Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Category 3 fire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre this Friday
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service will be implementing a fire ban across the Kamloops Fire Centre just in time for the May long weekend, even as much of the fire activity remains in the northeastern ...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

Kamloops council to review potential increases to transit fares
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillors are being asked for their input - and to make a decision - as city staff conduct a transit fare review process for the first time in six years. At Tuesday's (May 13) Co...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

City of Kamloops looking for contractors to rehabilitate Overlanders Bridge this summer
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is looking for prospective contractors as it is plans to move ahead with rehabilitating the Overlanders Bridge for the first time in a decade. Interested parties are be...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

'I've had enough, Butch': Recording of heated conversation highlights tension between Kamloops murder victim, lawyer
KAMLOOPS - The first-degree murder trial for former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo accused in the death of his client, Mohd Abdullah, saw witness testimony Monday (May 12) from the victim's ...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

Strings students voice disappointment at loss of program in SD73
KAMLOOPS - People gathered on Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops Saturday (May 10) morning to rally against proposed cuts to the Kamloops Thompson School District (SD73) budget, which recently inclu...
May 12, 2025

'Doubly disappointing'; Early Learning Society of Kamloops regrouping after unsuccessful funding applications
KAMLOOPS - The head of the Early Learning Society of Kamloops (ELSK) is disappointed that the organization's application for provincial funding to build a new daycare facility in the Sagebrush neighbo...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

Wildfire season underway in British Columbia; majority of fires remain in northeast quadrant
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 200 wildfires have already been reported across British Columbia since the start of wildfire season on April 1.The Kamloops Fire Centre currently lists two wildfires, both considered...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

18 teams compete in 14th Annual Kamloops Adult Spelling Bee
KAMLOOPS - On Monday morning (May 12), Literacy in Kamloops hosted its 14th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee. This was a kickoff event for the Raise a Reader campaign while also being a reminder about t...
May 12, 2025

Former Kamloops MLA Charbonneau dies
KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops MLA has died.Art Charbonneau was first elected in the 1991 B.C. election, when the Mike Harcourt-led NDP swept the Social Credit Party from power.Charbonneau served a sing...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

Downtown Kamloops block to close for two days to accommodate construction
KAMLOOPS - Residents who use First Avenue in downtown Kamloops to get to Sahali are being advised of a detour over the next two days. The City of Kamloops says First Avenue between Columbia Street and...
Victor Kaisar May 12, 2025

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