Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Low snowpack, early-season melt has City of Kamloops preparing for possibility of summer drought
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is once again preparing for the possibility of drought, as warmer weather last month has contributed to an early melt this spring. Utility and Environmental Services Ma...
May 15, 2025
New mini-skating rink coming to McArthur Island in north Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced plans to turn the space occupied by the McArthur Island Curling Club into a mini-skating rink for recreational skating and youth hockey players.It says th...
May 15, 2025
Kamloops, Tk'emlups to unveil revitalized plaque commemorating 1910 meeting between chiefs, Prime Minister
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops, in partnership with Tk'emlups te Secwpemc and the Kamloops Museum and Archives, will unveil a revitalized memorial plaque to former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier ...
May 15, 2025
Kamloops building sector nearly catches up to last year's new housing unit pace during April
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops nearly caught up to last year's pace for new housing units in April.New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show permits for 72 residential units ...
May 15, 2025
Blockade ends as Splatsin, R.W. Bruhn Bridge replacement project contractors reach agreement
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A peaceful blockade at the R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous was removed after an agreement was made between a local First Nation and contractors hired by the B.C. Government. Splatsin an...
May 15, 2025
Kamloops' heat response moving away from central hub locations, placing more emphasis on community
KAMLOOPS - With summer approaching, the City of Kamloops is outlining its heat response plan. The city activates its heat alert protocol when Environment Canada issues a heat warning for the city. Hea...
May 14, 2025
Capital needs remain dire in SD73 despite 2026 opening of new school, catchment area shuffle
KAMLOOPS - This week, the Kamloops-Thompson School Board approved some adjustments to the existing catchment plan to which schools students living in Sahali and Aberdeen neighbourhoods will be assigne...
May 14, 2025
No injuries in Mission Flats dump fire Wednesday; cause undetermined
KAMLOOPS - An early morning fire at the city's busiest landfill brought out a large response from Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). Just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday (May 14), crews were called out to the Mis...
May 14, 2025
Q1 2025 totals show slower pace of drug deaths in B.C., Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The province says Kamloops has lost 11 lives to the toxic drug crisis during the first three months of the year - representing a significantly slower pace of fatalities than in recent years...
May 14, 2025
R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopens after peaceful blockade
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopened one day after a peaceful blockade began. DriveBC reported that the stretch of Highway 1 through Sicamous reopened shortly before 6:00 p.m. T...
May 14, 2025
