Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Future of Merit Place shelter uncertain as BC Housing won't address possible eviction
KAMLOOPS - Uncertainty is abound for a pair of shelter operators in Kamloops as their leases with BC Housing are nearing an end, with little clarity on possible next steps.The lease for the Merit Plac...
Mar 21, 2025
Iain Currie files paperwork to run under the Liberal banner in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - All expectations are that Prime Minister Mark Carney will drop the writ this weekend, plunging Canada into a federal election campaign. That has local riding associations across the country...
Mar 21, 2025
Steelworkers want workers to be prioritized as Hudson's Bay liquidates Kamloops store
KAMLOOPS - The union that represents Hudson's Bay workers in Kamloops is calling on the company to be transparent through the liquidation process that is scheduled to get underway on Monday (March 24)...
Mar 21, 2025
Salmon Arm businesses asked to be cautious with credit card payments following cash back and refund scam
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP are advising business in Salmon Arm and area to be extra cautious when accepting credit card payments. Salmon Arm RCMP say they received one report on March 12 where a woman ma...
Mar 21, 2025
First day of spring brings snowfall warning on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - While it is spring break across British Columbia, it appears Mother Nature did not get that memo as Environment Canada has upgraded a special weather statement into a snowfall warning for a...
Mar 20, 2025
BC Forest Minister Parmar tours Interior ahead of legislature showdown with Kamloops MLA Stamer during estimates
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's newest minister of forests is on a tour this week of interior communities, completing stops in Kelowna, Salmon Arm, and Vernon before a visit to the regional office in Ka...
Mar 20, 2025
'It's just zoomed by': Big Little Science Centre commemorates 25 years of interactive education
KAMLOOPS - The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) in Kamloops recently celebrated its 25th anniversary of operations. BLSC was founded in 2000 by a retired science teacher, Gordon Gore. While Gore passe...
Mar 20, 2025
Kamloops RCMP say three people taken to hospital Wednesday after three unrelated mental health calls
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say three people were taken to the hospital after a trio of mental health calls on the North Shore and in Brocklehurst Wednesday (March 19) afternoon.Mounties say they were ca...
Mar 20, 2025
BC Wildfire Service reports 'record' number of applicants ahead of 2025 fire season
VICTORIA - The BC Government says there has been a record number of applicants who have come forward to join the BC Wildfire Service, which is preparing for the upcoming wildfire season which gets und...
Mar 20, 2025
District of Clearwater establishes new wildfire initial attack crew; expands FireSmart mitigation work
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The District of Clearwater has established a pair of wildfire response and mitigation initiatives to help it better respond to a growing threat facing the community. Clearwater Mayo...
Mar 20, 2025
