Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snowfall warning issued for Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway. It says between 15 and 20 centimetres of snow could fall this weekend, leading to...
Dec 14, 2024
UPDATE - KSAR says trio of missing skiers at Sun Peaks found 'in good shape'
SUN PEAKS B.C. -(UPDATE 3:00 p.m.): Kamloops Search and Rescue says the three people who went missing at Sun Peaks Resort Friday night (Dec. 13) have been found "in good shape." The trio - two skiers ...
Dec 14, 2024
Christmas Amalgamated, Emerald House benefit from Fill the Ambulance event
KAMLOOPS -- The second annual Fill the Ambulance event was held on Friday (Dec. 13) at Royal Inland Hospital. BC Emergency Health Services partnered with the hospital to collect non-perishable goods, ...
Dec 13, 2024
Wildlights to feature Flinstones, Spider-Man, caribou
KAMLOOPS - More than 28,000 people attended Wildlights last year, a record-setting number for the annual event held at the BC Wildlife Park in Dallas. Organizers hope to surpass that mark this year an...
Dec 13, 2024
Striking Kamloops postal workers denounce federal labour minister's intervention
KAMLOOPS - A nearly month-long work stoppage at Canada Post could see a change over the next month. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post are set to meet with the Canadian Indust...
Dec 13, 2024
Bigger tax incentives a great conversation starter for the TNRD Film Commission
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, the NDP government announced plans to attract more film and TV productions to the province through increased tax incentives.Set to come forward in the NDP's 2025 budget, ...
Dec 13, 2024
'Once bitten, twice shy'; Kamloops MLA questions BC Greens' willingness to sign on with NDP
KAMLOOPS - The NDP were set to begin governing with am even 46-to-46 split with the two opposition parties, excluding the speaker, before striking a deal with the Greens this week to stabilize the leg...
Dec 13, 2024
A Way Home Kamloops' annual campout moved down the street as construction wraps at Katherine's Place
KAMLOOPS - Friday (Dec 13) marks A Way Home Kamloops' annual Campout to End Youth Homelessness.The organization had hoped to hold the campout at the brand new Katherine's Place building along Tranquil...
Dec 13, 2024
Kamloops retailers brace for GST exemption headaches
KAMLOOPS - The federal government's holiday GST and HST exemption kicks in Saturday (Dec. 14) for a two-month period. Certain items will qualify, including prepared food and snacks, restaurant meals, ...
Dec 13, 2024
SD73 considering parent suggestions for new catchment boundaries; final changes expected in May 2025
KAMLOOPS - With the new Snne Elementary School under construction and pressure mounting at schools in the southwest sector of the city, the Kamloops Thompson School District (SD73) is looking at chang...
Dec 13, 2024
