Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Highway 1 near Boston Bar reopens; crews move back from edge of wildfire spreading towards Merritt
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service members are retreating from the edge of the Merritt zone of the Brunswick Complex of fires. In an update Thursday (July 16), the wildfire service says ground cre...
14h ago North facing view of the head of the wildfire along the northeast flank on July 13. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Soccer Quest aiming for B.C. final after victory over Kamloops United
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United goalkeeper Jacob Kozic was under pressure for much of his club's match against Soccer Quest FC on Thursday (July 16) at the Provincial B-Cup Soccer Championships on McArthur...
Jul 16, 2026 JACOB KOZIC. (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC News)
TNRD orders evacuation of one property as French Bar Creek wildfire grows
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has ordered the evacuation of one property near Lone Cabin Creek due to the French Bar Creek wildfire.The order is for one unaddressed prop...
Jul 16, 2026 The French Bar Creek fire as pictured on July 14, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops firefighters urge vigilance as preparations underway for potential new fire starts
KAMLOOPS - On the heels of a warning about a potentially significant uptick in fire activity from the BC Wildfire Service, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is preparing for the worst this wildfire season. W...
Jul 16, 2026 Kamloops Fire Rescue on scene at a landscape fire along Shuswap Road on July 6, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today File Photo)
B.C., Simpcw First Nation sign consent deal for proposed copper mine near Kamloops
British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office has signed an agreement with the Simpcw First Nation on how a proposed open-pit copper mine will be assessed, including the requirement for the natio...
Jul 16, 2026
Williams Lake approves funding for worker attraction and retention program
WILLIAMS LAKE B.C. - Williams Lake City Council gave their approval to $78,000 contribution over two years to support the city's Workforce Recruitment and Retention Program.The program, which received...
Jul 16, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Air North to launch seasonal flight next May connecting Kamloops, Vancouver and Whitehorse
KAMLOOPS - Mark your calendars, Kamloops as a new airline is set to connect Fulton Field to its fifth destination in 2027. Air North is set to begin a twice-weekly seasonal flight from May 28 to Sept....
Jul 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Air North)
Some Boston Bar business owners staying back despite evacuation orders as fire threat worsens
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - Gurvinder Badyal operates the Canyon Alpine Motel in Boston Bar, whose residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday morning after a wildfire that has been threatening the communit...
Jul 16, 2026 The Brunswick Creek wildfire consumes trees on a mountainside, in Boston Bar, B.C., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Kamloops to hire hundreds of election officials for 2026 General Local Election
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops aims to hire around 250 election officials to help out with the 2026 General Local Election on Saturday, October 17.The City will have 16 polling stations around the co...
Jul 16, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today file photo)
B.C.'s southern interior remains most drought stricken part of the province
KAMLOOPS - Drought conditions in B.C. have continued to intensify in recent months, with June being another abnormally dry month for the Kamloops region, further elevating wildfire risks.Agri-climate ...
Jul 16, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
