
Kamloops community invited to annual "Know Your Neighbour Day Walk" this Saturday
The City of Kamloops is set to celebrate community, diversity, and inclusion with the annual Know Your Neighbour Day Walk on Saturday, October 18th. The event begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Meeting of Waters Promenade in Riverside Park, with refreshments provided for participants. Started in 2012 by members of Kamloops' S...
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'Dominoes are falling': MLA warns after Interfor shuts Adams Lake mill
A two‑week curtailment at Interfor's Adams Lake sawmill, announced late Friday, threatens the livelihoods of roughly 400 families in the region, according to Ward Stamer, BC Conservative Forest Critic and MLA for Kamloops‑North Thompson. IN an interview with Radio NL, Stamer warned that this latest shutdown is symp...
17h ago

BCGEU enters mediation as hospitality industry warns strike is pushing businesses to the brink
The union representing 25,000 striking public service workers in British Columbia has agreed to enter non-binding mediation with the province - but frustration is mounting across the province's hospitality, wine, and cannabis industries, which say the seven-week labour disruption is crippling small businesses. Veteran ...
19h ago

Travelers through YKA down slightly in Q3
Passenger traffic was down slightly at the Kamloops Airport in the third quarter of 2025 when compared to the same period in 2024. YKA releasing its latest statistics which show that between July and September 2025, the airport welcomed 68,960 travelers, down 2.4% from 70,638 in Q3 of the previous year. Monthly breakdo...
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Kamloops Timeraiser: bid volunteer hours, take home local art
On Friday, October 17, Kamloops residents will once again have the chance to turn their time into tangible impact-and walk away with a piece of local art to prove it. The 12th Annual Kamloops Timeraiser, hosted by Volunteer Kamloops, is more than just a night out-it's an inventive way to fuel community engagement, cele...
Oct 16, 2025

Stolen vehicle recovered, two arrested near Kamloops
Two suspects were arrested and a stolen vehicle recovered after a public tip led Kamloops RCMP to a vehicle spotted near the Yellowhead Highway on Wednesday morning. At around 9:30 a.m. on October 15, officers received a report of a stolen vehicle in the 5000-block of Highway 5, near the Rayleigh area. Police units, in...
Oct 16, 2025

Heart health advocate cancels annual Kamloops fundraiser over frustrations with Province
The man who has helped fund the establishment of the cardiac clinic at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is no longer interested in partying on behalf of the BC government this year. Interior Health, already facing the fallout from its entire Obstetrician/Gynecological team walking away from surgeries Royal Inland Hosp...
Oct 16, 2025

Kamloops cuts wait times for joint replacements thanks to team-based care and innovation
Patients in Kamloops needing hip and knee replacements are seeing wait times cut dramatically - with many now receiving surgery in less than three months - thanks to an innovative, team-based approach to orthopedic care. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Poon has led the charge in transforming how care is delivered in Kam...
Oct 16, 2025

Kamloops faces critical maternity care crisis as OB-GYNs resign, community leaders demand action
Kamloops is bracing for a significant loss in local maternity services after all seven obstetrician-gynecologists at Royal Inland Hospital submitted their resignations from in-hospital privileges, citing safety concerns, overwhelming workloads, and ongoing recruitment challenges. The resignations-detailed in a letter d...
Oct 15, 2025

Kamloops drivers among worst offenders in BC for distracted driving
Kamloops drivers are under scrutiny this fall as BC Highway Patrol reports alarming numbers of distracted driving and seatbelt infractions across Central B.C., with the region-particularly Kamloops-leading the province in tickets handed out during a month-long enforcement campaign. According to a press release issued t...
Oct 15, 2025