Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

MERRITT, B.C. - Residents are being asked not to swim in parts of Nicola Lake following the sightings of blue-green algae. In a water quality alert issued Tuesday (July 1), the Upper Nicola Band says ...

KAMLOOPS - A hiker in the Tranquille Slot Canyons in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands was rescued on Canada Day after overheating. Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) said it was called by the RCMP to find an...

LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): One of two wildfires posing a threat to life and property in the Lytton area is being held. As of Wednesday (July 2) morning, the BC Wildfire Service says the Nikaia...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Interior Community Foundation (BCICF) will be operating a month-long Pop-Up Community Centre in downtown Kamloops this month.It will be located in the grand foyer of the TNRD Library...

CHASE, B.C. - (UPDATE 9:00 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the Scatchard Mountain fire is being held at 35 hectares in size, meaning its not expected to grow further based on current fuel a...

LYTTON - (UPDATE 8:45 p.m.): The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued new evacuation orders and alerts in the Lytton-area as a second wildfire continues to burn along Highway 12.It has ...

LYTTON - (UPDATE 11:20 p.m.): The Lytton First Nation has issued an evacuation alert for a number of properties as a wildfire burns on the west side of the Fraser River, Monday (June 30) night. It is ...

KAMLOOPS - Canada Day festivities in Kamloops will feature events all day, including a flag parade to birthday wishes worldwide and the singing of O'Canada at the Riverside Park bandshell."Canada is s...

KAMLOOPS - Residents and politicians in the Kamloops-area are asking the Province for equitable health care when it comes to the new Kamloops Cancer Centre. It comes as the long-awaited cancer centre ...

KAMLOOPS - The Mayor of Kamloops has filed a police report alleging that he was assaulted by Castanet Kamloops News Director Tim Petruk over the weekend. CFJC Today was able to confirm the existence o...