Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Fraud suspect targeting e-bikes and e-scooters in e-Transfer scam near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are warning the public to be cautious when buying and selling items on online marketplaces after several reports of a fraudster scamming local sellers. In a news rel...
May 5, 2025
Rebuilt Lytton Chinese History Museum officially reopens nearly four years after fire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton Chinese History Museum has officially reopened its doors, nearly four years after the previous museum was destroyed by a wildfire. Museum Executive Director Lorna Fandrich sa...
May 4, 2025
Kamloops wants small business rebate for vandalism repairs, prevention measures to return
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council is calling for the restoration of a provincial rebate program that helped small businesses recover costs incurred due to crime and vandalism.Council voted unanimously ...
May 4, 2025
Most open burning banned in Barriere as District implements new fire ban
BARRIERE, B.C. - The District of Barriere has brought in a ban all fires larger than a campfire as of 12:00 p.m. Saturday (May 3).They say this ban on all Category 2 and Category 3 burns is being impl...
May 3, 2025
Another closure underway at Lillooet emergency room
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in the Lillooet area are navigating yet another spell without emergency room access, the fifth in the last week and a half.Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospit...
May 3, 2025
RCMP seeking video, information connected to Paul Lake homicide investigation
KAMLOOPS - The RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit is appealing for information and video footage as they continue to investigate the killing of Dylan Godfrey, who was found dead in the Paul Lake...
May 3, 2025
Kamloops BMX Club opens new track for younger riders
Kamloops BMX Club members often feel like their haven is hidden, the facility tucked away behind Ord Road and shielded by the hills of Bachelor Heights. They don't want to conceal news of an addition ...
May 2, 2025
'He was very distraught': Testimony describes victim's frustration trying to get $700K back from lawyer
KAMLOOPS - The last day of proceedings in Kamloops before the trial moves to Vancouver saw another witness testify to the distraught state the victim was in while trying to get his money back. What ha...
May 2, 2025
'It will come together really beautifully'; Restoration completed, construction to soon begin for St. Andrew's on the Square
KAMLOOPS - It's been one year since a fire ripped through St. Andrew's on the Square, leaving the historic building in need of extensive restoration.The oldest public building in Kamloops, St. Andrew'...
May 2, 2025
