Envir...
Jun 16, 2025
Kamloops building sector cools down in May
KAMLOOPS - It was a quieter month of May for the Kamloops building sector in 2025. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $13.3 million in permit activit...
Jun 16, 2025
