Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Going to be a challenge'; Kamloops saddled with creating 4,236 new housing units
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Sept 27), the B.C. government announced housing targets for 10 communities, including Kamloops, as part of the Housing Supply Act, which identified cities across the province wi...
Sep 27, 2023
Kamloops council calls out to the province for help with internal dysfunction
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is calling for help from the province as it navigates a major rift around the council horseshoe.At Tuesday's (Sept. 26) regular meeting, council voted to ask the provincial...
Sep 27, 2023
No support for Mayor's plan to cut meals from civic meetings
KAMLOOPS - A notice of motion that could have led to a vote on whether to continue the practice of providing meals to Kamloops City Council and senior staff during working meetings, has been turned as...
Sep 27, 2023
Campfires to be allowed throughout Kamloops Fire Centre on Thursday
KAMLOOPS - The campfire ban that has been in place in the Kamloops Fire Centre since early July is set to come off.In a news release, the B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 1 fires will be permitted ...
Sep 26, 2023
'Every year that goes by becomes harder'; 30 years since Sherri McLaughlin's disappearance
KAMLOOPS - "After 30 years of having to live through this, you would think I would be able to explain how I feel. But every year that goes by becomes harder and more complicated to explain," said Jame...
Sep 26, 2023
United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo kicks off workplace fundraising campaign
KAMLOOPS- United Way BC hosted its first in-person campaign kick-off breakfast since 2019 on Tuesday (Sept. 26). United Way staff, volunteers and about 300 community partners gathered at the Coast Hot...
Sep 26, 2023
Unique gaming event with WolfPack raises money, awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
KAMLOOPS - At first glance, it could be any soccer match on the big screen at the Yew Street Food Hall. If you took a minute to watch the action, it became clear that someone was in clear control of t...
Sep 26, 2023
Thousands of units expected from select B.C. cities - including Kamloops - in new housing targets
SAANICH, B.C. - The B.C. government is expecting 10 municipalities in the Lower Mainland, on Vancouver Island in the Interior to build hundreds or thousands of new housing units in targets released on...
Sep 26, 2023
Prince George man missing after visiting friend in Logan Lake: RCMP
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are looking for a Prince George man who may have gone missing in the Kamloops area on his way to Vancouver Island. BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl. James Grandy says John David Young,...
Sep 26, 2023
Salmon Arm music festival organizers asking ticket holders to consider donating refunds back to the event
SALMON ARM - Salmon Arm's ROOTSandBLUES festival is asking its supporters to consider donating ticket refunds back to the festival to help the event return next summer. The 2023 festival was cut short...
Sep 26, 2023
