Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
August Lake wildfire near Princeton being held at 14 hectares
PRINCETON, B.C. - The August Lake Wildfire burning near Princeton is being held. In an update Monday (July 14) evening, the BC Wildfire Service says that based on fuel and weather conditions and resou...
Jul 15, 2025
Nash reflects on professional hockey career, talks moments and highlights
KAMLOOPS -- Riley Nash is satisfied he made the most of his professional hockey career, a 15-year saga that came to an end last week with the announcement of his retirement. "I feel like I was able to...
Jul 14, 2025
Foundry Kamloops approaching fundraising goal as they hope to open the youth focused space in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Foundry Kamloops was first announced in July of 2022 by then Mental Health and Addictions Minister Shelia Malcolmson. Two years later in 2024, Foundry was gifted the future home of the yout...
Jul 14, 2025
SD73 provides insight into departure of Superintendent Rhonda Nixon
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has introduced their new interim superintendent and secretary treasurer as Mike McKay and Harold Cull. Both men will work in their roles until the end ...
Jul 14, 2025
Library space allocated for future Dufferin arena multiplex
KAMLOOPS - The future arena multiplex in Dufferin will feature four sheets of ice and an even greater number of sheets of paper. The City of Kamloops and the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library announced...
Jul 14, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue battles overnight house fire in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews spent hours battling a house fire at a Westsyde cul-de-sac overnight. The call for the house fire at Serle Court came in at around 11:15 p.m. Sunday (July 1...
Jul 14, 2025
Activity picks up in Kamloops real estate market in June
KAMLOOPS - Sales and inventory are up as the Kamloops real estate market heated up in June 2025. New numbers provided by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 266 residential units changed h...
Jul 14, 2025
CSRD unveils longtime Okanagan local government worker as new chief financial officer
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has gone to the District of Coldstream to find its new chief financial officer (CFO). The CSRD unveiled Jeremy Sundin as its new CFO. The char...
Jul 14, 2025
Music for the People concert returning for fourth edition this September
KAMLOOPS - The Tkemlps te Secwpemc Powwow Arbour will once again be the site of Music for the People, which will return for its fourth edition in a little under two months' time. The award-winning sho...
Jul 14, 2025
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for South Thompson, Shuswap and 100 Mile areas
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the South Thompson, Shuswap and 100 Mile areas. The weather alert was issued just after 11:00 a.m. Sunday (July 13). Conditions...
Jul 13, 2025
