Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

VICTORIA - The B.C. River Forecast Centre's (BCRFC) first Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin of 2024 was released Wednesday (Jan. 10) and it paints a dire picture for the upcoming summer.According ...

KAMLOOPS - Construction permit value in the City of Kamloops regressed to near normal levels after a record-breaking year in 2022.Year-end totals published by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection ...

CHASE, B.C. - Voting begins Wednesday (Jan. 10) in the Village of Chase by-election.Residents are electing one councillor to fill the spot vacated by Ron Harder, who resigned last fall.The six candida...

KAMLOOPS - Drivers planning to travel on highways in and around Kamloops are being asked to drive with caution due to challenging conditions.Late Tuesday (Jan. 9) night, DriveBC reported of multiple v...

KAMLOOPS - The heavy snowfall overnight Monday to Tuesday took a pair of campers by surprise, necessitating a helping hand from search and rescue volunteers.In a social media post, Kamloops Search and...

KAMLOOPS - Drug use in public spaces has been a hot button issue in many BC communities since the decriminalization of illicit drugs was brought into effect last January.In November, the Restricting P...

KAMLOOPS - Healthcare staffing shortages are a province-wide reality, and in Kamloops, Interior Health says the staffing strain at Royal Inland Hospital is better today than it was a year ago - but th...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops got its first taste of winter Tuesday night (Jan. 9) as the city received a six-centimetre dump of snow according to Environment Canada, which measures at the airport. Following th...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has created a new staff position for a FireSmart coordinator.The FireSmart program is touted to help "increase neighborhood resilience to wildfire and minimize its negative...

KAMLOOPS - With flu season at its peak across British Columbia, Interior Health is clarifying its procedures around COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RAT)."Rapid antigen tests detect infections in more th...