Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops Symphony Orchestra music director to step down at the end of the season
KAMLOOPS - The music director and principal conductor at the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is stepping down after eight seasons at the helm. In a news release issued Friday (April 11) morning, the...
Aaron Schulze Apr 11, 2025

Below-normal snowpack totals slightly improve in April; drought hazards linger
VICTORIA - Snowpack conditions for this time of year in the Kamloops area have marginally improved, but they are still below normal. The latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin distributed by the...
Aaron Schulze Apr 11, 2025

Lillooet emergency department temporarily closed for 37 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - Emergency services will be unavailable in Lillooet until the weekend. Interior Health says the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital temporarily closed at 7:00 p.m. Thursday (Apri...
Aaron Schulze Apr 11, 2025

Kamloops on leading edge of switch to NextGen 911
KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops is set to apply for more than $2-million in grant funding from the Union of BC Municipalities for the Next Generation 911 program. Next Generation 911 refers to the mod...
Michael Reeve Apr 10, 2025

SD73 says staffing cuts not expected to be in-classroom positions, unrelated to previous accounting error
KAMLOOPS - According to the recently presented draft budget plan for the coming school year within the Kamloops-Thompson School District, 27.5 teaching positions and 49 support staff positions are on ...
Aaron Schulze Apr 10, 2025

Much like the politicians in Victoria, those in Kamloops split on potential cancer centre delays
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops cancer centre was back in the spotlight Wednesday (April 9) during health ministry budget estimates, with Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar questioning the minister's plan and ...
Aaron Schulze Apr 10, 2025

Power out to 1,200+ near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Hundreds of people are without power between Sheridan Lake and 100 Mile House Thursday afternoon (April 10). BC Hydro says the outage, affecting 1,253 customers, was reported at...
James Peters Apr 10, 2025

PPC leader Bernier to visit Kamloops Friday
KAMLOOPS - People's Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier will become the first federal leader to visit Kamloops during the election campaign.According to his website, Bernier is scheduled to ho...
Apr 10, 2025

Second lawyer sues Kamloops mayor for unpaid fees
KAMLOOPS - A second lawyer is suing Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson in an effort to have the mayor pay his bills.Vancouver-based Owen Bird LC filed a B.C. Supreme Court action against the mayor on A...
James Peters Apr 10, 2025

Jim Moroz named new YKA Managing Director as Ed Ratuski takes new role in Hamilton
KAMLOOPS - Vantage Airport Group has announced a change in senior leadership at Kamloops Airport (YKA), effective immediately. Ed Ratuski, who has been Managing Director at YKA since 2019, is moving t...
Victor Kaisar Apr 10, 2025

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