Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Napier Lake fire being held at 65ha; 'flashy fuels' drying out across Kamloops region
KAMLOOPS - The interval between snow melt and an increase in valley-bottom wildfire activity in the Kamloops area has been very short.Fire Information Officer Nicole Bonnett says a blaze that popped u...
Mar 31, 2023
No re-entry: Sandman Centre undergoes policy changes for ticketed events
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers fans and concert-goers will need to finish their drinks, food or smokes before entering Sandman Centre going forward.In a news release issued Friday (March 31), the City of...
Mar 31, 2023
Snowfall expected to begin on Coquihalla Highway Friday, intensify Saturday
KAMLOOPS - A heavy, late season snowfall is expected for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt this weekend.In a special weather statement online late Thursday (March 30), Environment Canada say...
Mar 31, 2023
TNRD board passes 2023 budget, complete with inflation-driven 7.05 per cent taxation increase
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors has approved the district's annual budget, complete with a 7.05 per cent increase in revenue coming in via taxation.In a news releas...
Mar 30, 2023
Thompson Regional Hospital District frustrated with lack of transparency on promised cancer clinic
KAMLOOPS - The topic of a cancer care clinic in Kamloops was discussed at length Thursday morning (March 30) at the regular meeting of the Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD). The discussion ce...
Mar 30, 2023
Two Kamloops basketball players are preparing for Special Olympics World Games in June
KAMLOOPS - From the River City to one of the greatest cities in Europe. For Tyra Flukinger and Taralyn Kalalest - known by her nickname PK - it's the chance of a lifetime. They're both Berlin-bound fo...
Mar 30, 2023
Second Juniper Ridge exit route to be built next year: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a second exit route out of Juniper Ridge should be built next year.At present, the only entrance and exit via vehicle is Highland Road.The problem with having only...
Mar 30, 2023
Sandman Centre's temporary platform cost partly due to miscommunication: host committee
KAMLOOPS - After a recent announcement from the City of Kamloops coming to an agreement to fund 50 per cent of the temporary platform for the 2023 Memorial Cup, there are some questions being asked ab...
Mar 30, 2023
Memorial Cup Host Committee to cover other half of temporary platform at Sandman Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Memorial Cup Host Committee will cover the additional $100,000 towards a temporary platform in Sandman Centre.In a joint statement with the City of Kamloops Wednesday (March 29) afterno...
Mar 30, 2023
STEPS medical expanding to Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - After months in the making, the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks and STEPS medical have reached a partnership. "Normally, a municipality wouldn't be in the healthcare business," Al...
Mar 29, 2023
