Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Find that perfect pumpkin by visiting patches around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One of the biggest staples in the month of October is finding the perfect pumpkin for your home. There are plenty of options but if you are still deciding on where to go, here are some diff...
Oct 15, 2024
Pile burning taking place in Salmon Arm; smoke expected to be visible
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Salmon Arm may notice smoke throughout the rest of October. The BC Wildfire Service says crews will burn nearly 10 piles at the Rappel Base within the City of Salmon Arm this m...
Oct 15, 2024
Sunday the quietest day of first advanced voting round in Kamloops and area
KAMLOOPS - Sunday (Oct. 13) was the quietest day of the first phase of advance voting for the 2024 B.C. general election. New numbers from Elections BC show 1,211 eligible voters in Kamloops Centre ca...
Oct 15, 2024
New home construction continues to carry Kamloops building sector in September
KAMLOOPS - Residential permits continued to carry the Kamloops building sector in September. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $27.2 million in permit acti...
Oct 15, 2024
Blazers close road trip with 5-3 loss to Americans
KENNEWICK, WA. - The Kamloops Blazers return home licking their wounds after closing a five-game road trip with a 5-3 loss Sunday (Oct. 13) to the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Washington.Gavin Gar...
Oct 14, 2024
Advance voting numbers in for Kamloops-and-area ridings
KAMLOOPS -- Elections BC is tracking advance voting turnout for the provincial election. In Kamloops Centre, 6,173 people headed to the polls from Thursday (Oct. 10) to Saturday (Oct. 12), representin...
Oct 13, 2024
Storm fall to Chiefs, will host Border Bruins on Sunday
KAMLOOPS -- The Kelowna Chiefs vanquished the Kamloops Storm 6-2 on Saturday (Oct. 12) at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. Luke Rishaug (2), Jake Kessler, Matt Saretsky, Spencer Fowle and Keega...
Oct 13, 2024
WolfPack concede late goal, fall to Heat in Kelowna
KELOWNA -- The TRU WolfPack men's soccer team has made a habit of conceding late goals that spell defeat during the 2024 Canada West men's soccer campaign and the trend continued on Saturday (Oct. 12)...
Oct 13, 2024
Blazers rally for point in overtime defeat down south
KENNEWICK, WASH. -- Jackson Smith scored in overtime to lift the Tri-City Americans to a 5-4 victory over the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday (Oct. 12) in Kennewick, Wash. Brandon Whynott, Nick Anisimovi...
Oct 13, 2024
Interior Health announces Thanksgiving emergency room closures in Merritt, Lillooet
MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health has revealed Thanksgiving long weekend closures of the emergency departments at hospitals in Merritt and Lillooet.In separate news release, IH says the emergency room a...
Oct 12, 2024
