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iN QUERY: Kamloops road projects got you scratching your head?
August 29, 2025 - 4:30 PM
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Here at iNFOnews.ca we try to answer the questions that are important to you. Stuck in busier-then-normal traffic like most Kamloops drivers this summer, one reader asked why it seems road construction is moving slowly.
iN COMMUNITY: Hundreds of motorcyclists join forces for Big Brothers Big Sisters
August 13, 2025 - 8:00 AM

More than 200 motorcyclists joined in Kelowna earlier this month for the third annual Celebrity Charity Ride and Event in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central and Southern Interior BC.
Future Kamloops fire, search and rescue hall eyed at $10M
July 11, 2025 - 5:30 PM

Search and rescue crews in Kamloops could share space with firefighters and the potential new hall is estimated to cost nearly $10 million.
No referendum for $150M Kamloops RCMP building
June 10, 2025 - 5:15 PM

Kamloops voters will soon be asked to decide whether to give their blessing for a new Kamloops RCMP building, along with a host of less expensive projects.
Kamloops RCMP release image of person of interest in dumpster fires
June 09, 2025 - 9:52 AM

Kamloops RCMP have released a photo of someone related to an ongoing arson investigation with the hope someone recognizes him.
RCMP looking for suspect vehicle in Kamloops hit-and-run
June 05, 2025 - 9:55 AM
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A woman was injured in a hit-and-run in Kamloops last week and RCMP are asking for the public's help to find the driver.
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iN DISCUSSION: When traffic fines just aren't enough
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

Quashing rumours floating around off-grid community of Frederick on Kamloops Lake
A curious little community 20 kilometres into the mountains from Kamloops is entirely off-the-grid and has been the subject of ridiculous rumours. Located at the end of several kilometres of dirt road and over a CN railway track, Frederick

Thompson Okanagan News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

iN QUERY: Kamloops road projects got you scratching your head?

iN COMMUNITY: Hundreds of motorcyclists join forces for Big Brothers Big Sisters

Future Kamloops fire, search and rescue hall eyed at $10M

No referendum for $150M Kamloops RCMP building

Kamloops RCMP release image of person of interest in dumpster fires

RCMP looking for suspect vehicle in Kamloops hit-and-run

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