Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Council says 'no' to new shelters, transitional housing on Kamloops riverfront
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is adding a restriction to where future shelters or transitional housing can be built within city limits.At its regular meeting Tuesday (April 8), council voted 6-3 to not ...
Apr 08, 2025
'Wait until after the storm clears'; amid market volatility, Kamloops investors urged to stay the course
KAMLOOPS - After three consecutive trading days with major markets around the globe falling in the aftermath of president Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day,' things began to level out on Tuesday (April 8...
Apr 08, 2025
Federal all-candidates forum to be streamed April 22
KAMLOOPS - All the candidates running for election in the two Kamloops-area ridings have been invited to participate in a streaming forum later this month.The online-only all-candidates forum will be ...
Apr 08, 2025
Kamloops council extends pause on Public Inquiries during regular meetings
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has prolonged the absence of Public Inquiries from regular council meetings.At its meeting Tuesday afternoon (April 8), council voted to keep the time for the public to ask...
Apr 08, 2025
Maps, dates and times: when and where to vote in the Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo federal electoral district has been dissolved. Following the call for Canada's 45th federal election campaign on Sunday, March 23, the City of Kamloops was spl...
Apr 08, 2025
Washout impacts traffic on Highway 1 east of Chase
UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): The washout is cleared.UPDATE (8:20 a.m.): Traffic is flowing again through a stretch of the Trans Canada Highway east of the Village of Chase.DriveBC says a reduced speed limit i...
Apr 08, 2025
Kamloops poised to apply for more grant funding to aid implementation of next-generation 911
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hoping to get another $2.1 million in grant funding to support its transition to the next-generation (NG) 911 system. At Tuesday's (April 8) meeting, City Councillor...
Apr 07, 2025
Sunday grass fire in Strathcona Park marks unofficial start of fire season: KFR
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire season unofficially kicked off this weekend after a grass fire was put out in Strathcona Park Sunday (April 6). While there is no official word on what caused the grass fire, Kamlo...
Apr 07, 2025
'TRU just couldn't see the value'; Graduating bachelor of fine arts students ready exhibit as program winds down
KAMLOOPS - Early last year, the Thompson Rivers University Board of Governors voted to axe four fine arts programs, citing attrition rates of more than 70 per cent along with rising costs and a space ...
Apr 07, 2025
Three people running for vacant District of Lillooet council seat
LILLOOET, B.C. - Three people are in the running for the vacant council seat in the District of Lillooet. Kevin Aitken, Marg Lampman and Jonah Timms filed their paperwork ahead of the April 4 deadline...
Apr 07, 2025
