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The Waiting, by Michael Connelly is TNRL's most borrowed title in 2025
From dystopian futures and fantasy kingdoms to cold-case mysteries and Nintendo adventures, readers and media lovers across the Thompson-Nicola region showed eclectic tastes in 2025. The Thompson-Nico...
Dec 22, 2025
TNRD says mattress disposal fees to increase as B.C. delays recycling program
Residents and businesses in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will see higher mattress disposal fees starting in the new year, following an indefinite delay by the Province of British Columbia to ...
Dec 19, 2025 Tommy8942 / Depositphotos.com
Federal government commits $14.9M to rebuild Elders Lodge in Lytton
The federal government is investing more than $14.9 million to rebuild the Chief Spintlum Elders Lodge in Lytton, a key step in the community's long-term recovery following the devastating 2021 wildfi...
Dec 19, 2025
Barenaked Ladies energize Kamloops on CPKC Holiday Train stop
Kamloops was buzzing with holiday cheer Thursday evening as the CPKC Holiday Train rolled into the city, bringing festive lights, community spirit-and a 30-minute performance by Canadian music legends...
Dec 18, 2025 The Barenaked Ladies perform in front of hundreds next to the Sandman Centre in Kamloops on the CPKC Holiday Train, Dec. 18 , 2025/via Jeff Andreas
2025 Weather in BC: wildfires, drought, and record heat define a historic year
Environment & Climate Change Canada recently released its list of the top 10 weather events of 2025 across the country, highlighting extreme storms, snowfalls, and heat waves from coast to coast. ...
Dec 18, 2025 Wildfire in the Heffley Creek area to the north of Kamloops. One of two lightning-caused fires which broke out on Wednesday/via Patti Phillips (July, 2025)
SD73 lowers SchoolCash Online fees, issues refunds to families
School District No. 73 announced that online payment service fees through SchoolCash Online have been reduced to 2.5%, and the majority of refunds owed to families have already been processed. The upd...
Dec 18, 2025
Community rallies around six children after tragic family loss in Merritt
A Merritt family is receiving an outpouring of community support after a devastating tragedy left six siblings without their mother and facing an uncertain future. A GoFundMe page created this week de...
Dec 18, 2025
Renovated Kamloops housing project opens 42 affordable homes on North Shore
A newly renovated housing building at 435 Cherry Ave. is now welcoming residents, delivering 42 affordable homes for families, seniors and individuals on Kamloops' North Shore. Located near transit, s...
Dec 18, 2025
Highway 8 fully reopens to two-lane traffic for first time since 2021 floods
Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge has reopened to two-lane traffic for the first time since the 2021 atmospheric river, marking a major milestone in British Columbia's flood-recovery effort...
Dec 18, 2025
BC Assessment drops proposed pipeline valuation changes, TNRD Says
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it has been notified that BC Assessment will not move forward with proposed changes to how gathering and transmission pipelines are valued for the 2026 asses...
Dec 18, 2025 Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
