Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salmon Arm RCMP looking for video and witnesses after pedestrian struck by a vehicle
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP are asking for video and witnesses related to a hit-and-run in Salmon Arm late last week. Salmon Arm RCMP say officers were told a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near Lakes...
Feb 3, 2025
KSAR rescues two stranded men from Lac du Bois area Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Two 24-year-old Thompson Rivers University students were safely rescued by search and rescue volunteers after they got stuck in their vehicle in the Lac Du Bois area this weekend. Kamloops ...
Feb 2, 2025
CSRD puts Shuswap Tourism, Film Commission on hold after funding partners withdraw
SALMON ARM B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has put both Shuswap Tourism and the Columbia Shuswap Film Commission on hold, because of a change in funding.In a news release Friday (...
Feb 2, 2025
Snowfall warning, travel advisory in effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway with between 15 and 25 cm of snow expected to fall on that stretch of highway Satu...
Feb 1, 2025
New Lorne Street daycare expected to open this spring with YMCA BC as new operator
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has partnered with the YMCA of British Columbia, which will operate a new 36-space child care facility in Station Plaza downtown.Speaking at Thursday's (Jan. 30) Livabi...
Feb 1, 2025
District of Clearwater demands province enforce liquor laws on renegade restaurant owner
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Clearwater council is officially calling on the province to enforce its liquor laws as a local restaurant continues to serve liquor without a license.Council called a special meetin...
Jan 31, 2025
SRD K9s of BC gives Kamloops Christian School students a glimpse into search dog training
KAMLOOPS - Friday (Jan. 31) was a different kind of job shadow for local students, as the headquarters of the Search, Recovery and Detection (SRD) K9s of BC served as the classroom for third graders f...
Jan 31, 2025
Proposed extension of Highland Valley Copper Mine of great interest to nearby Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Highland Valley Copper (HVC) near Logan Lake is Canada's largest copper mine and a recent fourth-quarter update from Teck highlighted its plan to extend the life of the operation to...
Jan 31, 2025
While set to return leaked report, Hamer-Jackson still believes document should be public
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is confirming he will comply with a request from the province's Attorney General to return his copy of a confidential report into alleged workplace miscond...
Jan 31, 2025
Kamloops mayor files police report alleging hacking by councillor; Hall states city is simply on the email chain
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops has revealed to CFJC News on Friday (Jan 31) that he has filed a police report against a fellow councilor.Reid Hamer-Jackson confirmed that he filed a police report on...
Jan 31, 2025
