Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Build Kamloops Committee mulls proposed seating capacity for arena multiplex
KAMLOOPS - The amount of seats surrounding four sheets of ice at a future arena multi-plex in Dufferin was a highlight of discussions at Thursday's (Feb. 6) City of Kamloops Build Kamloops Select Comm...
Feb 06, 2025
Sales and inventory warm up in Kamloops real estate market to start 2025
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market slowly warmed up to start 2025. New numbers provided by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 140 residential units changed hands in the Kamloops a...
Feb 06, 2025
Institutional permit carries Kamloops building sector through quieter start to 2025
KAMLOOPS - An institutional permit was worth half of the Kamloops building sector's value to start 2025. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show nearly $6.8 mill...
Feb 06, 2025
BC Wildlife Park coming off third-best year on record for attendance levels
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops is reporting another successful year of operations as it welcomed 117,727 people during its most recent fiscal year, which ended on Jan. 31. "This will be t...
Feb 06, 2025
Trump lampooned in Jax and Jillian comic book, a love letter to Canada from Kamloops creators amid tariff threats
KAMLOOPS -- Sherrie Cannell and her son, Tyler Storla, first published Jax and Jillian The Peril From America in 2019, the comic book featuring its protagonist vloggers and a devious villain, the Lyin...
Feb 05, 2025
WATCH: Deer stranded on river ice pulled to safety by Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews put their ice rescue training to good use on Tuesday, to save a deer along the Thompson River. KFR says a member of the public had called in about a deer on...
Feb 05, 2025
'Let's get together'; Forest critic Stamer questions omission from new softwood lumber council
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government has announced the formation of a new softwood lumber advisory council tasked with advancing the provinces interests in the long-standing dispute with the United States.C...
Feb 05, 2025
City of Kamloops evaluating options in the face of potential US tariffs
KAMLOOPS - Canada has received a brief reprieve from proposed 25 per cent tariffs with the U.S. government now saying it will implement them in March.Despite the delay, the City of Kamloops is prepari...
Feb 05, 2025
Merritt mayor still optimistic for reimbursement after series of ER closures in 2023 and 2024
MERRITT, B.C. - The Mayor of Merritt is holding out hope that the B.C. government will reimburse his community to the tune of around $200,000 for services not rendered at the Nicola Valley Hospital's ...
Feb 05, 2025
Man arrested after Kamloops family fends off early morning home invader
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was arrested after a family awoke to an intruder in their home earlier this week. Kamloops RCMP say they were called to the 1200-block of Kimberly Crescent on the North Shore...
Feb 05, 2025
