Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Blazers' camp standouts turn attention to WHL pre-season
KAMLOOPS - Josh Evaschesen intends to make the most of this opportunity to crack a Western Hockey League roster. The Kamloops Blazers listed the 19-year-old forward from Medicine Hat in April, their i...
Sep 3, 2025
City of Kamloops swears in first cohort of Community Services Officers with peace officer status
KAMLOOPS - More than 20 Community Services Officers stepped into Kamloops council chambers on Tuesday, September 2. It was a historic milestone for the City of Kamloops as the first cohort of communit...
Sep 3, 2025
Kamloops-Thompson School District open to examining hybrid school model with mounting capacity pressures
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the Surrey School District announced that, due to capacity issues in some of its schools, it would be offering a hybrid schooling model to high school students. The hybrid model ...
Sep 3, 2025
Hunt for new SD73 superintendent expected to hit high gear in October
KAMLOOPS - Following the departure of Rhonda Nixon, SD73 is now in the midst of a hiring process for the next superintendent of schools.Mike McKay has been brought in to fill the vacancy, while helpin...
Sep 3, 2025
Coquihalla closed between Merritt and Hope
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla Highway is closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 3).Drive BC says the route is closed for a 102 kilometre stretch between Merritt and Hope as a result of ...
Sep 3, 2025
Kamloops man's disappearance considered suspicious; possible connection to burned vehicle
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) is taking over the investigation into a young Kamloops man's disappearance last month.And while police have stopped short of confi...
Sep 3, 2025
Deepening drought, unseasonable heat to usher smoke into southern B.C.: province
KAMLOOPS - Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says smoke from wildfires burning inside and outside B.C. will shroud much of the province in the coming days.In a provincial wildfire situation update Wednesda...
Sep 3, 2025
Kamloops curlers earn Curling Canada youth scholarships
KAMLOOPS - Bethany Evans and Alicia Evans of the Kamloops Curling Club are among 20 recipients of Curling Canada youth scholarships this year.Alicia Evans of Thompson Rivers University earned a Fran T...
Sep 3, 2025
More than $45M in contracts awarded for Kamloops Centre for the Arts
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is expecting to break ground this fall on the new Kamloops Centre for the Arts. The project received public assent last year, then survived a legal challenge from resid...
Sep 3, 2025
Kamloops and area to be impacted by wildfire smoke over the next two days: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - A special air quality statement is in effect for most of the Southern Interior. Environment Canada says smoke from wildfires is expected to move into the North and South Thompson, Nicola, O...
Sep 3, 2025
