Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merit Place, Stuart Wood shelter leases extended by one year
KAMLOOPS - BC Housing has quietly extended a pair of shelter leases in Kamloops by one year. The Crown agency says it notified the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and ...
May 5, 2025
Tk'emlups te Secwépemc commemorates Red Dress Day
TK'EMLUPS - An emotional crowd gathered in Moccasin Square Gardens at Tk'emlups te Secwpemc (TteS) Monday (May 5), commemorating Red Dress Day. The first Red Dress Day was held 15 years ago in respons...
May 5, 2025
TNRD Film Commissioner expecting brief pause with US productions as tariff threat looms over the industry
KAMLOOPS - The U.S. president is again mulling massive tariffs that could have an impact not only on Canada, but the Thompson-Nicola region directly. In a late night tweet, President Donald Trump says...
May 5, 2025
RCMP investigating downtown Kamloops robbery
KAMLOOPS - Police have released pictures of a pair of masked suspects who allegedly robbed a person in downtown Kamloops early Sunday (May 6) morning in the hopes of identifying one or both of them.Th...
May 5, 2025
Land defenders sentenced for violent 2021 clash with Trans Mountain near Blue River
KAMLOOPS - A group of Secwepemc land defenders has been sentenced for their part in a violent confrontation with Trans Mountain employees in 2021.The sentence was handed down in B.C. provincial court ...
May 5, 2025
Kamloops RCMP investigating series of early Monday garbage can fires
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking people to be on the lookout for people starting fires in garbage cans and dumpsters after a series of small blazes this weekend.Police say around 12:45 a.m. Monday ...
May 5, 2025
Country music icons Terri Clark and Paul Brandt to play at Sandman Centre this November
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Canadian country music icons will be making a stop in Kamloops this November as part of their Homecoming Tour 2.0. Terri Clark and Paul Brandt are reuniting for an encore run of t...
May 5, 2025
Kamloops looking to accelerate demolition of fire-damaged home on Seymour Street West
KAMLOOPS - It's been more than a year since a demolition permit was issued for a downtown Kamloops rooming house that was significantly damaged by fire. Now the City of Kamloops is looking at avenues ...
May 5, 2025
Kamloops to reassess plans after grant application to build daycare at Parkview Activity Centre denied
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' plan to build a new daycare at the Parkview Activity Centre near McDonald Park on the north shore has hit a roadblock of sorts. Acting Social, Housing and Community De...
May 5, 2025
Tourism Kamloops reports dip in overall visitors but record high in direct spending in 2024
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops is reporting more quality and less quantity when it came to the value of visits in 2024. According to Tourism Kamloops' Economic Impact Report on Tourism, which was produce...
May 5, 2025
