Category: News
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Photo by Alex Beckett/Kamloops StormEYES ON THE PRIZE
The Kamloops Storm is heading into 2026 at the top of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Pictured is forward Luca D’Amore.
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Council continues to restrict public input
Public input ban extended as council cites mayor as reason City council has voted 7-2 in favour of extending the suspension of public input until the end of this council’s term. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and Coun. Nancy Bepple were the two votes against the extension. Coun. Mike O’Reilly said things have been running “very smoothly”…
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SD73 secretary treasurer chosen
When Kim Morris takes over the books at School District 73 this spring, her first priority will be to listen and to learn from those who know the district best. “The main thing to do when you get there is make sure you’re listening and learning from what’s already going on before we start to…
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Incoming SD73 superintendent promises staff, students will feel seen
The incoming superintendent for SD73 wants to create schools where students are excited enough to run to classes in the morning.And, if Mike St. John has his way, he wants staff and teachers to approach each school day with that same level of excitement. “We want to create a school where kids run to school…
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NOMADS — a newly-formed volunteer-driven group — held a Christmas Dinner December 23 at Odd Fellows Hall near the former location of The Loop on Tranquille Road. Photo via FacebookSocial advocate arrested at city hall
Glenn Hilke was arrested in front of city hall on Monday, Dec. 19. The longtime social advocate said he was handcuffed, placed in the back of a police vehicle, strip-searched, and jailed before being released without charge. Hilke, as part of a new volunteer-driven group called NOMADS, had set up a drop-in centre in front…
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Sale of park will ease SD73 budgetary woes
The $1.98-million sale of SD73 parkland to the City will take some of the pressure off the district’s lean 2025-2026 budget. The one-acre property at the intersection of Parkcrest Avenue and Schreiner Street, long known to residents as Parkcrest Park, was purchased from the Kamloops-Thompson School District in late November, with the cost covered through…
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Kamloops welcomes new cancer supports center
Supportive cancer care often gets described as everything that happens around a person’s treatment. It is the care that helps people survive treatment and live well afterward. Here in Kamloops, that kind of care has been missing. But not any longer. Kamloops cancer patients and their support network now have access to so many of…
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Photo by Sean BradyBREAKING GROUND
Kamloops city councillors and members of the Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking at 393 Seymour Street, the future site of the Kamloops Centre for the Arts, on Nov. 27.
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More work needed on 2026 city budget
Higher rec fees for outsiders? The city is considering raising fees for recreation facilities for those living outside of Kamloops. Sport, recreation, and wellness manager Sherri Holmes told council the city is looking into higher fees for non-residents, but noted that it’s not yet clear how the program would be administered. “We also want to…
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NorKam lockdown prompts review of SD73 communications plan
Keeping parents and the public better informed during a school lockdown will be SD73’s top priority should such an unfortunate event occur again. “If we can’t say much we will say something,” Interim superintendent Mike McKay told media during a recent press conference. McKay said district staff conducted a thorough review with RCMP and Kamloops…