Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council looks toward transit, policing and Stuart Wood for cost savings in early budget deliberations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city councillors got their first look at the 2026 tax rate on Tuesday (Nov. 18) during a lengthy Committee of the Whole meeting. The starting point sits at more than a 10 per cent ...
Nov 19, 2025
Merritt shelter to provide 10 additional beds during periods of extreme cold
MERRITT, B.C. - The Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society (NVSSS) is expanding its capacity in Merritt during periods of extreme cold this winter. Lasting through March 31, 2026, the NVSSS says th...
Nov 19, 2025
Sun Peaks Resort delays opening day by one week amid mild conditions
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Skiers and snowboarders will need to wait another week to shred the gnar at Sun Peaks. Sun Peaks Resort announced its opening day has been rescheduled to Thursday, Nov. 27, due to re...
Nov 19, 2025
Kamloops council to lobby for financial aid, new programs to train new airline pilots
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor is hoping his proposal to try and help train new pilots will land well at higher levels of governments.Bill Sarai, who is also the president of the Kamloops Airpo...
Nov 19, 2025
Tk'emlúps Kúkwpi7 calls for OneBC leader Brodie's resignation
KAMLOOPS - The chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc has told her community she wants the leader of a far-right provincial political party to resign. In a letter distributed to community members Tuesday (No...
Nov 18, 2025
Purses for Women Helping Women gathering supplies for holiday campaign
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman's annual charitable campaign, Purses for Women Helping Women, is ramping up in hopes of giving out more than 1,000 bags to women in need over the holidays. She's usually on...
Nov 18, 2025
Bell-ringers needed for Kamloops Salvation Army's Kettle campaign
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Salvation Army's annual Kettle campaign is underway, but the organization is still looking for bell-ringers to help collect donations. Volunteers are needed at donation kettles...
Nov 18, 2025
Kamloops council directs staff to find additional cuts after preliminary tax rate sits at 10.76%
KAMLOOPS - Last year, when Kamloops council wrapped up budget deliberations the projected tax increase for 2026 was 6.72 per cent. However, through a number of factors, that number now resides at 10.7...
Nov 18, 2025
Robinson of Kamloops lifts Grey Cup with Roughriders
KAMLOOPS - Ty Robinson of Kamloops made his way down the Green Mile to the steps of the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday (Nov. 18) in Regina, pinching himself along the Roughriders' championship pa...
Nov 18, 2025
Kamloops family out $7,900 due to trip cancellation during Air Canada strike seeks reimbursement
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of flights were either postponed or cancelled entirely during the strike action taken by Air Canada employees this past summer and some people still haven't been able to get their...
Nov 18, 2025
