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Kamloops History
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…
Chinese cemetery remains a cornerstone of Kamloops history
KAMLOOPS – When Chinese Consul-General Liu Fei encouraged Kamloops’s Chinese community to explore and preserve…
Mapping war memorials throughout the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – There are thousands of war monuments and memorials across the country and the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: 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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…