Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lillooet ER to close for third time this week; fourth closure of 2025
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for another 24 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be c...
Mar 15, 2025
Numerous Kamloops, Cariboo volunteer fire departments getting provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - A number of Kamloops-and-Cariboo-area fire departments will be getting provincial funding that the B.C. Government says will help them better prepare and respond to emergencies. The B.C. Em...
Mar 15, 2025
RL Clemitson, Ralph Bell, Marion Schilling schools face off for March Madness Food Drive
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops-area elementary schools brought their 'A' game for a good cause, as this Friday (Mar. 14) wrapped up the March Madness food drive. The annual event posed a challenge from RL ...
Mar 15, 2025
Merritt ER back open after sudden, short-lived closure early Saturday
MERRITT - The emergency room at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt was briefly closed early Saturday (March 15) morning, though its not clear what prompted the sudden closure in the middle of the n...
Mar 15, 2025
IDays at TRU ends with inspiring multicultural showcase
KAMLOOPS - TRU's IDays events end with a worldwide talent showcase, celebrating each nationality's culture and unique identity. The event is in celebration of the more than 100 nationalities and cultu...
Mar 14, 2025
Public Realm Improvement Fund included in City of Kamloops supplemental budget items to be approved
KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops is set to get a series of minor upgrades, after Kamloops council approved a request to create a Public Realm Improvement Fund. The public spaces fund will see $250,000 tak...
Mar 14, 2025
Construction begins Saturday on second turning lane for Trans-Canada off ramp to Pacific Way
KAMLOOPS - A heads up for motorists in Kamloops, the Highway 1 off-ramp near Pacific Way will be closed for roughly six weeks, starting Saturday (Mar. 15). Construction will begin this weekend to add ...
Mar 14, 2025
With previous attendees ready to join the ranks, Kamloops' RCMP Youth Academy welcomes its next cohort
KAMLOOPS - Ten Kamloops high school students who could one day be patrolling the streets of the Tournament Capital are being put through their paces this week at the RCMP Youth Academy. Friday (March ...
Mar 14, 2025
UPDATE: Stake Lake ski trails to be open Saturday; snow reported at Harper Mountain, Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:30 p.m.): Don't put away your cross-country skis just yet as the Overlander Ski Club says it will be open between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Saturday (March 15). "Feel like you misse...
Mar 14, 2025
Kamloops loses four lives to suspected unregulated drugs to start 2025
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops lost four lives due to the toxic drug crisis to start 2025. New figures through January released Friday (March 14) by the BC Coroners Service show 152 suspected unregulated drug de...
Mar 14, 2025
