Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
SPCA brings in six severely dehydrated, underweight puppies from TNRD property
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A half-dozen underweight German shepherd mix puppies were surrendered to an animal shelter in Salmon Arm. The BC SPCA says the owner of a property in the Thompson-Nicola Regional Di...
Jun 19, 2025
UPDATE: Kamloops Law Courts reopens after bomb threat; no explosives found
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:15 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP have confirmed that the shutdown at the law courts this morning was due to a bomb threat, though they say no explosives were found. In an update, RCMP Cons...
Jun 19, 2025
Final B.C. snow survey of 2025 points to another summer of potential drought conditions
VICTORIA - The final Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin for 2025 indicates another summer with high drought hazards is on the horizon for B.C. According to the latest report from the BC River Forec...
Jun 19, 2025
Could Kamloops be the next B.C. city to have its own community forest?
KAMLOOPS - Logan Lake officials credited the management of its community forest as one of the reasons the district was able to fend off the massive Tremont Creek wildfire in 2021. Now, a city councill...
Jun 18, 2025
North Shore art collective breaks barriers, provides opportunities to those who need them most
KAMLOOPS - The Same Sky Art Collective, a non-profit art studio on the North Shore, has been building a community of talented local artists who are given an opportunity to display their art. Lana Fine...
Jun 18, 2025
Back from prairie deployment, skimmers are standing by in Kamloops - along with Conair's newest toy
KAMLOOPS - After a two-week stretch out in Saskatchewan around the end of May, the BC Wildfire Service's Conair Fire Boss skimmers have returned to Kamloops and the wildfire base at the airport. Durin...
Jun 18, 2025
Kamloops council to consider 30 km/h speed limits on all local streets
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff will explore the possibility of lowering the speed limit to 30 km/h on all local streets.The resolution came out of a meeting of council's Livability and Sustainabili...
Jun 18, 2025
2025 Music in the Park lineup unveiled
KAMLOOPS - The lineup for Music in the Park 2025 in Kamloops has been unveiled. The free, nightly summer concert season at Riverside Park in July and August, supported by the City of Kamloops and BCLC...
Jun 18, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue puts out small North Shore shed fire
KAMLOOPS - A small structure fire made a big impression across Kamloops. Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to an area between Fix Auto and U-Haul on Halston Avenue at around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday (June 17) w...
Jun 18, 2025
Remains of missing Shuswap woman found in rural Salmon Arm; primary suspect deceased
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The remains of a Shuswap woman who went missing eight years ago were found, and it's believed the primary suspect in her death is a recently deceased man with a history of violence ...
Jun 18, 2025
