Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
NDP candidate Idzan plans to focus Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies campaign on affordability
KAMLOOPS - Phaedra Idzan is the first NDP candidate for the riding of Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies, which was established after the 2021 federal election. She plans to focus her campaign on unaffo...
Apr 04, 2025
Tkemlúps te Secwépemc lauds appointment of Dr. Airini as new TRU president
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc says it is "encouraged and inspired" by the appointment of Dr. Airini as the fifth President and Vice-Chancellor of Thompson Rivers University (TRU). In a s...
Apr 04, 2025
Pair of prescribed burns in Kamloops postponed because of unfavourable weather
KAMLOOPS - A pair of prescribed burns in Kamloops city limits that were scheduled for this spring have been delayed until at least this winter because of unfavourable weather. Kamloops Fire Chief Ken ...
Apr 04, 2025
Ashcroft Ranch to become a community hub after sale to Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council
KAMLOOPS - A local First Nation has purchased the Ashcroft Ranch from Metro Vancouver. In a news release issued Thursday (April 3), Metro Vancouver says it sold the Ashcroft Ranch to the Nlaka'pamux N...
Apr 04, 2025
Merritt man wins $200,000 on scratch ticket
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt had another big winner with thanks to a lucky scratch and win ticket.Robin Coutlee was playing the "Sparkling Riches Scratch and Win that he purchased at the 7-Elev...
Apr 04, 2025
TRU political science associate professor Hanlon talks global shift in economic order
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University political science associate professor Robert Hanlon said the global trade war is marking a change in economic order around the world.He said that while this drama...
Apr 03, 2025
Progressive Planet Solutions, Red Collar Brewing talk tariffs amid escalating global trade war
KAMLOOPS - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (April 2) that so-called reciprocal tariffs will soon be imposed on many countries across the world. Business owners in Kamloops were payi...
Apr 03, 2025
Management planning underway for Juniper Ridge Grasslands bought by BC Parks Foundation
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Parks Foundation has bought over 500 acres of land tucked between the Juniper Ridge and Rose Hill areas of Kamloops, after a successful crowdfunding campaign. The funding push wrap...
Apr 03, 2025
Kamloops RCMP say two men arrested Tuesday as spike belt slows stolen vehicle
KAMLOOPS - The RCMP say two men who are believed to be responsible for a number of unspecified offences in B.C. and Alberta were arrested in Kamloops Tuesday (April 1) night, and later released.Mounti...
Apr 03, 2025
RCMP, BC Coroners investigating after pedestrian killed in crash on Coquihalla south of Merritt
MERRITT - Police in Merritt say a pedestrian was killed in a crash on the Coquihalla Highway early Thursday (April 3) morning.In a news release, police say they were called to Highway 5 near Kane Vall...
Apr 03, 2025
