Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops North Shore BIA reiterates call for changes after fatal overdose on Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) is reiterating its call for a community interface management approach to the ongoing toxic drug crisis after another overdose death ...
Oct 27, 2025
Construction at former Northbridge Hotel site in Kamloops expected to begin in early 2026
KAMLOOPS - Construction on an 85-unit housing development at the site of the former Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops is expected to begin next year, if the provincial government provides the approvals ne...
Oct 27, 2025
Paramedic assaulted while filling ambulance at North Shore gas station
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE Oct. 28, 6:00 a.m.): BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) says it is grateful to bystanders who rushed to help after a paramedic was assaulted at a gas station in North Kamloops on ...
Oct 27, 2025
Salmon Arm RCMP noting uptick in vehicle thefts due to unlocked doors and keys being left inside
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are asking residents to get into the habit of locking their vehicles and securing their valuables by 9:00 p.m. RCMP say they have seen an increase in stolen vehic...
Oct 27, 2025
Westmount Elementary to remain closed until further notice after suspicious overnight fire
KAMLOOPS - Students and staff at Westmount Elementary in Kamloops will be out of class on Monday (Oct. 27) after a suspicious fire at the school that police say was likely set on purpose. The Kamloops...
Oct 26, 2025
New renderings released as restoration work at St. Andrew's on the Square set to wrap up in early 2026
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released a few renderings that show what a renovated St. Andrew's on the Square will look like.Restoration work on the oldest public building in Kamloops is underwa...
Oct 26, 2025
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP probe suspicious overnight fire at Westmount Elementary
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:45 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP are probing a suspicious fire at Westmount Elementary School that police say appears to have been intentionally set. "It appears that there was someone on ...
Oct 26, 2025
Hundreds rally in Kamloops calling for solutions to ongoing maternity crisis
KAMLOOPS - A Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon rally demanding a solution to the ongoing maternity crisis at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops drew a few hundred people.The rally at the corner of Columbia ...
Oct 25, 2025
Four psychiatrists resign from Vernon's Jubilee Hospital
VERNON, B.C. - Four psychiatrists have resigned from their acute care and on-call roles at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, adding to growing worries about health care in the Interior.The opposition BC Conser...
Oct 25, 2025
Snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT - (UPDATE Oct. 26, 7:15 a.m.): The snowfall warning has been lifted. ORIGINAL - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway. The ...
Oct 25, 2025
