Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City announces reduced hours at Westsyde pool due to staffing shortages
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced nearly two months of reduced operating hours at the Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre starting this Monday (Sept. 8).In a brief social media post, it said ...
Sep 6, 2025
Incident Management Team deployed as Mine Creek fire grows in size
HOPE, B.C. - (UPDATE 4:15 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Mine Creek wildfire north of Hope is now estimated to be around 30-square kilometres in size. It's down slightly from the previous est...
Sep 6, 2025
Tkemlups te Secwépemc supporting evacuees as wildfires burn in the Cariboo-Chilcotin
KAMLOOPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc says it is extending its support to evacuees from the Ulkatcho First Nation who have been displaced by wildfire. In a statement, it said a group of Elders and community ...
Sep 6, 2025
UPDATE: Two people killed after head-on crash on Coquihalla involving vehicle heading the wrong-way
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 11:15 a.m.): Police say two people were killed and three others were "seriously wounded" after a head-on crash involving a vehicle that was driving the wrong way on the Coquihalla s...
Sep 6, 2025
Paving work underway on two-block section of Columbia Street in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Paving work is underway on Columbia Street between First and Third Avenue in downtown Kamloops. There are a number of traffic control personnel on scene this Saturday (Sept. 6) morning, and...
Sep 6, 2025
World Suicide Prevention Day Walk scheduled for McArthur Island Saturday morning
KAMLOOPS - A World Suicide Prevention Day Walk will be held in Kamloops this Saturday (Sept. 6) morning. It comes a few days ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10) and participants are sched...
Sep 6, 2025
Kamloops First Responders to face Special Olympics team in fourth annual charity softball game at McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - First responders in Kamloops will be wielding sticks at Norbrock Stadium on McArthur Island this evening (Sept. 6), and its all for a good cause. The Fourth Annual Special Olympics Charity ...
Sep 6, 2025
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens south of Merritt after vehicle fire; closed south of Kamloops due to crash
MERRITT - (UPDATE 11:45 p.m.): The Coquihalla has reopened south of Merritt, but the highway is closed once again in both directions south of Kamloops. DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident nea...
Sep 5, 2025
Campus abuzz for annual TRU Students' Union Back-To-School Barbecue
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University Students' Union held its annual back-to-school barbecue on Friday (Sept. 5) afternoon and the campus commons area was buzzing. Burgers and hot dogs were serve...
Sep 5, 2025
Gur Singh Memorial Golf Tournament honours neurosurgeon's legacy, helps fund local supports
KAMLOOPS - Big Horn Golf and Country Club played host on Friday (Sept. 5) to the 22nd Annual Gur Singh Memorial Golf Tournament in support of the Kamloops Brain Injury Association. The tournament was ...
Sep 5, 2025
