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iN PHOTOS: Kamloops mourns loss of beloved Red Bridge
Some members of the Kamloops community are mourning the loss of a heritage bridge that…
iN VIDEO: Paddlewheeler Wanda Sue spotted on South Thompson river in Kamloops
The paddlewheeler Wanda Sue was spotted cruising along the river in Kamloops over the weekend…
Senior photographs and reflects on decaying family sawmill in Kamloops backcountry
This spring avid outdoor enthusiast Darrel Frolek hiked for an hour through the bush near…
‘Heartbreaking’: Kamloops residents reflect on demolition of decades-old hotel, nightclub
A building with a long and entertaining past has been demolished to make way for…
iN VIDEO: A brief history of the Old Men’s cemetery in Kamloops
Beneath a beautifully manicured cemetery in Kamloops lies a unique and fascinating history. The Old…
Where Kamloops’ neighbour Savona cribbed its name from
There’s many place names in the Thompson and Okanagan regions where First Nations names were…
Hatchet man, trickster or valued peacekeeper in Kamloops? Will the real Chief Lolo please stand up
Jean Baptistes Lolo, aka St. Paul, is a mysterious character in the early history of…
The myths and legends of this Kamloops founding father
While a Kamloops street and nearby mountain are just two of the many tributes to…
What’s really going on in this idyllic historical farm scene near Kamloops?
A 1948 photo posted to a BC history-based Facebook group last summer featuring a cucumber…
There’s a Kamloops and Summerland connection to the ‘Cremation of Sam McGee’
“The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, “But the queerest they ever did see “Was…
iN PHOTOS: Paddle-wheeler ‘Wanda Sue’ sets sights on return to South Thompson River
It’s been nearly 20 years since the Wanda Sue stopped cruising on the South Thompson…
Harper Ranch battled with ‘Kamloops First Nation’ before amassing land holdings
The Harper brothers set up a ranching operation on the north shore of the South…
The long history of paddle wheelers between Kamloops and Enderby
The Okanagan has many stories and displays of its paddle wheelers but other versions of…
iN VIDEO: Travel from Lytton to Revelstoke in half-an-hour in 1966
The TransCanada Highway through Kamloops is one of the most important transportation routes in B.C.…
This ‘gentleman’ train robber was just passing through Kamloops when he got busted
It’s not often than anyone has bothered to rob a train in Canada. The first…
iN VIDEO: Footage from 1932 captures scenes of Kamloops Lake, Revelstoke
The B.C. landscape has changed a lot over the past hundred years, and now you…
So what exactly is an Overlander and why is the name attached to so many Kamloops landmarks?
If you're new to Kamloops, you may have been struck by how many things are…
Hey Kamloops, check out this winter throwback from more than 120 years ago
The Kamloops Museum and Archives recently shared a photo to their Facebook page showing the…
YEAR IN REVIEW: ‘Glamazon’ flowers, WWII naval bunkers and a radio telescope among the cool places we visited this year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – You may see them everyday, or have never heard of them before, but…
Archival footage gives a snap shot of 1930s working life in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Royal B.C. Museum has released a piece of footage showing a slice…
Historic Kamloops train robbery to be celebrated at local winery
BILLY MINER LOOK-A-LIKE CONTEST TO HIGHLIGHT ANNIVERSARY EVENT KAMLOOPS – The anniversary of a train…
Mapping war memorials throughout the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – There are thousands of war monuments and memorials across the country and the…
Chinese cemetery remains a cornerstone of Kamloops history
KAMLOOPS – When Chinese Consul-General Liu Fei encouraged Kamloops’s Chinese community to explore and preserve…
VIDEO: What Kamloops looked like in the 1950s
KAMLOOPS - Sixty years ago, Kamloops was a budding community that looked far different from what it is today and lucky for us someone was smart enough to use video to preserve historical images for future generations. This short 16 millimetre film shows what the view from the South Shore looked like in 1954. In...