Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops firefighters battle blaze at abandoned outbuilding downtown
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters made relatively quick work of a fire at an abandoned building in downtown Kamloops Sunday (Feb. 9) night. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) Platoon Captain Ken Hartt says cre...
Feb 9, 2025
Inaugural name that snowplow contest in Kamloops to end Monday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents have less than two days to vote for their favourites in the City's name the snowplow contest. Parks and Streets Manager Jeff Putnam says people have until Monday (Feb. 10...
Feb 9, 2025
Search continues for man who fell through ice on Shuswap Lake Saturday
SALMON ARM - Police in Salmon Arm are warning people to stay off all local lakes because of unsafe conditions as the search continues for a missing 18-year-old man who fell through the ice on Shuswap ...
Feb 9, 2025
Hamer-Jackson-versus-Neustaeter suit now expected to be in court in July
KAMLOOPS - A long-awaited legal dispute involving Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Councillor Katie Neustaeter may finally go before a B.C. Supreme Court judge in early July. According to a Feb. ...
Feb 9, 2025
First ER closure of 2025 in Merritt to last 13 hours this Saturday
MERRITT - Residents in the Merritt area are without emergency room coverage for the first time in 2025 as Interior Health announced a 13-hour closure of the facility this Saturday (Feb. 8). Emergency ...
Feb 8, 2025
OLPH Dolphins celebrate Catholic Schools Week with volleyball match refereed by Isenor
KAMLOOPS -- More than 80 schools are taking part in Catholic Schools Week in B.C. Masses, assemblies, liturgical celebrations, fundraising endeavours and clergy visits are among highlights for student...
Feb 7, 2025
Combination of buy-local push, unsaturated market key for Kamloops breweries
KAMLOOPS - The financial struggles of BC's craft brewing industry have come to a head in recent months, with a dozen operations shutting down last year. December saw at least three breweries close thr...
Feb 7, 2025
B.C. government looks to diversify export markets through fast-tracked energy projects
KAMLOOPS - With a trade war still on the horizon between Canada and the United States, British Columbia is taking action on increasing energy projects.The NDP government announced 18 energy projects t...
Feb 7, 2025
Kamloops man charged with killing his mother to be tried by judge and jury
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man accused of killing his mother almost two years ago has decided to be tried by a judge and jury. Brandon Donovan was arrested and charged with second-degree murder last Septem...
Feb 7, 2025
Kamloops council calling for new RCMP funding model
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops city councillors are advocating for a new funding model for the RCMP, as they say municipalities are being forced to respond to "rapidly increasing police costs" that are out o...
Feb 7, 2025
