Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Weekend sees Kamloops RCMP respond to rooftop break-in, stolen tools, crash into curb
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 318 calls for service from Friday, March 21 to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 24. Below are some incidents police attended. Mission Impossible: Kamloops...
Mar 25, 2025
Historic Hudson's Bay liquidates stores across Canada, including Kamloops location
KAMLOOPS - The Hudson's Bay Company has announced the liquidation of all but six of its famous department stores. The Kamloops location, a staple of the city for more than 200 years, is not included i...
Mar 24, 2025
Three-term Shuswap-area MP Arnold adjusting to new riding boundaries
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is now split into two federal ridings, both ostensibly held by the opposition Conservatives. Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, where incumbent Frank Caputo will run and Kamloops-Shuswap-Ce...
Mar 24, 2025
Potential toss-up election officially underway in Kamloops and Canada
KAMLOOPS - It was the worst kept secret in Ottawa as election season is officially underway in Canada, with voters set to head to the polls on Monday, April 28, to elect the next federal government. L...
Mar 24, 2025
Legal fight over Build Kamloops AAP ends as Wunderlich drops appeal
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the legal battle over the alternative approval process (AAP) that resulted in funding for the first phase of its Build Kamloops plan is over.Last fall's AAP gauged...
Mar 24, 2025
20-unit complex care facility planned for Kamloops' Columbia Precinct
KAMLOOPS - The province has unveiled more details about one of the housing developments slated for the Columbia Precinct lands in downtown Kamloops.In a news release distributed Monday (March 24), Hou...
Mar 24, 2025
Multi-vehicle incident closes stretch of Highway 5 north of Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - Traffic is closed in both directions on a stretch of Highway 5 north of Barriere. DriveBC first reported of a multi-vehicle incident on Highway 5 near Thuya Creek Road at around 11:10...
Mar 24, 2025
Future of Lytton Library set to be discussed this summer
LYTTON, B.C. - Staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be looking at a number of options and partnership opportunities as they try to determine the future of library services in the...
Mar 24, 2025
Temporary closure of Lillooet emergency department extended by 24 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - A temporary closure of the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre has been extended by another 24 hours. Interior Health says emergency services in Lillooet will ...
Mar 24, 2025
District of Lillooet holding by-election on May 10
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in the District of Lillooet are expected to head to the polls in about seven weeks to elect a new councillor.The May 10 by-election is being held to fill the seat vacated by...
Mar 23, 2025
