Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Blazers players reflect on WHL careers after Memorial Cup experience
KAMLOOPS - January 11th, 2020: in the midst of a 7-2 drubbing of the Kelowna Rockets - the second Blazers win over Kelowna in as many nights - the Rockets decided to take out some frustrations on a fe...
Jun 7, 2023

'Junuary' not coming to pass in Kamloops so far; rain on the way this weekend
KAMLOOPS - June is typically the wettest month of the year in Kamloops, but that has yet to bear out in 2023.Without a drop of moisture yet this month, the city is on the verge of breaking heat record...
Aaron Schulze Jun 7, 2023

Wanted Wednesday — Steven Bellerose
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the man was found.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public to help find a wanted man.Steven Henry Bellerose, 32, is wanted on an unendorsed warrant for failing...
Jun 7, 2023

With obstetrics clinic's future in doubt, Interior Health gives expectant Kamloops mothers a lifeline
KAMLOOPS - Soon-to-be mothers without an obstetrics doctor may soon be receiving a call for prenatal care.Tuesday morning (June 6), Interior Health announced the opening of a midwifery antenatal clini...
James Peters Jun 6, 2023

Kamloops real estate market on the rise; prices steady
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and area real estate market is picking up steam after an early-year lull. According to new statistics provided by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR), there were 273 uni...
James Peters Jun 6, 2023

Kamloops Fire Rescue sees dramatic drop in structure fires in first quarter of 2023
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue provided its first quarter number to city council on Tuesday (June 6). The report comes as the city is expecting a hot stretch of weather over the next week, with Deput...
Aaron Schulze Jun 6, 2023

Kamloops RCMP quarterly report shows increase in property crime
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP provided their first quarter report to city council Tuesday (June 6) morning, showing an 8 per cent increase in overall files from pre-pandemic levels. Supt. Jeff Pelley noted...
Aaron Schulze Jun 6, 2023

Campfires banned in Kamloops, Cariboo regions as of Thursday
KAMLOOPS - The province is banning campfires in both the Kamloops and Cariboo Fire Centres as of this Thursday (June 8).In a news release, the province says Category 1 fires will join Category 2 and 3...
Aaron Schulze Jun 6, 2023

VIDEO: Fire breaks out at Valleyview recycling plant
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (12:45 p.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue says the fire has been contained.12:45pm Update: Fire now contained to recycling materials outside the facility; however, full extinguishment will ...
Aaron Schulze Jun 6, 2023

Midwifery Antenatal Care Clinic opens at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Pregnant patients in Kamloops and area left in the dark with the impending closure of the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic now have more security.In a news release issued Tuesday (J...
Aaron Schulze Jun 6, 2023

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