Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Large-scale rainfall warning expanded to include Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT - Environment Canada has issued a yellow-level rainfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway.The warning was issued just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 11) as the w...
Jan 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)
Teck Okanagan Cup race cancelled due to 'challenging weather conditions' at Stake Lake
KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature is playing spoilsport at the Stake Lake ski trails near Kamloops, less than a month into the 2025-26 winter season. The Overlander Ski Club has been forced to cancel the Teck ...
Jan 11, 2026 A look at trail at a ski trail near Stake Lake, south of Kamloops on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Overlander Ski Club/Facebook)
Applications open as Kamloops plans for 2026 edition of Music in the Park
KAMLOOPS - It might be the middle of January, but the City of Kamloops is already preparing for the next edition of its free summer concert series, Music in the Park. The city is once again seeking ap...
Jan 11, 2026
Contract awarded as North Kamloops library set to undergo renovations in 2026
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has awarded a contract for renovation work at the North Kamloops Library, with more details on construction timelines expected to be released wi...
Jan 11, 2026 The North Kamloops Library building. (Image Credit: TNRD)
UPDATE: Highway 97C reopens, power restored after crash near Merritt
MERRITT - (UPDATE 2:40 p.m.): Power has been restored to a large area near Merritt after an outage, which was caused by a motor vehicle incident that also forced the closure of a section of Highway 97...
Jan 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo)
Kamloops awards 2026 Social and Community Development grants to six organizations
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has awarded 2026 Social and Community Development Grants to six non-profit organizations, with money going to less than one-fifth of the total number of applicants. A t...
Jan 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
UPDATE: Highway 12 between Lytton and Lillooet to remain closed overnight due to rock slide
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 5:30 p.m.): Highway 12 between Lillooet and Lytton will remain closed overnight due to a rock slide.In an update around 5:15 p.m., DriveBC said a geotechnical investigation is u...
Jan 10, 2026 Rocks on Highway 12 pictured on Jan. 10, 2026. (Image Credit: Aaron Joseph/Facebook)
Snowpacks in Kamloops-area, most of B.C. at or above normal to begin 2026
KAMLOOPS - The BC River Forecast Centre has issued its first snowpack bulletin of the year, and things look rather normal in the Kamloops area, and across much of the province, at the moment. Accordin...
Jan 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Sherry Fisher/CFJC File)
'Zombie fires' burning in northeastern B.C., some sparked years ago
Northeastern B.C. still has some overwintering fires burning, some of which were sparked years ago. An overwintering fire, which is also known as a zombie fire, burns deep into the ground in the diffe...
Jan 10, 2026
Remediation work at fire-damaged Westmount Elementary set to begin
KAMLOOPS - Remediation work at Westmount Elementary is expected to get underway in short order as kids are back in class after winter break. Westmount students and staff will remain in their temporary...
Jan 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
