Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Large police presence descends on Brocklehurst area Friday morning
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say a large police response in Brocklehurst Friday morning (Feb. 7) was the latest development in an ongoing investigation.Spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says Mounties moved in ...
Feb 7, 2025
Full-time Dallas fire hall, new city security model highlight 2025 City of Kamloops supplemental budget requests
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released its list of supplemental budget items, which, if approved, could raise the provisional 7.49 per cent tax increase further.There are 10 items on this year's...
Feb 7, 2025
About face: Kamloops mayor now plans to fight B.C. attorney general over leaked Integrity Group report
KAMLOOPS - Both sides of an unusual lawsuit were in Kamloops on Thursday (Feb. 6), as British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma was in town, along with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson. The AG has petitio...
Feb 6, 2025
BC child welfare system in crisis, report warns
VICTORIA, B.C.- A new report from the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) warns that British Columbia's child welfare system is at a breaking point, with social workers overwhelmed by high cas...
Feb 6, 2025
Attorney General Sharma opens new Indigenous Justice Centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is among several communities that are now home to an Indigenous Justice Centre (IJC). "We are opening six new Indigenous Justice Centres and fulfilling our commitment to establish ...
Feb 6, 2025
O'Toole resigns from Sun Peaks council, intends to run for mayor in April by-election
SUN PEAKS B.C. - Rob O'Toole has resigned from Sun Peaks council, saying he intends to run for mayor to replace the late Al Raine.Under provincial legislation, O'Toole was required to resign his seat ...
Feb 6, 2025
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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2025
