Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Face-to-face meeting with housing minister helps Kamloops councillors explain impact of no federal funding
OTTAWA - Two days after Kamloops city councillors were informed they had been rejected from receiving federal dollars through the Housing Accelerator Fund, a brief meeting was secured with Minister Gr...
May 30, 2025
Amazing Race to Inclusion gives participants a chance to experience everyday challenges often overlooked
KAMLOOPS - The fifth annual Amazing Race to Inclusion took over downtown Kamloops on Friday (May 30), with 21 teams completing challenges throughout the morning. Approximately 8 million people in Cana...
May 30, 2025
Nearly 170 BCWS personnel leave Kamloops Friday to fight fires in three Canadian provinces
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is once again sending in a crew of firefighters and support staff to battle wildfires burning in other Canadian provinces. Information Officer Sa...
May 30, 2025
Identity of Valleyview motel shooting victim revealed one year after his murder
KAMLOOPS - The identity of a man who was shot dead in Valleyview last year has been revealed. In a news release issued Friday (May 30), Kamloops RCMP say the body of Keenan James Robertson was found i...
May 30, 2025
WCT releases 50th anniversary schedule; new artistic director introduced
KAMLOOPS - A busy Friday (May 30) for Western Canada Theatre (WCT) as it released its schedule for its 50th anniversary season, and announced the hiring of a new Artistic Director. Executive Director ...
May 30, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue asks residents to be cautious in green spaces amid dangerous fire conditions
KAMLOOPS - With further dry conditions and warmer temperatures expected, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is asking residents to be cautious in the city's nature parks and grasslands and interface areas. As...
May 30, 2025
Nearly 10,000 hours of transit service coming to Kamloops; not all requests were approved
KAMLOOPS - There will be another increase to transit service in Kamloops that will begin to take effect later this year, though its not everything that the City was hoping for. Transportation Engineer...
May 29, 2025
New partnership between Bell, Groq and TRU set to ensure Kamloops is on the cutting edge of AI expansion in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Bell Canada is rolling out 'Bell AI Fabric', what the company is calling a major investment to create Canada's largest artificial intelligence project. The first fabric facility will open n...
May 29, 2025
As Uber launches across B.C., Uride confident of its standing in Kamloops following 2022 debut
KAMLOOPS - With Uber now available in Kamloops and across B.C as of Wednesday (May 28), the founder and CEO of Uride says his company is confident it will be able to remain competitive in the Tourname...
May 29, 2025
UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (June 2): RCMP say the woman reported missing on May 29 has been found.
May 29, 2025 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
