Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Province, feds to expand internet connectivity to rural Thompson-Okanagan communities
KAMLOOPS - The provincial and federal governments are providing funding to expand fibre internet connectivity for rural communities in the Thompson-Okanagan region.$63 million in funding from the two ...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File photo)
Blazers sign 20-year-old BCHL forward Nemis
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have snagged another player from the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. In a news release issued Thursday (J...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
Man wanted in Kamloops and Williams Lake nabbed driving without license plates in Forest Grove
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - 100 Mile House RCMP arrested a man with outstanding warrants in Kamloops and Williams Lake after he was pulled over for driving without licence plates.Police officials said a pa...
Jun 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Speeding tickets down in Kamloops area in May; excessive speeding up across the province
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in the Kamloops region were on better behaviour in May 2026. According to BC Highway Patrol, 1,881 speeding tickets were issued in the Central B.C. region in May 2026. The area incl...
Jun 11, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Charges approved against Revelstoke RCMP officer after 2025 collision near Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A Revelstoke RCMP officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act after an incident in the Shuswap last year. The BC Prosecution Service announced Cst. Rachel Mandel has been cha...
Jun 11, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
With seniors sidelined for bronze-medal match, Sabres make school history at provincials
KAMLOOPS - They needed junior magic to secure their school's first medal at a provincial senior girls' high school soccer championship. Grade 9 striker Sophie Reed delivered for the Sa-Hali Sabres, he...
Jun 10, 2026 Bronze medallists (Image Credit: Sa-Hali Sabres)
TRU Faculty Association ratifies new four-year collective agreement
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) board of governors and the Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) have ratified a new four-year collective agreement that will remain in...
Jun 10, 2026 The Thompson Rivers University Kamloops campus (Image Credit: TRU)
Kamloops councillor Bass asks staff to investigate mandating air conditioning units in rentals
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city staff are set to investigate tools available for adoption of a bylaw that would require existing rental units to have proper cooling equipment. Already within the 2024 B.C. bu...
Jun 10, 2026 Dale Bass (Image Credit: CFJC Kamloops)
Search underway for inaugural Kamloops Community Land Trust executive director
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Community Land Trust Foundation is searching for its first full-time executive director who will be tasked with helming the organization working to provide and preserve attaina...
Jun 10, 2026 Aerial view of construction underway at 377 Tranquille Road in Kamloops, the first major project for the Kamloops Community Land Trust. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Large development near KRCC gets council approval after lengthy public hearing
KAMLOOPS - A public hearing lasted more than three hours Tuesday (June 9) night as opposition and support for a large-scale development out past the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (KRCC) was he...
Jun 10, 2026 Concept plan (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
