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Pickleball On The Rise in Kamloops, Can Facilities Keep Up?
How much more can the sport of pickleball grow in Kamloops? 34 year-old Kamloops resident Chris Ross has a 5.0 pickleball player rating and competes in tournaments across the country. He thinks there'...
Jun 13, 2025
Human remains discovered west of Kamloops connected to 2023 missing persons case
A two-year-old missing person case has come to a tragic conclusion after RCMP confirmed that human remains found earlier this year in a rural area west of Kamloops are those of Jordan Nande. Nande, or...
Jun 12, 2025 (Photo: Abby Zieverink)
Japanese Beetle Alert: Regulated zone to be established near Exhibition Park
Following the detection of an invasive pest near Exhibition Park, the City of Kamloops is preparing for the formal establishment of a federally regulated quarantine zone to limit the spread of the Jap...
Jun 11, 2025
Council takes step to allow people to enjoy alcoholic beverages at Riverside Park
Kamloops City Council has approved the first reading of a bylaw that would allow for a pilot project enabling responsible liquor consumption in Riverside Park's bandshell area. The initiative is set t...
Jun 11, 2025 Music in the Park takes over the Rotary Bandshell at Riverside Park between July 1 and August 31. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
Kamloops Blazers tap younger approach behind bench in hiring new Assistant Coaches
The Kamloops Blazers will have different look on the bench come September -- with a pair of younger, new faces helping guide the rebuild of the team's fortunes. The Blazers have hired Steve Marr and B...
Jun 11, 2025
Kamloops Council moves ahead with AAP to consider borrowing $151M for RCMP Building
Kamloops City Council has voted to move forward with an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to borrow nearly $151 million for the construction of a new RCMP detachment downtown - a project that city of...
Jun 10, 2025
Expanded fire coverage across southern Kamloops Lake in hands of local voters
Residents of Tobiano and Cherry Creek will soon decide whether to move forward with a joint fire protection service, as a referendum is set for Saturday, June 21, 2025, with advance voting available o...
Jun 10, 2025
Heat blamed as BC Hydro scrambles to keep up with Kamloops power outages
While not nearly as hot as it tends to get from time-to-time in the height of summer in Kamloops, BC Hydro says the unseasonably warm temperatures the past few days is the main culprit for power losse...
Jun 09, 2025 A promotion outside the Visions Electronics location in downtown Kamloops promoting their air conditioner sales during high temperatures in the city/via Paul James
Call for Ministerial "intervention" by Kamloops Council into Mayor's continued role at City Hall
Kamloops City Council has unveiled the full report it submitted earlier this year to Municipal Affairs Minister Ravi Kahlon, detailing what the collective group sees as the root of the schism between ...
Jun 09, 2025
Construction Begins on Phase 3 of Tranquille Road Upgrade Project in Kamloops
The City of Kamloops has officially started on Stage 1 of Phase 3 of the Tranquille Sanitary Main and Road Enhancement Project, marking the beginning of a major two-year infrastructure upgrade along T...
Jun 09, 2025
