Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
KFR already receiving dozens of FireSmart assessment requests
KAMLOOPS - Prolonged drought, low snowpack and an early spring have Kamloops residents reaching out for their free FireSmart home assessments from Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). With 25 assessments alrea...
Mar 14, 2024
Mounties raid Clearwater home, find drugs and ammunition
CLEARWATER, B.C. - RCMP say their Emergency Response Team (ERT) members helped local Mounties raid a home in Clearwater Thursday (March 14).In a news release, Southeast District RCMP spokesperson Cpl....
Mar 14, 2024
Community urged to help clean up Kamloops beaches April 21
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is enlisting the community to clean up the riverbanks this spring. During Tuesday's (Mar. 12) council meeting, city staff presented Clean the Beach Day, a large-scale c...
Mar 13, 2024
KidSport Kamloops in need of funds after influx of needy families
KAMLOOPS - Last year was a record-breaker for the local chapter of KidSport.The organization reports granting more than $120,000 to families in the region for children to play organized sports. "We ha...
Mar 13, 2024
Research team behind Overdose in the Trades exhibit aims to build framework for drug awareness credential
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Trades and Technology building has a new display adorning the hallway, featuring stories - often untold - about the widespread impacts of substance use within t...
Mar 13, 2024
Patio program returning to Kamloops downtown - with a few tweaks
KAMLOOPS - During Kamloops city council's regular meeting on Tuesday (March 12), a motion was passed to allow businesses in the downtown core and along the Tranquille commercial areas to build extende...
Mar 13, 2024
Name suggestions for elementary school in Pineview Valley narrowed down to five finalists
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has narrowed down name submissions for the new elementary school in Pineview Valley to five finalists.The new school has been approved by the provincia...
Mar 13, 2024
RCMP believe early morning house fire in Brocklehurst was intentionally set
KAMLOOPS - A house fire early Wednesday morning (March 13) in Brocklehurst appears to have been deliberately set.In a news release, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says RCMP crews were called to...
Mar 13, 2024
One $11.5M multi-family permit spikes building sector numbers in February
KAMLOOPS - A single permit for a multi-family unit carried a lot of heavy lifting for the Kamloops' building sector's value in February. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspectio...
Mar 13, 2024
Man reportedly beaten and left near Sugar Loaf overpass: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses and information after a beaten man was found on the side of Highway 5 near the Sugar Loaf overpass Tuesday (March 12) evening. In a news release issu...
Mar 13, 2024
