Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD board sets average 2025 property tax increase at 5.9%
KAMLOOPS - Property owners in the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be hit with a tax increase averaging 5.9 per cent this year.The district's tax rate was set at Thursday afternoon's (Mar...
Mar 27, 2025
Dangerous driving suspect arrested; multiple drugs seized from motel in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A handgun, ammunition and half a kilogram of suspected drugs such as crack cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine were seized after an arrest in Valleyview over the weekend. Kamloops RCMP sa...
Mar 27, 2025
Miltimore of Riversong Guitars among local business owners bracing for massive tariff impact
SICAMOUS, B.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening his country's trade partners with sweeping sector-specific tariffs that are scheduled to be imposed on April 2.Business owners across Canada...
Mar 26, 2025
Deja vu: Lillooet emergency room to close Wednesday night
LILLOOET, B.C. - The emergency department at the Lillooet Hospital will be closed once again overnight Wednesday (March 26) to Thursday.In a news release, Interior Health says the closure will begin a...
Mar 26, 2025
Royal Inland Hospital Foundation looks for community support to house medical professionals
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation is asking the community to provide livable spaces for medical practitioners as the hospital increases its recruitment drive."It's one thing to hav...
Mar 26, 2025
April's election the first with two separate Kamloops ridings in play
KAMLOOPS - This will be the first federal election held since riding boundaries were changed in 2023, splitting Kamloops in two. That leaves residents voting in either Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola or Kaml...
Mar 26, 2025
Henry to represent the People's Party in Kamloops-Shuswap-Central Rockies
KAMLOOPS - The People's Party of Canada (PPC) secured just shy of five per cent of the vote in the last election - a marked improvement from 2019 - but still failed to win a seat in Ottawa.In Kamloops...
Mar 26, 2025
Kamloops RCMP issue call for help tracking down man wanted on violent charges
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is wanted for arrest on violent charges and the local RCMP detachment would like help tracking him down.In a news release issued Wednesday (March 26), spokesperson Cpl. Cryst...
Mar 26, 2025
Thunderstorms expected to bring hail, heavy rain and strong winds to Kamloops area
UPDATE (March 27): The special weather statements have been lifted.UPDATE (11:20 a.m.): The most potent risk for thunderstorms during Environment Canada's special weather statement for Kamloops and ar...
Mar 26, 2025
Kamloops RCMP warn of fake jewelry scam after woman exchanges valuable necklace for two fakes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for two suspects after a woman was tricked into trading her valuable gold necklace for costume jewelry. On March 13 at around 2:30 p.m., RCMP say a woman was retur...
Mar 26, 2025
