Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sunday OneBC town hall, counter-protest went ahead without issue: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A town hall meeting organized by OneBC appears to have gone ahead without significant issues on Sunday (June 7) evening. OneBC leader Dallas Brodie addressed a crowd of supporters from a va...
Jun 08, 2026 Dallas Brodie speaking to a crowd in Kamloops on June 7, 2026, with a crowd of protestors in the distance. (Image Credit: OneBC/Contributed)
WHL rookie of the year Hurlbert will leave Kamloops Blazers, play for Michigan Wolverines
KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert will not return to the Kamloops Blazers next season. The forward from Allen, Texas, told CFJC Today on Monday (June 8) he will report to the University of Michigan Wolverines ...
Jun 08, 2026 J.P. HURLBERT. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
Kamloops rental prices continue to rise while provincial average declines
KAMLOOPS - Rental costs in Kamloops rose in the last month, despite the provincial average decreasing in the same time.That's according to the latest report from Rentals.ca, which reported a rise in c...
Jun 08, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
Kamloops charity raising money to give books to children
KAMLOOPS - The Imagination Library of Kamloops will be giving out books to 160 local children this year, thanks to a $2,500 donation from the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak. The program is in its th...
Jun 08, 2026 Lindsay McRae (left) and Jessica Petruk (right) receive a grant for the Imagination Library of Kamloops from Rotarian Lisa Lake (centre) on Friday, June 5, during a meeting of the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak. (Image Credit: The Imagination Library of Kamloops)
Kamloops-area wildfire risk reduction projects among recipients of provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - Multiple wildfire risk reduction projects in the Thompson, Nicola and Cariboo regions have received provincial funding. The B.C. government says it's committing $20 million per year over th...
Jun 08, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Mission Flats Landfill's expected lifespan extended following Tk'emlups landfill's opening: memo
KAMLOOPS - A pair of waste management facilities in Kamloops have seen their expected lifespans extend by decades. According to a memo being presented to Kamloops council on Tuesday (June 9), the Miss...
Jun 08, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
New detour taking effect as Tranquille Road sewer main project progresses
KAMLOOPS - People in Brocklehurst have a new detour to be mindful of as the Tranquille Road Sanitary Main and Road Enhancement Project moves further east. The City of Kamloops says the construction zo...
Jun 08, 2026 Work crews at the intersection of Tranquille Road and Schreiner Street pictured in August 2025. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
NorthPaws swept by AppleSox to close U.S. road trip
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws were unable to maintain momentum to close their six-game U.S. road trip. After winning their first series of the 2026 West Coast League (WCL) season, the NorthPaws we...
Jun 08, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops sees one per cent rise in May unemployment
KAMLOOPS - The jobs market in Kamloops stayed relatively stable between April and May, with a small increase in its unemployment rates for the month.According to Statistics Canada, Kamloops reported a...
Jun 07, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Kamloops Film Society receives $250k grant for Paramount Theatre upgrades
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government will give the Kamloops Film Society $250,000 to update the Paramount Theatre's heating and cooling system.Provincial officials said the Kamloops Film Society will replac...
Jun 07, 2026 The Paramount Theatre in Kamloops is seen in this Oct. 2022 photo. (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar)
