Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops residents urged to put the 'action' in ParticipACTION
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is looking to be named Canada's most active community with this year's ParticipACTION initiative. The Canada-wide program was created to get people more active. During ...
May 31, 2024
Competitors go through two-day training program ahead of B.C. Indigenous Firefighter Competition
KAMLOOPS - The First Nations' Emergency Services Society (FNESS) is hosting the 39th annual B.C. Indigenous Firefighter Competition at Riverside Park on Saturday (June 1). The event brings together Fi...
May 31, 2024
Terry Fox Ride of Hope comes to Kamloops for the first time to raise funds for cancer research
KAMLOOPS - The 10th Annual Terry Fox Ride of Hope is kicking off this weekend with 16 rides being held across the country this summer. Kamloops is hosting one of them for the first time and the goal i...
May 31, 2024
Tobiano, Savona and Cherry Creek turn into political battleground with Doerkson's defection
KAMLOOPS - An incumbent BC United MLA has crossed the floor to the BC Conservatives, just months before British Columbians head to the polls this October. Lorne Doerkson, the MLA for the Cariboo-Chilc...
May 31, 2024
North Kamloops residents asked to conserve water Monday
KAMLOOPS - Much of North Kamloops will experience the trickle-down impacts of the ongoing utility work along Lansdowne Street Monday (June 3).In a social media post, the City of Kamloops says a large ...
May 31, 2024
TNRD, emergency personnel to conduct notification exercise in Cherry Creek, Tobiano Monday
KAMLOOPS - Residents of Cherry Creek and Tobiano will notice some emergency personnel working in their neighbourhoods Monday evening (June 3).On June 3, 2024 between approximately 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm,...
May 31, 2024
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Doerkson joins BC Conservatives
VICTORIA - The caucus chair for the BC United party is defecting to the BC Conservatives, adding to the woes of the province's official opposition.Lorne Doerkson, who represents Cariboo-Chilcotin, and...
May 31, 2024
Man shot dead in Valleyview motel believed to have been targeted: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A man was believed to be shot dead in Valleyview overnight. In a news release issued Friday morning (May 31), Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to a motel at the 2500-block of Trans Ca...
May 31, 2024
Kamloops United Church's PIT Stop serving more meals as day spaces close around the city
KAMLOOPS - For more than 25 years, the Kamloops United Church has been operating PIT Stop, serving a hot meal to those in need every Sunday.The meal is crafted by the hands of volunteers using food do...
May 30, 2024
B.C's centre-right party leaders jostle for votes on key policy differences
KAMLOOPS - When British Columbians head to the polls in October, there will be two right-of-centre political parties vying for their vote. They will choose between current official opposition and form...
May 30, 2024
