Kamloops, BC, City, pop 80 376 (2006c), 77 281 (2001c), inc 1893. Kamloops amalgamated with North Kamloops in 1967 and in 1973 with surrounding residential areas to form the new city of Kamloops. It is located in southern British Columbia 355 km northeast of Vancouver via the COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY. The city is situated at the confluence of the North and South THOMPSON rivers near their entrance into Kamloops Lake. Kamloops has a rapidly expanding role in mining, is the centre of BC's cattle industry and is the second-largest city in the BC interior after KELOWNA. It is governed by a mayor and 8 councillors.