Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Around the world on Saturday, people will be commemorating the lives lost to the unregulated drug supply. Here in Kamloops, Moms Stop the ...

KAMLOOPS - Fulton Field Park officially open, and along with it, a dedication ceremony to honour Royal Canadian Air Force Captain Jenn Casey, who tragically lost her life when a Snowbird plane lost po...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue is looking to add on-call bodies to their teams in Heffley Creek and Dallas. According to KFR, the paid on-call program supports the services provided by full-time fire...

KAMLOOPS - After almost a decade in the making, Thompson Rivers University broke ground on its newest sustainability initiative, a low carbon district energy system, Thursday (Aug. 29) morning.Slated ...

KAMLOOPS - With Todd Stone stepping down, the Kamloops-North Thompson riding has become a two-horse race, with only the BC Conservatives, with Ward Stamer, and BC NDP fielding candidates.Rookie politi...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are calling the spraying of racist graffiti at a children's park in Westsyde, "appalling."According to a news release distributed by Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, the...

MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents concerned with the relocation of the city's homeless shelter will have an opportunity to have their voices heard at an upcoming public meeting on September 5.Earlier ...

KAMLOOPS - "Earlier this week, I made the difficult decision that the best thing that I could do right now, to support our coalition, is to take a step back and withdraw my candidacy in this next elec...

KAMLOOPS -- Grade 9 linebacker/running back Jimmy Campbell fought to stay on his feet while crashing through tackle bags. His step-brother, Grade 10 centre Moliere Campbell, towered above most on the ...

VENABLES VALLEY B.C. - In late July, the Shetland Creek wildfire forced the evacuation of the Venables Valley between Ashcroft and Spences Bridge as the blaze grew to more than 27,000 hectares. Six ho...