Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
SD73 trustee proposes freezing board pay in wake of budget shortfall
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-Thompson School Board trustee is proposing to suspend all trustee remuneration until the end of the 2025-26 school year, in the wake of a nearly $6-million budget shortfall. Trus...
Apr 11, 2025
RCMP looking for suspect after Friday weapons report near Overlanders Bridge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:10 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP are asking for help in searching for a suspect connected to weapon's report that forced a brief closure of the Overlanders Bridge Friday (April 11) afterno...
Apr 11, 2025
Curtis Sagmoen, Shuswap-area offender with history of violence, dead
A Shuswap-area man with a history of violence against women in the sex trade has died.There are no details at this time about Curtis Sagmoen's death.However, Darcy Martin, Traci Genereaux's grandmothe...
Apr 11, 2025
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra music director to step down at the end of the season
KAMLOOPS - The music director and principal conductor at the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is stepping down after eight seasons at the helm. In a news release issued Friday (April 11) morning, the...
Apr 11, 2025
Below-normal snowpack totals slightly improve in April; drought hazards linger
VICTORIA - Snowpack conditions for this time of year in the Kamloops area have marginally improved, but they are still below normal. The latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin distributed by the...
Apr 11, 2025
Lillooet emergency department temporarily closed for 37 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - Emergency services will be unavailable in Lillooet until the weekend. Interior Health says the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital temporarily closed at 7:00 p.m. Thursday (Apri...
Apr 11, 2025
Kamloops on leading edge of switch to NextGen 911
KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops is set to apply for more than $2-million in grant funding from the Union of BC Municipalities for the Next Generation 911 program. Next Generation 911 refers to the mod...
Apr 10, 2025
SD73 says staffing cuts not expected to be in-classroom positions, unrelated to previous accounting error
KAMLOOPS - According to the recently presented draft budget plan for the coming school year within the Kamloops-Thompson School District, 27.5 teaching positions and 49 support staff positions are on ...
Apr 10, 2025
Much like the politicians in Victoria, those in Kamloops split on potential cancer centre delays
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops cancer centre was back in the spotlight Wednesday (April 9) during health ministry budget estimates, with Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar questioning the minister's plan and ...
Apr 10, 2025
Power out to 1,200+ near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Hundreds of people are without power between Sheridan Lake and 100 Mile House Thursday afternoon (April 10). BC Hydro says the outage, affecting 1,253 customers, was reported at...
Apr 10, 2025
