Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Storm surrender lead in post-season loss to Grizzlies
REVELSTOKE -- After 30 minutes, the Kamloops Storm were in position to win Game 1 of the best-of-seven Doug Birks Division final, with a 3-0 lead on the Grizzlies on Friday (March 8) in Revelstoke.The...
James Peters Mar 09, 2024

Rockets hammer Blazers in Kelowna
KELOWNA -- Andrew Cristall had a seven-point night for the Rockets in a 9-1 throttling of the Kamloops Blazers on Friday (March 8) in WHL action in Kelowna. Blake Swetlikoff was the lone goal scorer f...
Marty Hastings Mar 09, 2024

Kamloops Search and Rescue looking to bolster its ranks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue is on the hunt for new volunteers to join their team. Recruitment is now open for their fall 2024 Ground Search and Rescue class (GSAR), with an information sessi...
Mar 08, 2024

Seedy Saturday returns to Mount Paul Community Food Hall this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Seedy Saturday is back this weekend (March 9) at the Mount Paul Community Food Hall.The annual spring event aims to be a fun and enjoyable time focused on local food, seeds and food securit...
Mar 08, 2024

Fraser-Nicola MLA 'disappointed and appalled' about recovery support for Lytton and Cache Creek
ASHCROFT, B.C. - In the past few years, no region in British Columbia has been hit by natural disasters as hard as Fraser-Nicola.From fires to floods and rockslides, the area and its communities have ...
Marty Hastings Mar 08, 2024

Snowpack numbers bring positive signs for flood potential, concerning harbingers of drought
KAMLOOPS - The latest round of snowpack levels released by the BC River Forecast Centre Friday (Mar. 8) saw a slight improvement from last month, but not by much. "The provincial average snowpack from...
Aaron Schulze Mar 08, 2024

Sales, inventory, prices all up in Kamloops real estate for February
KAMLOOPS - Sales are slightly up but inventory is up even greater in the Kamloops real estate market.According to new statistics provided by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR), the Kamloops an...
James Peters Mar 08, 2024

Provincial snowpack remains very low; conditions improve moderately near Kamloops
VICTORIA - Snowpack conditions in Kamloops and area continue to moderately improve but remain below normal for this time of year.According to numbers from March 1 from the B.C. River Forecast Centre's...
Aaron Schulze Mar 08, 2024

Utility user fees increasing for TNRD residents in 2024
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) board of directors approved utility user fee increases between 2024 and 2028.In a news release issued Thursday (March 7), the TNRD says the ch...
Aaron Schulze Mar 08, 2024

ESTR's Market at Thompson Rivers University celebrates a decade of building skills
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Education and Skill Training Program - ESTR for short - provides skills training and knowledge to folks in the community who face barriers to employment. The ES...
Aaron Schulze Mar 07, 2024

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Candidates for Kamloops mayor and council - 2026
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Do you think school zone speed limits should be in effect year-round?
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Oh, Deer!
Art of Gardening: Oh, Deer!
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of August 31, 2026
Sep 05, 2026
Two & Out
PETERS: Did council take middle ground or refuse to make a decision on Upper Sahali proposal?
Sep 04, 2026