Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Deliver what parents are demanding'; Education rally in Victoria takes centre stage at Monday QP
VICTORIA - Teachers, support staff, school administrators, students and parents from across British Columbia came together Monday (May 27) on the front lawn of the legislature in Victoria, demanding i...
May 27, 2025
North Thompson region to experience warmer than normal temperatures: Environment Canada
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Residents in the North Thompson region are being told to expect warmer than seasonal temperatures Tuesday (May 27) and Wednesday (May 28). In a special weather statement online, Env...
May 27, 2025
Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon to close overnight three times due to construction
LYTTON, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway through the Fraser Canyon will experience a handful of overnight closures over the next week. B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit says Highway 1 betwe...
May 27, 2025
CSRD holding referendum on funding community halls in Blind Bay, Sorrento and others
BLIND BAY, B.C. - Residents in Blind Bay, Notch Hill, Sorrento and other parts of Electoral Area G of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) will head to the polls to determine if they want to ...
May 27, 2025
Kamloops International Cup to feature Arsenal women's, Nottingham Forest men's teams
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops International Cup will be making its return this summer, as Kamloops United (KUFC) prepares to host two more English teams in the Tournament Capital.KUFC will be hosting Arsena...
May 27, 2025
Record-setting number of participants expected at Kamloops Open Pickleball Tournament
KAMLOOPS - Some of the players serving, dinking, volleying and smashing on Monday (May 26) morning were polishing their games ahead of the Comazzetto Group Kamloops Open Pickleball Tournament, which i...
May 26, 2025
Kamloops to resume FireSmart assessments soon; potential expansion to rebate program being looked at
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops expects to resume FireSmart assessments once its cleared a backlog of existing requests made following the launch of a new rebate program that had to be paused almost a...
May 26, 2025
Caputo back in Ottawa ahead of brief session of parliament
OTTAWA - King Charles III is set to arrive in Canada on Monday, ahead of delivering the speech from the throne on Tuesday (May 27) from Parliament Hill. It will be the first time the speech has been d...
May 26, 2025
Busy weekend for Kamloops Fire Rescue with two landscape fires, two structure fires
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) had a busy weekend with a pair of landscape fires along with North Shore and Rayleigh structure fires to contend with on Sunday (May 25).The most noticeable was t...
May 26, 2025
Series of traffic closures coming to downtown Kamloops to accommodate BC Hydro work
KAMLOOPS - A heads-up to Kamloops drivers - there will be a series of traffic closures in the downtown core this week to accommodate BC Hydro work. The left turn lane and one through lane of Seymour S...
May 26, 2025
