Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfire north of Kamloops held at 3.7ha: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - Less than 24 hours after it was discovered, the Stuart Lake wildfire north of Kamloops is being held.In an update to its website, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the fire is measured at...
Sep 17, 2025
Smoke expected to be visible along Highway 5 as wildfire near McLure grows to three hectares
KAMLOOPS - Smoke is expected to be highly visible from the Yellowhead Highway near McLure and surrounding communities north of Kamloops Wednesday (Sept. 17). The BC Wildfire Service says the Stuart La...
Sep 17, 2025
Construction on Gateway 286 rest stop near Merritt expected to be complete in spring 2026: developer
MERRITT, B.C. - Kelowna-based developer Troika is eyeing a completion date in May or June 2026 for the Gateway 286 project at the intersection of Highways 5 and 97C near Merritt. Residents passing by ...
Sep 17, 2025
BC Wildfire Service responding to new wildfire near McLure
MCLURE, B.C. - Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire that is currently burning west of McLure in the North Thompson. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the one-hectare fire is burning in th...
Sep 16, 2025
City surveys to show gaps in childcare support across Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will seek feedback via a pair of surveys this fall as it works on a child care action plan. Details about that plan - and the status of childcare in the city - will be ...
Sep 16, 2025
Royal Inland Hospital opens mental health and substance use-specific area of emergency department
KAMLOOPS - Last week, Royal Inland Hospital opened a new mental health and substance use care zone, separate from the emergency department.The new purpose-built care zone is double the size of the pre...
Sep 16, 2025
Rustad stops in Kamloops during final week of party leadership review
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's MLAs are set to return to the legislature in early October for the fall session. It will be the first official sitting since late May, and only the second session of the ...
Sep 16, 2025
Kamloops Food Bank expects to deliver all 33,000 food drive bags after 'avalanche' of volunteer inquiries
KAMLOOPS - One day after a big ask of residents to deliver 33,000 paper bags, the Kamloops Food Bank expects its Fall Food Drive to be business as usual Saturday (Sept. 20). The food bank put out the ...
Sep 16, 2025
Yoda's Paddy-O: Harrington honoured on Kamloops Rugby Club Alumni Day
KAMLOOPS - Paddy (Yoda) Harrington was collecting money and handing out beer tokens, unsuspecting when called over to the Kamloops Rugby Club's new pergola on Saturday (Sept. 13) at Exhibition Park. H...
Sep 15, 2025
TNRD launching new study into fire protection for Paul Lake-Pinantan Lake corridor near Kamloops
PINANTAN LAKE, B.C. - The Paul Lake-Pinantan Lake corridor is an area of high wildfire danger, and the fire protection of the rural communities has been largely left to volunteer firefighters. That ma...
Sep 15, 2025
