Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Interior Health confirms medical samples destroyed after July semi crash in Westwold
WESTWOLD, B.C. - Interior Health says it is in possession of 348 medical specimens that were on board a semi-truck that crashed through a barn in Westwold several months ago.While its not clear what c...
Oct 13, 2025
BC Wildfire Service readies prescribed burns in Siwash area west of Williams Lake
ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is preparing for a pair of prescribed burns west of Williams Lake.The burns could begin as soon as Tuesday (Oct. 14) near the community of Yunisit'i...
Oct 13, 2025
RBC Foundation grant helps open up Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt to greater accessibility
MERRITT, B.C. - A grant from the RBC Foundation will help improve accessibility at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt.The organization is teaming up with the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation to renovat...
Oct 13, 2025
Tourism Kamloops wins national award for 'Room to Roam' campaign
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops' Room to Roam campaign is the recipient of a Marketing Canada Award from the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC).Calling it a prestigious national honour in ec...
Oct 13, 2025
Sun Peaks expecting strong winter season amid Canada-U.S. political strife
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - While opening day is still a little over a month away, officials at Sun Peaks Resort are anticipating a busy 2025-26 ski season as they tout a number of new features and "industry-le...
Oct 13, 2025
Sidewalk work to lead to temporary closure of McArthur Island skateboard park
KAMLOOPS - The McArthur Island skateboard park will be closed for a little over a week so crews can complete some sidewalk work in the area.The City of Kamloops says the skatepark will be closed as of...
Oct 12, 2025
Barenaked Ladies to perform in Kamloops during annual CPKC Holiday Train stop
KAMLOOPS - The Barenaked Ladies will be on board the CPKC Holiday Train when it makes its annual stop in the City of Kamloops this December. The holiday train is set to roll into the Sandman Centre ba...
Oct 12, 2025
Pair of Merritt-area crashes claim two lives Friday night
MERRITT - Two people were killed in two separate crashes with vehicles in the Merritt-area on Friday (Oct. 10) night, though police say criminality is not a factor in either crash. "Two very tragic oc...
Oct 12, 2025
Special weather statement expanded to include Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT - Environment Canada has expanded a special weather statement for B.C. mountain highways to include the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla.It says the mountain pass could get between tw...
Oct 11, 2025
TNRD lifts evacuation alert near 'unauthorized' Fadear Lake dam
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has lifted an evacuation alert that was put in place because an unauthorized dam north of Kamloops was at risk of failing. The evacuation alert ...
Oct 11, 2025
