Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Special air quality statement reissued for Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - A special air quality statement has been reissued for the Kamloops area less than a day after the previous alert was lifted.The advisory covers the South Thompson and the Fraser Canyon, and...
Aug 03, 2025
Several new fire starts reported after Saturday thunderstorms
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 9:30 p.m.): While there have been some new fires reported, the BC Wildfire Service appears to be getting a handle on wildfires sparked after Saturday's (Aug. 2) on again, off again ...
Aug 03, 2025
UPDATE: Trio of small wildfires reported near Merritt
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) was responding to three small wildfires that sparked in the Merritt area Saturday (Aug 2) but only two are suspected to have been caused by lightning. One ligh...
Aug 02, 2025
Sun Peaks Resort hosting 'Mountain Lifestyle Wellness Weekend' this BC Day
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - It's shaping up to be a busy BC Day weekend at Sun Peaks Resort as the resort hosts 'Mountain Lifestyle Wellness Weekend.' Sun Peaks Director of Communications Christina Antoniak say...
Aug 02, 2025
Wildfire grows, evacuation order expands to nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island
UPDATE 5:15 p.m. - Nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island, as well as a provincial park, have been ordered evacuated due to a wildfire burning out of control. The Regional District of Nanaimo expan...
Aug 02, 2025
Brief issue impacting baggage screening belt issues at Kamloops Airport rectified
KAMLOOPS - There didn't appear to be any significant delays at Kamloops Airport (YKA) Saturday (Aug. 2) morning as crews worked to fix an electrical issue that impacted one of the the baggage screenin...
Aug 02, 2025
Clearwater ER to be closed for majority of BC Day weekend
CLEARWATER, B.C. - People in the Clearwater area will not have emergency room coverage for a significant portion of the BC Day long weekend.Interior Health said the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken ...
Aug 02, 2025
Hamer-Jackson doesn't believe Trawin left City of Kamloops because of mayor's actions
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says former Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin is no longer employed by the city. He had been on leave from the job since March 2024. Council says the departure ...
Aug 01, 2025
Into Thin Air - Fred Yellow Old Woman | Family returns to Tk'emlúps for answers in sudden disappearance
TK'EMLUPS - Fred Yellow Old Woman comes from a close-knit family, and though he's been missing since 2011, his relatives are drawn back to the Kamloops area every year in search of answers."It's been ...
Aug 01, 2025
Rare BC Day long weekend without a campfire prohibition from BCWS
KAMLOOPS - While the interior of B.C. was just hit by a heat wave and the first heat warning of the year, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has not been forced to enact a campfire ban in the Kamloops Fir...
Aug 01, 2025
