Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merritt lifts wildfire area closure as fire risk eases
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is lifting its closure of the forested areas around the community as wildfire risk in the region has eased. The city said the closure will be lifted at 12:00 p.m. n...
Aug 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Tom Neels)
YKA eyes 2027 completion for electric infrastructure project after receiving $1.3 million in funding
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) is sharing details of how it plans to use $1.3 million in federal funding it recently received. In a news release issued Thursday (Aug. 27), YKA says the funding from...
Aug 28, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
WolfPack shut out Vikes 1-0 to begin 2026 men's soccer season
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's soccer team got off on the right foot, and head, to start the 2026 Canada West season. The WolfPack shut out the University of Victoria (...
Aug 28, 2026 (Image Credit: TRU WolfPack)
'We want this program to stay': Kamloops to ramp up e-scooter safety messaging
KAMLOOPS - Electric kick scooters have become all the rage in recent years - and Kamloops is among cities that brought in a test run of the technology for public rental. However, conversations around ...
Aug 27, 2026 Rentable e-scooters at the Lansdowne bus exchange in downtown Kamloops. (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
Artists sought to transform BC Wildlife Park's maze into outdoor art gallery
KAMLOOPS - The Wildlife Express has long taken passengers around the BC Wildlife Park. Now, the volunteers behind the train are putting a new community project on track, revitalizing the park's aging ...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CFJC Today)
Bonkowski of Blazers striving for excellence after recovering from fractured fibula
KAMLOOPS - Videos sent to CFJC tell part of the story of Ty Bonkowski's off-season, one that began with him under the knife. The 18-year-old Kamloops Blazers' forward from Richmond was seen rehabbing ...
Aug 27, 2026 TY BONKOWSKI. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops Chamber seeks feedback on tariff impacts as businesses adapt to growing uncertainty
KAMLOOPS - Business owners in Kamloops continue to deal with uncertainty because of the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the United States. That includes Robyn Haley at Erwin's Fine Baking &am...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce)
Blazers' on-ice training camp sessions scheduled to begin Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are scheduled to begin on-ice training camp sessions on Friday [Aug. 28] at Sandman Centre. Camp will include practices and young-stars, three-on-three and five-on-five...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
B.C. ends fire state of emergency after 20 days, thousands of evacuations, one death
BOSTON BAR - British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death. The state o...
Aug 27, 2026
BCWS rescinds off-road vehicle ban for Kamloops and 100 Mile House areas
100 MILE HOUSE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will rescind the ban on off-road vehicles (ORV) in the Kamloops Fire Centre and 100 Mile House Forest District. The BCWS said the ban will lift at noon ...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
