Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
KamCon returns to TRU Campus Activity Centre this weekend
KAMLOOPS - KamCon returns to Kamloops this weekend with the seventh annual convention poised to be the biggest yet. The event opens Friday (Oct. 4) and runs all the way through Sunday at the TRU Campu...
Oct 4, 2024 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Chronicle newspaper planning for first print by end of October
KAMLOOPS - Two major Kamloops newspapers have closed down in the past decade - first the Kamloops Daily News in 2014, followed by Kamloops This Week in 2023. But a monthly newspaper has been announced...
Oct 4, 2024
Kamloops BC SPCA issues urgent plea for pet food
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops BCSPCA has put out an urgent call for pet food for it's animal food bank program. "Everyone is really struggling, right now as well as there's obviously been an increase in pri...
Oct 4, 2024 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Fireworks or drone show? Kamloops council to decide future of Canada Day nighttime display
KAMLOOPS - The latest big decision for Kamloops council? Between Canada Day fireworks and another drone show in 2025.The traditional fireworks show was scrapped for Canada Day this year because of dry...
Oct 4, 2024
Preliminary SD73 enrolment nearly identical to last year: report
KAMLOOPS - Early numbers from School District 73 show almost exactly as many students enrolled this year as at the beginning of last school year.A report to be presented to the Board of Education at i...
Oct 4, 2024
Dog attacks cyclist near Salmon Arm; CSRD investigating
SILVER CREEK, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says it is investigating a dog attack that occurred Thursday (Oct. 3) in Silver Creek, south of Salmon Arm. In a news release, the CS...
Oct 4, 2024
Wetter August, La Niña winter won't be enough to reverse drought situation in Kamloops area: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - A wetter-than-normal August and a potential La Nia winter are unlikely to cause significant improvements for the prolonged drought situation in Kamloops and area. According to Environment C...
Oct 4, 2024
Wind farm proposed along Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - A wind farm is being pitched for a portion of land that straddles the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt. The 'Mount Mabel Wind Project' is proposed to have a nameplate capacit...
Oct 4, 2024
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes fatal collision, impaired driving through Brocklehurst and machete seizure
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 372 calls for service from Friday, Sept. 27 to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Below are some incidents police attended. Fatal motorcycle colli...
Oct 4, 2024
Trillium Tower construction 'tops off' at 24 storeys
KAMLOOPS - It was sparkling apple juice in place of champagne for this work-site cork pop, as the Kelson Group and City Gardens construction teams topped off the newest high rise in Kamloops Thursday ...
Oct 3, 2024
