Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lillooet emergency department to close for 11th time in 2025
LILLOOET, B.C. - It's not an April Fools' joke. For the 10th time in the last 30 days, the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will temporarily close. Interior Health says emer...
Apr 1, 2025
Hospital District chair O'Reilly optimistic after 'productive' meeting with province on cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Regional Hospital District board members met with B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne and Minister of Infrastructure Bowinn Ma last week in Victoria.Topics of discussion included th...
Mar 31, 2025
North Shore shelter impresses neighbouring businesses, changes minds
KAMLOOPS-The North Shore Pathways Shelter in the former Butler Auto and RV lot on Tranquille Road has been open for about three months. While not everything has gone according to plan for the shelter,...
Mar 31, 2025
Gas prices expected to drop about 15 cents due to repeal of carbon tax
KAMLOOPS - With the B.C. government announcing the repeal of the provincial consumer carbon tax by April 1, Canadians are expected to get a big break at the pump. "Canadians can expect gasoline prices...
Mar 31, 2025
City of Kamloops releases details about 2025 tree coupon program
KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops has released details about its annual tree coupon program, which will get underway on Tuesday (April 1).It says a total of 1,000 coupons will be available to Kamloops r...
Mar 31, 2025
Castlegar resident with regional ties to represent NDP in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - The federal New Democratic Party (NDP) unveiled its candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola for the 2025 federal election. Castlegar resident Miguel Godau will carry the orange banner in one ...
Mar 31, 2025
'If we're broken, we can't take care of our patients,' LifeLabs Kamloops workers hold rally
KAMLOOPS - Employees from all LifeLabs locations in Kamloops chanted, marched and rallied outside the downtown office Sunday (March 30) afternoon. LifeLabs workers have been on a rotating strike for s...
Mar 30, 2025
CSRD to use AAP to survey Shuswap, Falkland residents on road rescue service
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is shifting gears as it plans to survey Shuswap and Falkland-area residents about launching new road rescue services.In 2024, the distr...
Mar 30, 2025
Merritt residents seeing municipal tax increase of just under 11%
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents will have one last chance to provide their input on the city's direction for the next five years. The City of Merritt unveiled the draft bylaw for its 2025-29 financi...
Mar 30, 2025
Planned outage to knock out power for Logan Lake residents midday Sunday
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A planned power outage that was supposed to impact residents in Logan Lake last week is going ahead midday Sunday (March 30). In its planned outage list online, BC Hydro says 1,831 ...
Mar 30, 2025
