Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Valleyview music students unbox new instruments after $19K grant
KAMLOOPS - Music students at Valleyview Secondary School in Kamloops have nineteen thousand reasons to smile, as they got their hands on new instruments that were made possible by a grant from MusiCou...
Sep 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
BC Conservatives expected to run familiar slate in Kamloops-Thompson ridings
KAMLOOPS - The BC Conservatives will be represented by a host of familiar faces around the Kamloops-Thompson region. In Fraser-Nicola, Tony Luck has indicated he will seek re-election, while Lorne Doe...
Sep 23, 2026 Kamloops Centre Conservative Candidate Peter Milobar (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops outdoor skating rink recognized at UBCM convention
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' decision to open up an outdoor skating rink at Riverside Park was recognized by municipalities across the province this month.The $7.1-million rink earned an honourabl...
Sep 23, 2026 People using the outdoor skating rink at Riverside Park. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Mobile health care and outreach services clinic opening in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new mobile clinic aims to expand access to health care and outreach services in Kamloops. The City of Kamloops says it led the funding acquisition and vehicle procurement for the mobile h...
Sep 23, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Nearly $113k in fines handed out for campfire violations across B.C. this summer
KAMLOOPS - Conservation officers in British Columbia say they handed out more than $100,000 in fines to people who violated campfire bans this summer. The BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says ...
Sep 23, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Conservation Officer Service/Facebook)
Was this the wildest week in B.C. politics? Looking back on seven days of upheaval
Here's a look back at the week that reshaped the political landscape of British Columbia, leading up to Tuesday's election call by NDP Leader David Eby. Wednesday Sept. 16: Eby addresses early electio...
Sep 23, 2026
Growing Together project yielding results for Gardengate, Overlander Long-Term Care
KAMLOOPS - Chow mein was on the menu on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at Overlander Long-Term Care, the dish to be served with red onion from the neighbour's garden next door. "We thought to build a better, fres...
Sep 22, 2026 Growing Together project. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Rail Safety Week urges Canadians to think twice around railway tracks
KAMLOOPS - A national campaign is reminding Canadians one wrong decision around railway tracks can have life-changing consequences. This week marks Rail Safety Week, with Operation Lifesaver Canada ur...
Sep 22, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jeremy Russo)
'A long, long time coming': Mother of Kamloops mistaken-identity murder victim relieved at charge approval
KAMLOOPS - For seven years and eight months, Marie Nobles waited to learn who police believed killed her son. That wait reached a major turning point on Saturday when RCMP announced Hugh Alexander McI...
Sep 22, 2026 Rex Gill (middle) pictured with his two sons. (Image Credit: File Photo / Contributed)
'Muddier and more difficult to navigate': Kamloops residents, business community react to snap election
KAMLOOPS - Reaction is pouring in as British Columbians prepare to head to the polls in the Oct. 24 snap provincial election, and there was a lot of shock and a little bit of disgust in downtown Kamlo...
Sep 22, 2026 People going to vote during the last provincial election in Kamloops. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
