Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops councillor hopes province agrees on 'perfect' childcare opportunity
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is joining the fight to ensure more childcare spaces are opened in the River City - and in particular, long-promised $10-per-day spaces. During Tuesday's (Feb. 25) reg...
Feb 27, 2025
Merritt mayor wants more transparency from Interior Health as ER closures debated during Question Period
MERRITT, B.C. - The mayor of Merritt wants Interior Health (IH) to be more transparent and proactive as the community of around 8,000 people has been forced to navigate another series of emergency roo...
Feb 27, 2025
Prescribed burns at Rose Hill, Peterson Creek parks scheduled for March 5
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service will be moving ahead with a pair of prescribed burns as early as next Wednesday, March 5.In a statement, the BC Wildfire Service says the two burns - an eight hectar...
Feb 27, 2025
Special public avalanche warning issued for much of B.C., western Alberta backcountry
KAMLOOPS - Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for the backcountry across most of British Columbia and western Alberta, saying slides that are triggered slides could be "dangerous and destructive.''...
Feb 27, 2025
Kamloops Council 'not interested' in transitional housing project on River Street
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Council says "it is not interested" in seeing a transitional housing project built on a plot of land at 1286, 1292, and 1298 River Street, near the Kamloops Yacht Club. In a statem...
Feb 27, 2025
Lytton moving ahead with 'community hub' project to replace infrastructure lost to 2021 wildfire
LYTTON B.C. - The Village of Lytton is moving ahead with a community hub project to replace infrastructure that was lost during the wildfire of 2021. At Wednesday's (Feb. 26) meeting, Lytton Council v...
Feb 27, 2025
Miguel Mack's family to hold another community walk in Merritt to mark second anniversary of his disappearance
MERRITT, B.C. - The family of a man who's been missing for two years will hold a community walk to mark the anniversary of his disappearance. According to the Southeast District RCMP, the family of Mi...
Feb 27, 2025
Stolen truck from Valleyview found torched: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public for dashcam and security video after a stolen vehicle was found on fire. RCMP say officers responded to the 2800-block of Valleyview Drive shortly after ...
Feb 27, 2025
Four people arrested, one employee injured after downtown Kamloops nightclub assault
KAMLOOPS - Four people were arrested and one person was assaulted after a downtown Kamloops nightclub employee reportedly tried to stop a nightlife contributor from leaving with open liquor. Kamloops ...
Feb 27, 2025
Kay Bingham students don pink to promote kindness
KAMLOOPS - Students at Kay Bingham Elementary School, across Kamloops and beyond celebrated Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday (Feb. 26) for the 17th year since 50 pink shirts were first handed out in Nova S...
Feb 26, 2025
