Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Brian Gillespie elected new Sun Peaks councillor; Rob O'Toole acclaimed as new mayor
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Voters in Sun Peaks have elected Brian Gillespie to municipal council by a narrow seven vote margin. Gillespie, the long-time manager of Bottom's Bar and Grill, earned 120 votes to D...
Apr 06, 2025
Second closure of Clearwater emergency room in 2025 to last for 22-hours
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Residents in the Clearwater area will not have access to emergency room services until 8:00 a.m. Sunday (April 6). In a news release issued just after 11:00 a.m. Saturday (April 5),...
Apr 05, 2025
Lillooet and area residents without emergency room coverage for another 49 hours this weekend
LILLOOET, B.C. - The latest 49-hour of the emergency room in Lillooet took effect at 7:00 a.m. Saturday (April 5) morning. Interior Health says the emergency room at the Lillooet Hospital and Health C...
Apr 05, 2025
Voting underway in Sun Peaks by-election
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - It's by-election day in Sun Peaks as residents head to the polls to elect a new councillor Saturday (April 5).The by-election is being held to fill the vacant seat left after former ...
Apr 05, 2025
With tick season in full swing, TRU expert Higgins talks prevention, Lyme disease, tick paralysis
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is a hot spot for the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick.Dr. Rob Higgins, co-chair of Thompson Rivers University department of biological sciences, said peak season for ticks has arrived. He...
Apr 04, 2025
Xget'tem' Trail to be closed this weekend; lengthy rehabilitation project to end next Friday
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the Xget'tem' Trail that connects Upper Sahali to the downtown core will be closed this weekend (April 5 and 6) because of unsafe trail conditions. It says while t...
Apr 04, 2025
Heidelberg Materials labour dispute ongoing, with workers on strike in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Employees are on strike outside of Heidelberg Materials in the Mount Paul Industrial Park. The ready-mix concrete company has 47 workers across the Interior and Okanagan, including six in K...
Apr 04, 2025
NDP candidate Idzan plans to focus Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies campaign on affordability
KAMLOOPS - Phaedra Idzan is the first NDP candidate for the riding of Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies, which was established after the 2021 federal election. She plans to focus her campaign on unaffo...
Apr 04, 2025
Tkemlúps te Secwépemc lauds appointment of Dr. Airini as new TRU president
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc says it is "encouraged and inspired" by the appointment of Dr. Airini as the fifth President and Vice-Chancellor of Thompson Rivers University (TRU). In a s...
Apr 04, 2025
Pair of prescribed burns in Kamloops postponed because of unfavourable weather
KAMLOOPS - A pair of prescribed burns in Kamloops city limits that were scheduled for this spring have been delayed until at least this winter because of unfavourable weather. Kamloops Fire Chief Ken ...
Apr 04, 2025
