Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Property tax deadline around the corner as City of Kamloops urges people to go digital
KAMLOOPS - There is not long left for people in Kamloops and elsewhere to pay their 2025 property taxes before a provincially mandated 10 per cent penalty kicks in. Corporate Services Director David H...
Jun 30, 2025
Four years after tragic Lytton fire, community still ‘frustrated with delays’
LYTTON, B.C. - It has been four years since a wildfire devastated the community of Lytton in the Fraser Canyon. The fire started a day after the town set national temperature records for hitting almos...
Jun 30, 2025
Caputo to contemplate various private members' bills before fall session of Parliament
KAMLOOPS - After some minor shuffling to remove cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries, Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola Conservative MP Frank Caputo now sits atop the order paper, meaning he's first...
Jun 30, 2025
New liquor pilot launches in Kamloops; no consumption during Canada Day or other community events
KAMLOOPS - While the City of Kamloops has launched its new pilot program that allows people to consume alcohol in a section of Riverside Park, you won't be able to - legally - crack a cold one in the ...
Jun 30, 2025
UPDATE: RCMP say impaired driver sparked wildfire along Highway 5A near Merritt Sunday
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE 10:45 a.m.): Police in Merritt say the driver of the vehicle that sparked a wildfire along Highway 5A near Nicola Lake Sunday (June 29) afternoon was was likely impaired by liq...
Jun 30, 2025
Lifeguards return to Riverside Park as City of Kamloops staffs only designated open-water swimming site
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will once again begin staffing the Riverside Park beach area with lifeguards when the calendar flips to July, and they'll be there until mid-August. Micah Strecheniuk, ...
Jun 30, 2025
No consumer permits issued as Kamloops to determine fate of Canada Day fireworks show
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says while this year's Canada Day festivities will very likely feature fireworks at dusk, it wants that pyrotechnics display to be the only one that lights up the sky t...
Jun 29, 2025
NorthPaws swept by Bellingham to close out first half of West Coast League season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws were swept for the first time this season as they dropped a three game weekend series to the Bellingham Bells in West Coast League action. The North Division-leading ...
Jun 29, 2025
TNRD launches new email subscription service following community feedback
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has launched a new communications tool that will enable it to reach out directly to residents and business owners who opt in.CAO Scott Hildebran...
Jun 29, 2025
BGC Kamloops and Williams Lake appoints new Executive Director
KAMLOOPS - BGC Kamloops and Williams Lake has announced the appointment of Stacey Turpin as Executive Director, calling it a "natural evolution of her long-standing commitment to supporting children, ...
Jun 29, 2025
