Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops forced to divert recyclables to Pritchard after suspicious fire at Emterra Environmental
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday's (Sept. 2) suspicious fire that sparked alongside the Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview led to some disruptions to recycling services at the City of Kamloops this week, but the ...
Sep 04, 2026 Clean up underway at Emterra Environment in Kamloops on Sept. 3, the day after the suspicious fire. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
'When you have polarization, compromise goes out the window'; Milobar takes aim at third-party status
KAMLOOPS - The Green Party will no longer hold the status of third party in the B.C. Legislature this fall, as MLAs return to Victoria on October 5. "We want to be clear that our intention is to form ...
Sep 04, 2026 Peter Milobar (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Two dogs remain on the loose after frightening attack in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Two dogs remain on the loose in Kamloops after an attack Wednesday (Sept. 2) afternoon that sent one man to hospital. "Really, this is the area where the dog came bolting out of there and t...
Sep 04, 2026 Eric Dean walks the river near where he was attacked on Wednesday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Newest Kamloops mayoral contender Dhaliwal pledges to take pay cut if elected
KAMLOOPS - With the municipal election just over a month away, a fourth competitor has emerged in the race for the Kamloops mayor's chair this fall. Former city councillor and local business owner Ray...
Sep 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Lillooet Hospital faces 13-hour emergency department closure this weekend
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet Hospital emergency department will be closed for 13 hours on Saturday (Sept. 5), marking the fourth such closure in 2026.Interior Health (IH) said emergency services will be ...
Sep 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Aaron Schulze/CFJC Today)
Man injured in grizzly bear attack near Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A man was left with non-life-threatening injuries in a grizzly bear attack on Tuesday (Sept. 1) in the Malakwa area, near Sicamous.At about 8:00 p.m., the Conservation Officer Service...
Sep 04, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Conservation Officer Service)
August a slow cooker for the Kamloops real estate market
KAMLOOPS - August was a summer bummer for the Kamloops real estate market. New numbers from the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 217 residential units changed hands in the Kamloops and Dist...
Sep 04, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Third-party status incoming: Milobar and Paton welcome three MLAs to new provincial party
KAMLOOPS - A new provincial party featuring Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar is projected to obtain third-party status when the B.C. Legislature resumes. In a news release issued Friday (Sept. 4), Mi...
Sep 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Global BC)
Man reportedly threatens driver with machete, fights with police before arrest in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 34-year-old man in the Shuswap was arrested after reportedly threatening a driver with a machete and fighting with police. At around 8:10 a.m. on Aug. 28, Salmon Arm RCMP say offi...
Sep 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Salmon Arm RCMP)
TNRD rescinds final evacuation orders from 2026 wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded its final evacuation orders issued during the 2026 wildfire season. Effective 4:00 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 3), the TNRD downgraded an eva...
Sep 04, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
