Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

City of Kamloops releases details about 2025 tree coupon program
KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops has released details about its annual tree coupon program, which will get underway on Tuesday (April 1).It says a total of 1,000 coupons will be available to Kamloops r...
Victor Kaisar Mar 31, 2025

Castlegar resident with regional ties to represent NDP in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - The federal New Democratic Party (NDP) unveiled its candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola for the 2025 federal election. Castlegar resident Miguel Godau will carry the orange banner in one ...
Aaron Schulze Mar 31, 2025

'If we're broken, we can't take care of our patients,' LifeLabs Kamloops workers hold rally
KAMLOOPS - Employees from all LifeLabs locations in Kamloops chanted, marched and rallied outside the downtown office Sunday (March 30) afternoon. LifeLabs workers have been on a rotating strike for s...
Aaron Schulze Mar 30, 2025

CSRD to use AAP to survey Shuswap, Falkland residents on road rescue service
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is shifting gears as it plans to survey Shuswap and Falkland-area residents about launching new road rescue services.In 2024, the distr...
Aaron Schulze Mar 30, 2025

Merritt residents seeing municipal tax increase of just under 11%
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents will have one last chance to provide their input on the city's direction for the next five years. The City of Merritt unveiled the draft bylaw for its 2025-29 financi...
Aaron Schulze Mar 30, 2025

Planned outage to knock out power for Logan Lake residents midday Sunday
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A planned power outage that was supposed to impact residents in Logan Lake last week is going ahead midday Sunday (March 30). In its planned outage list online, BC Hydro says 1,831 ...
Aaron Schulze Mar 30, 2025

UPDATE: Missing woman located
SALMON ARM, B.C. - UPDATE (April 4): RCMP say the woman has been located.
Aaron Schulze Mar 30, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: Contributed / Chevonne Marshall)

100 Mile House emergency department closed Saturday night
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents of the 100 Mile House area in need of emergency medical care will need to look elsewhere Saturday night (March 29). Interior Health says the emergency department at 10...
James Peters Mar 29, 2025

Kamloops council to discuss budget changes that could knock 1.5% off 2025 tax increase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will come together in a Committee of the Whole (COTW) meeting Tuesday (April 1) to discuss developments that could knock down the proposed property tax increase for 2025.On...
Aaron Schulze Mar 29, 2025

Tobiano, Cherry Creek residents head to fire protection referendum June 21
KAMLOOPS - Tobiano and Cherry Creek residents will head to the polls on Saturday, June 21 to tell the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) whether they want to pay for a new fire protection servic...
Aaron Schulze Mar 29, 2025

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