Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
In pursuit of regional municipality, 100 Mile House receives pushback from Cariboo Regional District
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House says it wants to formally explore forming a regional municipality with neighbouring electoral areas.However, the community is not receiving any su...
Jul 09, 2026 100 Mile House (Image Credit: District of 100 Mile House/File Photo)
Some structures lost at resort due to Fraser Canyon fires
BOOTHROYD, B.C. - A huge wildfire burning in the Fraser Canyon is proving to be challenging for firefighters who are already battling the nearby Brunswick Creek fire.Julia Caranci with the Coastal Fir...
Jul 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Blue Lake Resort/Screegrab via Facebook)
UPDATE: Valenzuela Lake fire near 100 Mile House being held
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 9:30 a.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Valenzuela Lake wildfire in the south Cariboo is being held at 35 hectares.EARLIER - The BC Wildfire Service is responding t...
Jul 09, 2026 Aerial view of the Valenzuela Lake wildfire near 100 Mile House, pictured on July 8, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Boston Bar-area fires explode in size; alerts now stretch into Thompson-Nicola Regional District
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The two fires burning near the Fraser Canyon community of Boston Bar have nearly doubled in total area, leading to expanded evacuation orders and alerts.Wednesday evening (July 8) u...
Jul 08, 2026 Brunswick Complex, pictured in the afternoon of July 7. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops residents making the best of latest round of wildfire smoke
KAMLOOPS - Smoke from a pair of fires in Boston Bar has seeped into the Thompson Valley, leaving the Kamloops area covered in a haze. While the air quality has improved somewhat since Tuesday's (July ...
Jul 08, 2026 A smoky haze over the Riverside Park lawn around 10:00 a.m. on July 8, 2026. (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
Merritt RCMP say increase in files directly tied to out-of-towners accessing social services
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP in Merritt are reporting an increase in crime this year, with the trend justifying the need for an additional Mountie in the small Nicola Valley community. According to police...
Jul 08, 2026 Merritt RCMP Detachment (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Smoke may shut down Music in the Park, World Cup watch parties, Brock Pool: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it will review scheduled outdoor events on a day-to-day basis to determine if they should still proceed amid thick smoke lingering in the air. In a news release is...
Jul 08, 2026 A makeshift sign posted at the Brock Outdoor Pool. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jeremy Russo)
Kamloops youth inspired by Canadian World Cup heroes
KAMLOOPS - Not Ronaldo. Not Messi. Eight-year-old Leighton Spendlove and his four-year-old brother Finnley - both of whom have severe cases of World Cup fever - were asked to name their favourite socc...
Jul 08, 2026 LEIGHTON SPENDLOVE. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
UPDATE: New wildfire start near Cache Creek under control
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - (UPDATE 8:00 p.m.): A small wildfire start just outside of Cache Creek is currently under control.The Cornwall Creek fire is estimated to have reached 0.13 hectares in size. It was...
Jul 08, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Mental state 'stable' for father who killed kids, B.C. review board says
COQUITLAM - The British Columbia Review Board says the risk posed by a man found not criminally responsible for killing his three children is now "manageable" in the community with oversight, supervis...
Jul 08, 2026 File Image (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
