Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Pride Week moving from August to June
KAMLOOPS - Mark your calendars Kamloops as the annual Pride Week festivities will be held a couple months earlier than usual, starting this year. The Kamloops Pride Society says the annual event will ...
Feb 14, 2025
Kamloops making progress on housing targets; long awaited Cherry Avenue apartments to open this fall
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Housing Minister says he continues to be encouraged by the progress being made in Kamloops as the city works towards achieving its provincially mandated housing targets.Last term, th...
Feb 14, 2025
Kamloops working on rebate program to incentivize FireSmart work
KAMLOOPS - There may soon be some financial incentives offered to Kamloops homeowners who complete FireSmart initiatives on their properties. The City of Kamloops is working on a pair of rebate progra...
Feb 14, 2025
Salmon Arm RCMP looking for stolen green pickup truck
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a stolen pickup truck. RCMP say a dark green 1999 Ford F-250 was stolen near Piccadilly Mall at around 8:24 p.m. Thursday...
Feb 14, 2025
Status quo for policing services in Merritt after council mulls options
MERRITT, B.C. - There will be no changes to policing services for the City of Merritt. At Tuesday's (Feb. 11) monthly council meeting, Merritt councillors voted 5-2 in maintaining the status quo, whic...
Feb 14, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue warns people to stay off the river
KAMLOOPS- Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is once again asking people to stay off the river even if they think the ice looks safe. KFR's Life Safety Educator Jeff Pont says that warning comes after multipl...
Feb 13, 2025
B.C. health authorities working with Province in the wake of looming U.S. tariffs: IHA Chair
KAMLOOPS - The Chair of Interior Health's (IH) Board of Directors says B.C.'s health authorities are working with the Provincial Government to try and mitigate the impact of potential U.S. tariffs. "I...
Feb 13, 2025
'This is reclamation'; Tk'emlúps Kúkpi7 Casimir discusses historical designation for former residential school site
TK'EMLPS - The Kamloops Indian Residential School, which was in the building now known as the Chief Louis Centre, was opened in 1890, and closed in 1978. Those who attended were between the ages of fo...
Feb 13, 2025
Run for Ryan ski event to commemorate seven years since disappearance
KAMLOOPS - Next week will mark seven years since Ryan Shtuka went missing from the Sun Peaks area, and his family has returned to the mountain for the annual Run for Ryan ski event ever since.The 20-y...
Feb 13, 2025
'That's not healthy, it doesn't help the community'; Minister Kahlon set to respond to Kamloops council's request for meeting
KAMLOOPS - In January, Kamloops city council requested a meeting with Ravi Kahlon, the B.C. Minister responsible for Municipal Affairs.The request followed a letter from Kahlon, who asked the CIty for...
Feb 13, 2025
