Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops United kickoff BC Premier League season down in Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United FC will have to be road warriors to begin their 2026 BC Premier League campaign as they play the first three weekends on the road. It all starts this afternoon in Vancouver ...
Pattison Media Apr 04, 2026 Kamloops United playing in 2025 vs Nanaimo (Image Credit: Mary Kessenich/Nanaimo United)

Dunstone beats Scotland 9-7 in semis, will play for world men's curling gold
OGDEN - Canada's Matt Dunstone will be playing for a gold medal on Saturday at the world men's curling championship. The Winnipeg-based team defeated Scotland 9-7 in a thrilling semifinal Friday eveni...
The Canadian Press Apr 03, 2026

Kamloops Vintage Car Club preparing for annual Easter Drive and Car Show
KAMLOOPS - Vintage car enthusiasts will emerge from their winter slumber this weekend as the Kamloops chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada is preparing to host its annual Easter Drive and Car Sho...
Pattison Media Apr 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)

Road, sidewalk closures expected as CPKC crews work on First Avenue overpass
KAMLOOPS - People in downtown Kamloops are being notified about some work that will be done on the First Avenue/Lorne Street railway overpass this Easter long weekend.Canadian Pacific Kansas City crew...
Pattison Media Apr 03, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)

Clouston pitching NCAA-committed Blazers, encouraging return to WHL next season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are entering an off-season rife with uncertainty after being swept by the Kelowna Rockets in the first round of the WHL playoffs. Some of their top forwards - including...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 Josh Evaschesen (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography)

Three separate closures coming to 100 Mile House emergency room this Easter weekend
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for multiple days this Easter long weekend.Interior Health has announced three upcoming closures at ...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File)

Kamloops North Shore low-barrier facility shelved due to 'fiscal constraints'
KAMLOOPS - A proposed BC Housing low-barrier housing project on the North Shore of Kamloops is now on hold. The site at the corner of Fortune Drive and Leigh Road was being prepared for a 54-unit hous...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 Property at Leigh and Fortune. File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Province announces changes to municipal codes of conduct after Kamloops input
KAMLOOPS - Long-awaited changes to provincial legislation around municipal council codes of conduct were announced by the NDP on Thursday (April 2). The changes, partially sparked by the dysfunction a...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Kamloops encouraging residents to be Bear Smart
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is encouraging residents to clear their properties of food that could attract wildlife, helping to reduce human-bear conflict."Unmanaged attractants can draw hungry bea...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: WildSafeBC Kamloops/)

Graduating players Keller, Michael, Ravndahl say goodbye to Blazers, WHL
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers have aged out of junior hockey as of the team's last game Wednesday (April 1). Captain Ryan Michael, Kamloops forward Jordan Keller and defenceman Rhett Ravndahl are ...
Pattison Media Apr 02, 2026 Tommy Lafreniere celebrates with teammates. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson Photography)

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