Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MLA Stamer backs Rustad as leader; wants party to focus on bringing legislation to the table
VICTORIA - On October 22, the executive of the BC Conservative Party put out a letter calling on leader John Rustad to resign immediately. This follows recent departures of two MLAs. The party has los...
Oct 23, 2025
Communities will keep sharp eye on success of Virtual Emergency Care Pilot Programs
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, Interior Health and the province announced virtual emergency care will be coming to four communities across the region, including Lillooet and Clearwater. These communiti...
Oct 23, 2025
Multi-language plaques mark National Historic Site designation of former Kamloops Indian Residential School
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - Tkemlps te Secwpemc leadership hosted Parks Canada and other national dignitaries Thursday (Oct. 23) to unveil the new plaques outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential Sch...
Oct 23, 2025
Cache Creek under strict water restrictions as crews work on emergency repairs
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Village of Cache Creek has enacted strict water restrictions as crews respond to a leak in the water distribution system. In a Voyent Alert! message issued Thursday (Oct. 23) a...
Oct 23, 2025
Environment Canada expands wind warnings to Fraser Canyon
LYTTON, B.C. - Environment Canada has expanded a wind warning that was in place for the Cariboo to also include the Fraser Canyon. The weather agency says places like Lytton and Lillooet can also expe...
Oct 23, 2025
McNutt home in Dallas to host Halloween fundraiser for Cassie's Charity and Student Achievement Fund
KAMLOOPS - A young Kamloops woman whose fundraising efforts have centred around holiday cheer is entering the realm of ghostly fear. Cassie McNutt's family home at 5215 Dallas Dr., which has tradition...
Oct 23, 2025
Kamloops mayor, Tkʼemlúps Kúkwpi7 presented with first poppies
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 pinned the first poppies on local officials Wednesday (Oct. 22) ahead of Remembrance Day and this year's poppy campaign. For a little more than 100 years...
Oct 22, 2025
Kamloops physician says long-term retention needed to ease multi-department strain at RIH
KAMLOOPS - The obstetrics and gynecology department at Royal Inland Hospital is headed toward a major upheaval in staffing, with seven doctors resigning from in-hospital duties over the next three mon...
Oct 22, 2025
Blazers preparing for life without Brunicke: 'It's trending toward he's not coming back'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach Shaun Clouston is not banking on the return of Harrison Brunicke, the 19-year-old defenceman who is impressing in the early stages of his NHL career. "The Harri...
Oct 22, 2025
More than 300 shelter beds ready for the chilly Kamloops winter ahead
KAMLOOPS - With overnight lows forecast to dip into the low single-digits this weekend in Kamloops, the city, along with numerous community partners, are gearing up to operate winter shelters. The pri...
Oct 22, 2025
