Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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)
Semi-truck fire causing delays along Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A burning semi-truck has led delays along the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Friday (July 3) afternoon.According to DriveBC, the highway is down to one lan...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Sheila Hansen / Facebook)
Kamloops welcomes pipeline agreement between Province and feds
KAMLOOPS - Jobs and an economic boost are on the table for the City of Kamloops following a major agreement between the B.C. and Federal governments.This as the agreement comes with a proposed new pip...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
Herd of goats to help with Merritt wildfire mitigation
MERRITT - Goats will be munching on vegetation in the Merritt area over the next two weeks as the City and Merritt Fire Rescue Department recruit the animals for wildfire mitigation work.About 80 goat...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Timber Goats)
Interior Health announces pair of upcoming emergency room closures in 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Interior Health has announced a pair of upcoming emergency room closures in the community of 100 Mile House this weekend and into next week. The ER in at 100 Mile District Gener...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Interior Health/File Photo)
Wildfire near Boston Bar leads to evacuation alert; firefighters also monitoring Lillooet-area fire
NORTH BEND, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service crews continue to battle an out-of-control wildfire that sparked near Boston Bar Thursday (July 2).In an update Friday morning, the BC Wildfire Service said two ...
Jul 03, 2026 The wildfire in North Bend as of July 2, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
'We've got to turn it around now': Bond of B.C. Lions talks urgency after slow start
KELOWNA - Jacob Bond spoke with earnestness. "We've got to turn it around now," he said. "We've got to have some urgency going forward." The B.C. Lions' fullback from Kamloops reflected on his club's ...
Jul 03, 2026 Jacob Bond (Image Credit: B.C. Lions)
Kamloops' wettest month of the year brings one-third of average precipitation
KAMLOOPS - The month of June didn't live up to its "Junuary" moniker for Kamloops in 2026. According to Environment Canada, 11 millimetres of precipitation was recorded at Kamloops Airport in June 202...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Aaron Schulze/CFJC Today)
Second 13-hour overnight closure coming to Clearwater ER this week
CLEARWATER, B.C. -There will be another 13-hour overnight closure of the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater, the second such closure this week.Interior Health said the ...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
