Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cultural burn planned near Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is supporting the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District and Bonaparte First Nation in a 40-hectare cultural burn in the Upper Hat Creek Valley.Th...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC/File photo)
Proposed 2026 TNRD tax increase whittled down to 5.3% ahead of final vote
KAMLOOPS - The average proposed tax increase for residents in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has been shaved further. A report from the TNRD's finance department shows a proposed tax inc...
Mar 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Caroline Elliott, Peter Milobar polling ahead in BC Conservative leadership race
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar and political commentator Caroline Elliott are polling ahead of the pack in the BC Conservative leadership race, according to polling from Mainstreet Resea...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Mainstreet Research)
Pile-burning project planned near Monte Lake
WESTWOLD, B.C. - Nearly 100 piles are expected to be burned as part of a project about four kilometres south of Monte Lake. The BC Wildfire Service says its crews are supporting the Okanagan Shuswap N...
Mar 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Thompson-Nicola Regional District opens FireSmart rebates
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is giving up to $1,000 to property owners who take steps to reduce fire risks near their home.The TNRD says FireSmart using principals by cleari...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC/File photo)
Manuel re-elected as Upper Nicola Band chief
DOUGLAS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of Upper Nicola Band (UNB) has earned another term. The unofficial results from UNB's 2026 general election for chief and council on Saturday (March 21) show that Dan Ma...
Mar 23, 2026 Dan Manuel was re-elected as Upper Nicola Band chief. (Image Credit: Upper Nicola Band)
Storm trail playoff series 2-0 heading to Williams Lake
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm aren't in must-win territory in their second round Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoff series, but there is little margin for error going forward....
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Kamloops Storm)
Rivalry renewed: Blazers to take on Rockets in first round of WHL playoffs
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will not have to travel far to begin the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs. The Blazers will face their regional and historic rival - the Memorial Cup host Kelo...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Kamloops Blazers)
100 Mile House emergency department closed Monday
100 MILE HOUSE - The 100 Mile House General Hospital's emergency department will be closed for the fifth time this month on Monday (March 23).Interior Health said the emergency department will be clos...
Mar 22, 2026 (Image Credit: Interior Health/File)
B.C. launches Highway 5 North speed data collection project
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Transit will launch a data collection pilot project along Highway 5 North between Kamloops and Avola to inform future safety decisions.B.C. officials s...
Mar 22, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
