Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BrewLoops returning to downtown Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - After a year off, the BrewLoops beer festival is back. On Saturday night (Apr. 27), thousands of people will flock to the city's downtown core for the return of the popular event. BrewLoops...
Apr 25, 2024
North Shore stakeholders meet to talk bridging service gap created by The Loop's eviction
KAMLOOPS - With The Loop's eviction looming, North Shore access to warm meals and a day space for the homeless community may be threatened. On Thursday morning (Apr. 25), concerned community members a...
Apr 25, 2024
New beds allow Day One Society to better care for Kamloops youth
KAMLOOPS - Day One Society in Kamloops has expanded its ability to provide care to the youth of Kamloops. Earlier this year, the society was finally able to open a dedicated youth wing with five singl...
Apr 25, 2024
UPDATE: Highway 5 reopened near Little Fort
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - UPDATE (4:45 p.m.): Drive BC says the road has reopened. There is no word on injuries from the crash. EARLIER: For the second time this week, Highway 5 has been closed near Clearwa...
Apr 25, 2024
City of Kamloops prepares for surplus auction and begins returning stolen items
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is gearing up for its annual online auction of surplus and recovered items this weekend.Along with upwards of 180 bikes, the auction also has furniture, power tools, ho...
Apr 25, 2024
Eight months after wildfire destruction, Skwlāx Rapid Housing Project yielding results
SKWLAX - "How do we get people home again?"It's one of the first questions Skwlx leadership asked each other after the Bush Creek East Wildfire burned through the community last August, destroying mor...
Apr 25, 2024
BC United proposes amendment to Name Act after Merritt child killer changes his name
VICTORIA - The leader of the official opposition in B.C. is tabling a bill to prevent criminals convicted of dangerous offences from legally changing their names. The proposed amendment to the Name Ac...
Apr 25, 2024
Newly-formed Noble Creek Irrigation Society hopes to have water flowing by mid-May
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has posted a notice of disposition for the remaining assets of the now-decommissioned Noble Creek Irrigation System. The notice posted to the city's website on Tuesday ...
Apr 24, 2024
SD73 board chair stands behind elementary school naming process, says public input was considered
KAMLOOPS - SD73 board of education chair Heather Grieve is responding to criticism of the process that preceded the naming of Snne, a 453-seat, K-to-7 elementary school that will be built in Pineview ...
Apr 24, 2024
Teenage tutors teaching digital literacy and device skills at KPAL Tech Cafes
KAMLOOPS - For those who didn't grow up with modern technology like smartphones or even the internet, a local organization is offering a way to become familiar with how it all works. Kamloops Partner ...
Apr 24, 2024
