Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Community Band concert to celebrate springtime
KAMLOOPS -- Kamloops Community Band (KCB) will play host to its annual celebration of springtime with a concert on May 1.Music in Bloom will get underway at 7:30 p.m. in the Kamloops Full Gospel Taber...
Apr 14, 2024
Merritt Centennials bow out of BCHL after series loss to Silverbacks
MERRITT -- The Merritt Centennials' 51-year tenure in the junior A B.C. Hockey League came to an end on Saturday (April 13) at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.Cole Cooksey had two goals for the Salmo...
Apr 14, 2024
Dodd wins more double-mini gold, adds focus to individual trampoline discipline
KAMLOOPS -- Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre athlete Gavin Dodd has added to his substantial hardware collection. Dodd, 20, won two gold medals -- in double-mini trampoline and synchronized t...
Apr 13, 2024
Senior Rattlers to open lacrosse season this weekend at Memorial Arena
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Rattlers will begin their Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League season on Sunday (April 14) with a game against the Kelowna Raiders.Game time is 4 p.m. at Memorial Arena. A...
Apr 13, 2024
Learning in the gravel pit: Heavy Metal Rocks returns
KAMLOOPS - The Heavy Metal Rocks program is back for its 16th year.Thirty-two students from School District 73 took learning to the gravel pit, getting hands-on experience and sampling 12 different ca...
Apr 12, 2024
Kamloops mayor wants more details on new access policy; councillors support safety audit
KAMLOOPS - The mayor and councillors in Kamloops now have a new route around city hall, after a new city policy came into force on Thursday (April 11)."I cant even go to the lunchroom now. I like to b...
Apr 12, 2024
Stolen vehicles from Oliver, Vernon, Kamloops found on Tk'emlups property
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have discovered a gathering spot for stolen vehicles on the Tk'emlups Reserve.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the discovery came on April 2, as p...
Apr 12, 2024
More than $4 million in federal and provincial funding allocated for Coldwater River restoration in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is receiving more than $4 million in government funding to restore riverbank and riverbed habitat along the Coldwater River. In a news release issued Thursday (Apri...
Apr 12, 2024
Communication issues, treatment of residents who didn't evacuate highlight feedback to CSRD following Bush Creek East wildfire
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Hundreds of residents within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) provided the district their feedback regarding their experiences during the Bush Creek East wildfire in ...
Apr 12, 2024
Barb's Used Book Sale opens new chapter to raise funds for Kamloops Symphony
KAMLOOPS - A bi-annual fundraiser is on until April 20 at St. Andrew's on the Square. Barb's Used Book Sale has the heritage church filled to the brim with books and music, just waiting for someone to...
Apr 11, 2024
