Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Large police presence attending residential incident in Merritt
MERRITT - Update 4:00 p.m. RCMP are no longer asking residents to stay clear of the area, however Mounties do remain on scene. No further details are expected to be released by the RCMP at this time.-...
Apr 09, 2025
Council formalizes 'Made in Canada' procurement strategy for City of Kamloops operations
KAMLOOPS - In response to the burgeoning trade war between Canada and the United States, the City of Kamloops has formally adopted a 'Made in Canada' approach to procurement.The motion was brought for...
Apr 09, 2025
Robertson all in for Liberals in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies
KAMLOOPS - Ken Robertson is the Liberal Party's choice to run in the Kamloops-Shuswap Central Rockies riding. Robertson is a Secwpemc man raised on the Neskonlith First Nation west of Chase."The threa...
Apr 08, 2025
Council says 'no' to new shelters, transitional housing on Kamloops riverfront
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is adding a restriction to where future shelters or transitional housing can be built within city limits.At its regular meeting Tuesday (April 8), council voted 6-3 to not ...
Apr 08, 2025
'Wait until after the storm clears'; amid market volatility, Kamloops investors urged to stay the course
KAMLOOPS - After three consecutive trading days with major markets around the globe falling in the aftermath of president Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day,' things began to level out on Tuesday (April 8...
Apr 08, 2025
Federal all-candidates forum to be streamed April 22
KAMLOOPS - All the candidates running for election in the two Kamloops-area ridings have been invited to participate in a streaming forum later this month.The online-only all-candidates forum will be ...
Apr 08, 2025
Kamloops council extends pause on Public Inquiries during regular meetings
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has prolonged the absence of Public Inquiries from regular council meetings.At its meeting Tuesday afternoon (April 8), council voted to keep the time for the public to ask...
Apr 08, 2025
Maps, dates and times: when and where to vote in the Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo federal electoral district has been dissolved. Following the call for Canada's 45th federal election campaign on Sunday, March 23, the City of Kamloops was spl...
Apr 08, 2025
Washout impacts traffic on Highway 1 east of Chase
UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): The washout is cleared.UPDATE (8:20 a.m.): Traffic is flowing again through a stretch of the Trans Canada Highway east of the Village of Chase.DriveBC says a reduced speed limit i...
Apr 08, 2025
Kamloops poised to apply for more grant funding to aid implementation of next-generation 911
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hoping to get another $2.1 million in grant funding to support its transition to the next-generation (NG) 911 system. At Tuesday's (April 8) meeting, City Councillor...
Apr 07, 2025
