Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are asking council to green-light an application for $7-million in grant funding, most of which will go towards covering costs associated with building the Kamloops C...

KAMLOOPS - BC Hydro says a large power outage that impacted over 27,000 customers in Kamloops Saturday (Aug. 9) night was caused by an issue at the Douglas Street substation. Spokesperson Erika Webste...

CHASE, B.C. - The Village of Chase says the intersection of Highway 1 and Coburn Street will be permanently closed to all public traffic starting Monday (Aug. 11).In a statement, village officials say...

ASHCROFT, B.C. - Residents in the Village of Ashcroft will head to the polls in about two months' time to elect a new councillor, who will be in office for just under one year.The Oct. 18 by-election ...

KAMLOOPS - The annual Kamloops seniors' picnic will take place at the east end of Riverside Park in less than three weeks on Friday (Aug. 29). The City of Kamloops says the free event will give people...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area is once again under a heat warning as Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures to be in the mid-30s for the next few days. The warning issued Saturday (Aug. 9) cover...

KAMLOOPS - A reminder to drivers heading to downtown Kamloops this weekend that there will be a number of road closures in effect because of the annual Hot Nite in the City show and shine. Victoria St...

NICOLA VALLEY - BC's Interior region has been the location of interest for a handful of missing persons investigations, all within a few years of each other, though none have ever been officially link...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival will be returning to the South Thompson River for its 30th anniversary this Saturday (Aug. 9).While much of the attention will be on Ribfest and Hot Nite i...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman has restarted her attempt to break the world record for longest cooking marathon after an unexpected medical emergency. Zainab Oladipo, who owns Afrofusion on Victoria Stre...