Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

UPPER NICOLA, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Indian Band, south of Kamloops, is holding a special election to fill three vacancies on council. The Upper Nicola Band Tribunal Committee has appointed OneFeathe...

KAMLOOPS - UPDATE 1:20 P.M.Just before 11:30 A.M. Monday (Feb 5) morning, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews responded to vehicle fire inside of a garage in Aberdeen. When crews arrived on scene, they f...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - The future of the Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) appears to be in jeopardy.In a news release issued Saturday (Feb. 3), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) unveiled prelim...

KAMLOOPS - Nursing students from TRU will be helping residents of the regional district through a new program at Thompson Nicola Regional Libraries. The third-year student will be serving as Community...

KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops will be asking Kamloops city council for a letter of support of completing a feasibility study for what they hope will become an 'iconic structure' in the area. Tourism Kam...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) dealt with another attempted break-in at its facility at Mission Flats this week.In a post to social media Thursday (Feb. 1), KSAR says someone attempted t...

KAMLOOPS - The plan to build an outdoor skating in downtown Kamloops could see a minor adjustment.Kamloops council will decide during its Tuesday (Feb. 6) regular meeting if the outdoor skating rink i...

KAMLOOPS - In the face of cost of living challenges, the Kamloops Food Bank is reporting an 85 per cent increase in use of its service in 2023. That translates to 14,000 people being directly impacted...

VERNON, B.C. - B.C.'s premier says residents in the North Okanagan and Shuswap will have improved access to care through a new primary-care network (PCN) which will add nearly 75 health-care providers...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is asking the public's help in identifying a person of interest.In a news release, police say officers were told of a man who appeared to be filming in the children's section ...