Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Westsyde to become 'gnarly' in pursuit of new skatepark
KAMLOOPS - A Committee of the Whole meeting has given the Westsyde Community Development Society (WCDS) the chance to do a feasibility study at Westsyde Centennial Park for a new skatepark. The WCDS s...
Jan 22, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
TNRD approves use of AAP for borrowing $6.3M for new Kamloops Search and Rescue hall
KAMLOOPS - A joint venture between Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR), the City of Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola Regional District could see a new fire hall and Kamloops Search and Rescue base built...
Jan 22, 2026 Rendering of the proposed KSAR and KFR Facility on Devick Road in Rayleigh. (Image Credit: TNRD)
Kamloops to host monthly flexible plastics pop-up recycling events
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be hosting the first in a series of monthly pop-up flexible plastics recycling events this Sunday (Jan. 25) at Valleyview Arena. Solid Waste Reduction Coordinator ...
Jan 22, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
RCMP looking for suspect after theft, assault at Tk'emlups grocery store
TK'EMLUPS - Tkemlps Rural RCMP are asking for help in identifying a suspect who assaulted a security guard after a theft at a grocery store earlier this month Police say a suspect who stole nearly $36...
Jan 22, 2026 (Image Credit: Tk'emlups Rural RCMP)
TRU appoints former Toronto-area deputy provost as new chief academic officer
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will have a new provost and vice-president academic as of February 1. TRU announced that Dr. Gordon James Binsted will be the university's chief academic of...
Jan 22, 2026 Dr. Gordon James Binsted will serve as TRU's provost and vice-president academic effective Feb. 1, 2026. (Image Credit: UBC Okanagan)
'Heated Rivalry' stars named Olympic torchbearers for Milan Cortina Games
MILAN - The stars of the popular Canadian hockey drama "Heated Rivalry" are headed to the Olympics. Hudson Williams who was born in Kelowna but grew up in Kamloops and American Connor Storrie will be ...
Jan 22, 2026
Overnight southbound travel on Coquihalla south of Merritt blocked as crews repair flood-damaged areas
MERRITT, B.C. - Southbound traffic on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt will be closed overnight. DriveBC says paving work will be taking place on the stretch of Highway 5 from 10:00 p.m...
Jan 22, 2026 Highway 5, about 11 kilometres east of Hope at Othello, looking north shortly before 6:00 a.m. Thursday. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Kamloops Women's Centre Society hopes downtown location unlocks more opportunities for women
KAMLOOPS - The Interior Women's Centre Society has been operating in Kamloops since 2023 and last September it received official charity status. The group has been an important resource for many women...
Jan 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Prolific searcher Ritcey set to retire after 50 years; won't stop work with SRD K9s
KAMLOOPS - Mike Ritcey is wrapping up a storied and dedicated career with search and rescue organizations. Ritcey has spent the last 50 years conducting search operations across British Columbia, from...
Jan 21, 2026 Mike Ritcey (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City of Merritt renewing push for federal flood assistance funding
MERRITT, B.C. - It has been more than four years since devastating floods forced the evacuation of Merritt, as the wastewater plant was incapacitated by the rising waters of the Coldwater River. Merri...
Jan 21, 2026 Coldwater River, Jan 20/26 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
