Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cayenne Creek fire near Seymour Arm being held
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says a fire that sparked north of Seymour Arm on Monday (Aug. 25) is being held at 10 hectares in size. In an update, it said the Cayenne Creek wildf...
Aug 29, 2025
UPDATE: Clearwater emergency room reopens after nine hour closure
CLEARWATER - (UPDATE 7:15 a.m.): The emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater has reopened after a nine hour overnight closure. Late Thursday (Aug. 28) evening, Interior Heal...
Aug 29, 2025
Local arts organizations support creation of non-profit society to operate Kamloops Centre for the Arts
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday (Aug. 28), City of Kamloops staff were asked by the Build Kamloops Committee to begin the process of creating a non-profit organization to run the day-to-day operations of the K...
Aug 28, 2025
TRU welcomes back students, adapts to the changing landscape of post-secondary education
KAMLOOPS - The new semester at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is set to get underway next week, under a whole new dynamic of student enrollment. Federal mandates have lowered the amount of internati...
Aug 28, 2025
Mayor calls on SD58 to move upcoming meeting discussing school closure to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt's mayor has added his voice to the growing chorus calling on School District 58 to hold a crucial upcoming meeting in Merritt instead of Princeton.The Sept. 10 meeting will dis...
Aug 28, 2025
Kamloops, Tk'emlúps await word on fate of 2027 North American Indigenous Games bid after Calgary removed as host
KAMLOOPS - The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Council will have more to say in the coming weeks after it announced that Calgary will no longer be hosting the 2027 North American Indigenous Gam...
Aug 28, 2025
'It's left a big hole in our lives'; One year after Coquihalla hit-and-run, victim's family pleads for information
MERRITT, B.C. - The family of a man killed in a hit-and-run on the Coquihalla Highway one year ago is making a desperate appeal for information.The body of Buddy Rhodes, 24, was found at the side of t...
Aug 28, 2025
Kamloops-area communities set new daily temperature records for fourth day in a row
KAMLOOPS - New data from Environment Canada shows several Kamloops-area communities set new daily temperature records for the fourth consecutive day because of the ongoing spell of unseasonably warm w...
Aug 28, 2025
Hospitality industry in Kamloops region seeing a net-positive year
KAMLOOPS - Local tourism-based businesses are seeing a strong year and a bounceback since the COVID-19 pandemic. This is due to a variety of factors, including many Canadians changing their vacation p...
Aug 28, 2025
Chase RCMP investigated alleged sexual assault at Pritchard-area music festival
PRITCHARD, B.C. - Police in Chase are investigating after a woman said he was drugged and sexually assaulted at the Electric Love music festival near Pritchard.Chase RCMP say they were called by secur...
Aug 28, 2025
