Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
CSRD planning new Shannon Beach dock in Eagle Bay
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is in the planning stage of a new dock for Shannon Beach in Eagle Bay in Electoral Area C.CSRD officials said this comes after the prev...
Jul 05, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File photo)
'No cause for concern,' city says, as smoke from Boston Bar-area wildfire drifts into Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 8:30 p.m.): A waft of smoke has drifted into the Kamloops area Saturday (July 4) afternoon, but the city says there is nothing to be alarmed about at this time. Westerly wind gusts ...
Jul 04, 2026 Aerial resources working on the Brunswick Creek wildfire on July 3, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Emergency room in Merritt's Nicola Valley Hospital faces 25-hour closure
MERRITT - The emergency room at Merritt's Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed for 25 hours starting Sunday morning (July 5).Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Sunday to 8 a.m. on ...
Jul 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Stankoven to hold Stanley Cup celebration in August in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today has learned the Stanley Cup will be coming to Kamloops on Thursday, Aug. 13.Logan Stankoven claimed hockey's holy grail last month with the Carolina Hurricanes to become the firs...
Jul 04, 2026 The Stankoven family celebrate the Stanley Cup win. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Clearwater ER to face two more closures in under one week
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Just as the emergency room Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater reopened after an overnight closure, Interior Health has announced two more upcoming 13-hour emergency room c...
Jul 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Construction to begin at Southill Street intersection in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Construction is set to begin at a major Kamloops intersection on Monday (July 6), where a detour route has already been set up.The City of Kamloops says work at the intersection of Tranquil...
Jul 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
CSRD opens new section of trail between Mara and Grindrod
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A new 14 kilometre section of the Splatsin te Secwpemc/Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail between Mara and Grindrod is now open, along with a new parking lot in Mara.The Columbia Shu...
Jul 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District / Facebook)
Kamloops bars, sporting goods stores bolstered by Canada's FIFA World Cup run
KAMLOOPS - As fans across North America celebrate the spectacle that is the FIFA World Cup, the economic impacts are being felt hundreds of kilometres away from host cities like Vancouver. In Kamloops...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
Theatre Under the Trees returns to Prince Charles Park in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Project X Theatre is bringing Theatre Under the Trees back to Prince Charles Park this month. The 22nd season will officially get underway next Thursday (July 9), the first of two opening n...
Jul 03, 2026 Cast of Robin Hood (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
Kamloops mayor Hamer-Jackson calls on provincial leaders to spend time at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson recently got a personal look at the health care system in British Columbia and in Kamloops, as his wife Lori was admitted to the ICU at Royal Inland Hospit...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
