Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Evacuation order issued for Boston Bar; Highway 1 closes nearby due to wildfire
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The community of Boston Bar has been ordered to evacuation due to the nearby Brunswick Complex of fires. The Fraser Valley Regional District issued the evacuation order at 8:30 a.m....
Jul 16, 2026 Highway 1, about 12 kilometres north of Boston Bar at Kahmoose Road in Boothroyd, looking north. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
UPDATE: RCMP investigating after 'heavily burned' vehicle found near site of Battle Bluff grassfire
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (2:20 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP suspect a 5.7 hectare grassfire that sparked in the Battle Bluff area early Thursday (July 16) was intentionally set, and investigators are looking for a p...
Jul 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
Merritt emergency department experiences sudden, temporary overnight closure
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents didn't have notice as the city's emergency department temporarily closed for the fourth time in 2026. In a news release issued shortly before 7:00 p.m. Wednesday (Jul...
Jul 16, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. officials brace for increased wildfire activity from dry lightning
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - Officials in British Columbia have their eyes on the skies as dry lightning strikes are listed as the probable cause of several new wildfires across the southern Interior. Environme...
Jul 16, 2026 A helicopter is used to survey the Brunswick Creek wildfire in Boston Bar, BC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Clearwater ER to close for seventh time in July
CLEARWATER, B.C. - People in the North Thompson Valley will be without emergency room coverage for the seventh time this month, and eighth time this year.Interior Health says the ER at the Dr. Helmcke...
Jul 15, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Former co-op housing building to take on new life with RIH Foundation
KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops housing co-op on Battle Street West will be getting a new lease on life as temporary accommodation for people getting treatment or working at Royal Inland Hospital. Visiti...
Jul 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
Cotter, Barker of Kamloops to join B.C. Curling Hall of Fame
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops product Jim Cotter and Kamloops Curling Club member Dianne Barker are part of the B.C. Curling Hall of Fame's Class of 2026, along with Melissa Soligo of Trail. Cotter has an exten...
Jul 15, 2026 Jim Cotter (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops' joins national Tim Hortons' 'Camp Day' fundraiser
KAMLOOPS- Buying a cup of coffee today could help send a young person to camp! Tim Hortons' annual camp day returned to Kamloops, with every hot and iced coffee sold supporting youth programs across C...
Jul 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CFJC Today)
Farm2Chefs grazing event set for Sunday at Privato Wintery
KAMLOOPS - The next edition of the Farm2Chefs grazing event is set for this Sunday (July 19) at the Privato Vineyard and Winery in Westsyde. Established in 2010, Farm2Chefs aims to link local food gro...
Jul 15, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo/CFJC Today)
Forest Critic Stamer fears Prince George mill closure could lead to more
KAMLOOPS - Much like Prince George, Kamloops is a forestry town, with the Kruger pulp mill providing a large percentage of the municipal tax base and employing hundreds of workers. While the Prince Ge...
Jul 15, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
