Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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)
Trans-Canada to close east of Revelstoke for avalanche control work Saturday
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - (UPDATE Jan. 10): The Trans-Canada Highway will be temporarily closed east of Revelstoke this Saturday (Jan. 10) morning for avalanche control work. According to DriveBC, the closur...
Jan 09, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo)
Midwives ready to help ease Kamloops maternity care crisis
KAMLOOPS - The city of Kamloops and much of the region have been struggling in the area of pre- and post-natal care. Interior Health recently hired a pair of new OB-GYNs at Royal Inland Hospital, but ...
Jan 09, 2026 Sage Thomas (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'Find their community, stick together'; Kamloops Pride reaches out to community in wake of Zafar killing
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP have issued a warning anybody utilizing dating websites or apps, and in particular men-seeking-men sites, as they say there is a threat to the public. The warning comes in...
Jan 09, 2026 (Image Credit: GoFundMe)
