Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops water parks to remain open for one more week
KAMLOOPS - The water parks in the City of Kamloops will be open for another week, even though temperatures have returned to seasonal levels.In a brief social media post, the city announced that all wa...
Sep 8, 2025
Drought conditions trigger water restrictions for Falkland water system users
FALKLAND, B.C. - Residents on the Falkland water system are being asked to reduce all water use immediately. In an alert issued Monday (Sept. 8) morning, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says th...
Sep 8, 2025
Kamloops staff eyeing nearly 60,000 hours of new transit service by 2029
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is being asked to rubberstamp a plan that could add nearly 60,000 hours of transit service by 2029, with 31,000 of those hours set to take effect in January 2027, assu...
Sep 8, 2025
New Afton exploration budget gets $5M boost as K-Zone mineralized system doubles in size
KAMLOOPS - New Gold is planning to increase its 2025 exploration budget for the New Afton mine west of Kamloops by $5 million as its K-Zone has more than doubled in size. The international mining comp...
Sep 8, 2025
Transport Canada says efforts underway to remove derelict barge from South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Federal officials say efforts to transfer ownership of a listing barge in the South Thompson River are currently underway, as the derelict vessel draws the attention - and ire - of some peo...
Sep 7, 2025
Cariboo Regional District issues new evacuation orders, alerts as wildfires burn out of control
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District has issued new evacuation orders for 85 parcels and 42 structures in the Smokey Lake fire area. It also issued an evacuation alert for 36 parcels an...
Sep 7, 2025
Interior Health eliminating 91 administrative positions following financial review
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) will be eliminating 91 administrative positions following a review of its financial position that it said had been underway since January. According to the health autho...
Sep 7, 2025
Renovated Clearwater library to open reopen on September 9
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The newly renovated Clearwater Library will open to the public on Tuesday (Sept. 9) following "extensive renovations" that began in January. The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TN...
Sep 7, 2025
Fundraisers identify both victims in wrong-way crash on Coquihalla near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The two people who were killed in a head-on crash that involved a vehicle driving the wrong way on the Coquihalla near Kamloops have been identified in a pair of online fundraisers. A fundr...
Sep 7, 2025
Wildfire smoke hindering aerial firefighting abilities as BC Wildfire tackles numerous active blazes
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 12:00 p.m.): Smoke continues to be a challenge for crews fighting wildfires from the air in the southern and central Interior of British Columbia. The BC Wildfire Service says smoke...
Sep 7, 2025
