Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Dozens of paid positions still available in Kamloops area on voting day: Elections Canada
KAMLOOPS - It's still nearly two weeks until voting day, but preparation is well underway in Elections Canada returning offices in Kamloops and Salmon Arm.Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola Returning Officer Ge...
Apr 16, 2025
Time to replace Kamloops mayor's Chain of Office: councillor
KAMLOOPS - It has been three-and-a-half years since the Kamloops mayor's Chain of Office was stolen by a burglar at City Hall.One city councillor believes it's time to get a new one.At Tuesday's (Apri...
Apr 16, 2025
Council okays 202-unit rental housing project for Upper Sahali
KAMLOOPS - A proposed 202-unit rental housing complex along Summit Drive in Upper Sahali has had its path to development cleared by Kamloops council.At Tuesday's (April 15) regular meeting, council wa...
Apr 16, 2025
More than 1,000 lbs of material removed during second Clean the Beach Day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Another year, another half ton of material removed from Kamloops beaches. The City of Kamloops says 165 residents removed 1,014 lbs of material on the second annual Clean the Beach Day on S...
Apr 16, 2025
Kamloops council calls on province to include Interior in move to house involuntary care centres in prisons
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has passed a motion calling on the provincial government to consider including the province's Interior as it expands involuntary care centres.The province is moving toward ...
Apr 15, 2025
Liberals looking to pressure Tories in historically blue-orange Kamloops ridings
KAMLOOPS - Federal polling still has the Mark Carney-led Liberals forming the next government after the April 28 election. While the Grits may find themselves back in government for a fourth consecuti...
Apr 15, 2025
Opening statements, witnesses in Day 2 of Bagabuyo trial piece together Mohd Abdullah's last days
KAMLOOPS - The second day of former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo's trial saw an opening statement delivered by the Crown prosecution, along with a series of witness accounts. Bagabuyo is f...
Apr 15, 2025
Kamloops 'running besties' helped push each other to Boston Marathon
KAMLOOPS - Alexa McMillan and Jillian Neufeld first bonded during the 2023 Boogie The Bridge half-marathon, a happenstance pairing that stuck together for about 15 kilometres and embraced at the finis...
Apr 15, 2025
Drug deal, reported assault leads to heavy police presence along Columbia
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP were seen in force on Monday evening (April 14) at the Hospitality Inn along Columbia Street West after a man was treated for stab wounds at the hospital.Police attended the h...
Apr 15, 2025
BC Cancer Foundation launches $5M fundraising campaign for Kamloops cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - This week, the BC Cancer Foundation launched a $5-million fundraising campaign aimed at equipping the Kamloops cancer centre.The Kamloops cancer centre is scheduled to open to patients in 2...
Apr 15, 2025
