Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Tourism Kamloops set to offer new guided tours, including mountain biking and hiking
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops will be providing another pastime for residents and visitors alike, as it has announced three new guided tours available to the public, starting Friday (May 30).Guided bike...
May 30, 2025
5th Annual Hoops in the Loops tournament set to tip off on Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops will be bustling this weekend as the Fifth Annual Hoops in the Loops will tip off this weekend.The 3-on-3 basketball tournament will transform multiple blocks of Victoria ...
May 30, 2025
Kamloops Kidney Walk aims to raise $50,000 by Sunday
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday, (June 1), citizens of Kamloops are invited to the Kidney Walk at McDonald Park. Taking place across Canada, the event is looking to help support families and people in need by ra...
May 30, 2025
Face-to-face meeting with housing minister helps Kamloops councillors explain impact of no federal funding
OTTAWA - Two days after Kamloops city councillors were informed they had been rejected from receiving federal dollars through the Housing Accelerator Fund, a brief meeting was secured with Minister Gr...
May 30, 2025
Amazing Race to Inclusion gives participants a chance to experience everyday challenges often overlooked
KAMLOOPS - The fifth annual Amazing Race to Inclusion took over downtown Kamloops on Friday (May 30), with 21 teams completing challenges throughout the morning. Approximately 8 million people in Cana...
May 30, 2025
Nearly 170 BCWS personnel leave Kamloops Friday to fight fires in three Canadian provinces
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is once again sending in a crew of firefighters and support staff to battle wildfires burning in other Canadian provinces. Information Officer Sa...
May 30, 2025
Identity of Valleyview motel shooting victim revealed one year after his murder
KAMLOOPS - The identity of a man who was shot dead in Valleyview last year has been revealed. In a news release issued Friday (May 30), Kamloops RCMP say the body of Keenan James Robertson was found i...
May 30, 2025
WCT releases 50th anniversary schedule; new artistic director introduced
KAMLOOPS - A busy Friday (May 30) for Western Canada Theatre (WCT) as it released its schedule for its 50th anniversary season, and announced the hiring of a new Artistic Director. Executive Director ...
May 30, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue asks residents to be cautious in green spaces amid dangerous fire conditions
KAMLOOPS - With further dry conditions and warmer temperatures expected, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is asking residents to be cautious in the city's nature parks and grasslands and interface areas. As...
May 30, 2025
Nearly 10,000 hours of transit service coming to Kamloops; not all requests were approved
KAMLOOPS - There will be another increase to transit service in Kamloops that will begin to take effect later this year, though its not everything that the City was hoping for. Transportation Engineer...
May 29, 2025
