Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops McDonald's customer speaks to value of McHappy Day
KAMLOOPS - Jared Moe and his young children biked to McDonald's in Aberdeen for a bite on Wednesday (May 6). They knew it was McHappy Day and they wanted to give back. "My son, when he was young, when...
May 06, 2026 Jared Moe (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops, Kelowna team up to modernize fire dispatch centres
KELOWNA - Kamloops Fire Rescue Dispatch (KFRD) has partnered with its Kelowna counterpart to modernize emergency dispatch services throughout the Southern Interior.A news release issued by Kelowna Fir...
May 06, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Semi collision leads to downed power lines on Shuswap Road
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a brief road closure on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday (May 6) has now been cleared.In a brief news release, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say at about 11:00 a.m., a semi truck travelling ...
May 06, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Court hearing on costs between Kamloops mayor, councillor concludes; judge reserves decision
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson had his turn at the podium on the second and final day of a hearing over the costs related to his defamation lawsuit against Councillor Katie Neustaeter. R...
May 06, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'It's a thing that happens from time to time'; Firefighters knock down dryer fire at Tolko mill in Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - What may have been an impressive looking fire at the Tolko mill in Heffley Creek Tuesday (May 5) night wasn't a rare occasion for Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). Smoke and flames were seen comi...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Teresa Ritchie/Contributed)
ICCHA-Wish Red Carpet Gala raises $100,000 toward cardiac procedure room at RIH
KAMLOOPS - The ICCHA-Wish Fund says it raised more than $100,000 to advance cardiac care at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops. The non-profit says funds raised from the Red Carpet Gala at the Co...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: ICCHA-Wish Fund)
Kamloops council greenlights two downtown murals
KAMLOOPS - New murals will soon adorn the walls of two downtown Kamloops businesses following approval by council on Tuesday (May 5). The first mural will be at Kamloops Square, on the west-facing fac...
May 05, 2026 Concept for Kelson Group Mural
Kamloops council approves 30-unit housing project for women and children
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has entered into a housing agreement to help bring 30 units to the North Shore after a 8-0 vote during Tuesday's (May 5) regular council meeting. A new seven-storey bui...
May 05, 2026 Rendering of new build (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
'It's their truths and their trauma': Tkemlúps te Secwépemc commemorates Red Dress Day
TKEMLPS TE SECWPEMC - May 5th is acknowledged around the country as Red Dress Day - meant to spread awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The issue became so...
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
With rumours flying, Blazers' brass ready for anything ahead of Prospects Draft
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' general manager and head coach Shaun Clouston did not rule out trading away the eighth overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft, which gets underway at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesd...
May 05, 2026 Draft day looms (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
