Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Fire near rail tracks west of Savona being held
SAVONA, B.C. - (UPDATE 5:00 p.m.): A wildfire that broke out near Thompson River Estates west of Savona is being held at three hectares in size.The Jimmies Creek fire was discovered earlier Thursday (...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Williams Lake council calls for community safety forum, explores emergency public meeting
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake city council is asking staff to look into an emergency community public meeting to focus on safety and crime following a presentation from Williams Lake RCMP.City o...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Williams Lake)
Kamloops Search and Rescue, RCMP resume search for missing 24-year-old woman
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) and the RCMP have resumed their search for a woman who is presumed dead after the vehicle she was in plunged into the North Thompson River last Sunday (May...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Search and Rescue)
Kamloops NorthPaws look ahead to West Coast League season, with home opener slated for Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws will begin their fifth season of West Coast League baseball play on Friday (May 29), when the Corvallis Knights come to town for a 6:35 p.m. start at Norbrock Stadium...
May 27, 2026 Home opener. (Image Credit: Kamloops NorthPaws)
BC Wildfire Service still urging caution after 'slow and somewhat typical' start to the season
KAMLOOPS - It's been a slow and somewhat typical start to the wildfire season in British Columbia this year, but that could change at a moment's notice as the month of May draws to a close. There are ...
May 27, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops-based aerial firefighters staying sharp as hot summer weather approaches
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service has relocated some of its fleet of firefighting planes to Kamloops Airport, and pilots are making sure they're trained and ready to go when the call comes. Anthony...
May 27, 2026 A Conair RJ85 airtanker on the tarmac at Kamloops Airport with a Cessna Caravan birddog in the background on May 27, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Salmon Arm Paralympian Natalie Wilkie to be honoured at weekend celebration
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm and area residents will have a chance to honour their Paralympic champion this Saturday (May 30). The City of Salmon Arm will celebrate Natalie Wilkie, who won four medal...
May 27, 2026 Natalie Wilkie (Image Credit: Michael P. Hall/Canadian Paralympic Committee)
Kamloops-area butcher crowned B.C.'s best in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Tyler Wilson has a new claim to fame - he's B.C.'s best butcher. Wilson was the winner of the third annual B.C.'s Best Butcher competition held this past weekend at Thompson Rivers Universi...
May 27, 2026 Tyler Wilson shows off his trophy as winner of the third annual B.C.'s Best Butcher competition. (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
Kamloops and Clearwater excluded from provincial air access grants
KAMLOOPS - A pair of nearby applicants were shut out of funding in the latest round of the B.C. Air Access Program. The Kamloops Airport had applied for funding for its upcoming terminal renovation pl...
May 27, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU, Williams Lake agree to work together on future of local campus
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Thompson Rivers University and the City of Williams Lake have signed a preliminary agreement that could ultimately secure the school's future in the Cariboo city. In a news relea...
May 27, 2026 TRU Williams Lake campus. (Image Credit: TRU)
