Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merritt receives $60M for Coldwater River dike work from province; mayor calls out absence of federal help
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt's flood recovery plan took a massive step forward on Tuesday (March 25), thanks to an influx of provincial funding.The community of Merritt is still working to shore up the ban...
Mar 25, 2025
Province chips in $1.14M to build Kamloops pilot plant for eco-friendly concrete ingredient
KAMLOOPS - On the heels of signing a multi-year federal funding deal, a Kamloops company has been awarded a provincial grant to continue producing an eco-friendly concrete ingredient. In a news releas...
Mar 25, 2025
RCMP say missing teenager found
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE April 3): Kamloops RCMP say the 19-year-old girl who was reported missing on March 25 has been located. "The RCMP thanks the media and public for their assistance," the RCMP said in...
Mar 25, 2025
Machete-wielding suspect arrested after damaging Scotch Creek business
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - No one was injured after a man reportedly wielded a machete to damage a property in Scotch Creek late last week. Chase RCMP received a weapons complaint from the Scotch Creek gas ...
Mar 25, 2025
Weekend sees Kamloops RCMP respond to rooftop break-in, stolen tools, crash into curb
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 318 calls for service from Friday, March 21 to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 24. Below are some incidents police attended. Mission Impossible: Kamloops...
Mar 25, 2025
Historic Hudson's Bay liquidates stores across Canada, including Kamloops location
KAMLOOPS - The Hudson's Bay Company has announced the liquidation of all but six of its famous department stores. The Kamloops location, a staple of the city for more than 200 years, is not included i...
Mar 24, 2025
Three-term Shuswap-area MP Arnold adjusting to new riding boundaries
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is now split into two federal ridings, both ostensibly held by the opposition Conservatives. Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, where incumbent Frank Caputo will run and Kamloops-Shuswap-Ce...
Mar 24, 2025
Potential toss-up election officially underway in Kamloops and Canada
KAMLOOPS - It was the worst kept secret in Ottawa as election season is officially underway in Canada, with voters set to head to the polls on Monday, April 28, to elect the next federal government. L...
Mar 24, 2025
Legal fight over Build Kamloops AAP ends as Wunderlich drops appeal
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the legal battle over the alternative approval process (AAP) that resulted in funding for the first phase of its Build Kamloops plan is over.Last fall's AAP gauged...
Mar 24, 2025
20-unit complex care facility planned for Kamloops' Columbia Precinct
KAMLOOPS - The province has unveiled more details about one of the housing developments slated for the Columbia Precinct lands in downtown Kamloops.In a news release distributed Monday (March 24), Hou...
Mar 24, 2025
