Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Molotov cocktails, hedge fire, structure fire, Tournament Inn blaze have RCMP looking for information
KAMLOOPS -- Staff Sgt. Kurt Veller noted an increase in suspicious fires in the Kamloops area while speaking on Sunday (March 31) to CFJC Today."We don't know if anything is connected at this time," V...
Mar 31, 2024
Merritt Centennials to withdraw from BCHL; expansion Centennials to join KIJHL
MERRITT -- The Merritt Centennials are withdrawing from the B.C. Hockey League at the end of this season, according to a club press release on Sunday (March 31). Meanwhile, the Kootenay International ...
Mar 31, 2024
Moon landing at Thompson Rivers University
KAMLOOPS -- The TRU WolfPack men's soccer team's latest addition is out of this world.Tommy Moon, a midfielder from Wellington, New Zealand, will bring NCAA Division 2 experience to the club in time f...
Mar 31, 2024
Shuswap-North Okanagan Rail Trail development making progress
Development work on the Shuswap-North Okanagan Rail Trail has started for the 2024 season, according to a Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) press release.Following the development of a two-kil...
Mar 30, 2024
Brown curling rink makes lineup change, adds Koltun
KAMLOOPS -- Jennifer Armstrong's tenure with Team Brown is over after one season.The Kamloops Curling Club rink announced the lineup change on Twitter, noting Sarah Koltun has been added to the team.K...
Mar 30, 2024
Kamloops Coun. O'Reilly says Mayor Hamer-Jackson thrives on chaos, but council will stay course; mayor refutes claim
KAMLOOPS -- Mike O'Reilly is Kamloops city council's spokesperson for media queries on Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's decision on Tuesday (March 26) to suspend acting City of Kamloops CAO Byron McCorkell....
Mar 30, 2024
Edison Motors moving up north after failing to find suitable industrial land for expansion in the Interior
KAMLOOPS - Two Merritt truck drivers developed North America's first-ever hybrid electric logging truck. In the last two-and-a-half years, the company has outgrown the backyard shop it started in and ...
Mar 28, 2024
Kamloops councillors reinstate Acting-CAO McCorkell
KAMLOOPS - Following a lengthy closed meeting of council, Kamloops councillors have voted to reinstate Acting-CAO Byron McCorkell effective immediately. "Mayor Hamer-Jackson was unable to attend the S...
Mar 28, 2024
'Significant step forward': Sacred Covenant between Tk'emlúps, Catholic Archdiocese commits to action
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - In what appears to be a show of good faith, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, and Tk'emlps te Secwpemc will soon be putting pen to paper to commit to actions for reco...
Mar 28, 2024
With decision looming on suspension of Kamloops' Acting-CAO, former Mayors weigh in on dysfunction at city hall
KAMLOOPS - The fallout from the latest saga in the dysfunction at city hall has been reverberating throughout the community. On Tuesday (March 26), Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson used his executive power to...
Mar 28, 2024
