Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD opens free appliance disposal from returning Pear Lake wildfire evacuees
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is accepting fridges and freezers at the Clinton Eco-Depot for free from properties that were evacuated due to the Pear Lake wildfire. "Fri...
Aug 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Thompson-Nicola Regional District)
Highway 97 to reopen in South Cariboo
CLINTON, B.C. - After weeks of being closed, Highway 97 between Clinton and 70 Mile House in the South Cariboo is set to reopen at noon on Saturday (Aug.15), with drivers urged to take some precaution...
Aug 15, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Clinton and area residents to return home Saturday; cleanup continues along Pear Lake wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - Hundreds of people displaced by the Pear Lake wildfire will soon be able to return to the Clinton area.However, officials are still warning residents that the encounter of continued sm...
Aug 14, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
'Not the first British Columbian that has had these feelings'; Milobar leaves Tory Caucus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has left the BC Conservative Party Caucus and effective immediately will sit as an independent in the legislature. It's a move that may have been brewing s...
Aug 14, 2026 Peter Milobar (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Armstrong RCMP Musical Ride canceled due to wildfires
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - The RCMP is calling off its Musical Ride event in Armstrong this weekend due to the wildfire situation in the province.The event was initially scheduled for Saturday and Sunday (Aug....
Aug 14, 2026 The RCMP Musical Ride in Kamloops in June 2023. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Smoke clears, but air-quality concerns linger for young Kamloops families
KAMLOOPS - Three-year-old Heidi was in her element, splashing and frolicking under clear skies and sunshine on Friday [Aug. 14] morning in the Prince Charles Park wading pool. Her father, Jonah Woodwa...
Aug 14, 2026 JONAH WOODWARD AND DAUGHTER HEIDI. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Fighting fire with fire; controlled burning used to combat massive Pear Lake wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is deploying controlled burning on the massive Pear Lake wildfire in an attempt to stop it from advancing further south.The burn will target a 370 hectar...
Aug 14, 2026 BCWS crews securing the southwest finger of the Pear Lake wildfire on Aug 9, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
RAW INTERVIEW: Peter Milobar speaks after leaving the BC Conservative Caucus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops MLA Peter Milobar speaks with CFJC's Michael Reeve following his decision to leave the BC Conservative Caucus and sit as an independent MLA.
Aug 14, 2026
Paws in the Peaks raises the 'woof'; event welcomed for third straight year, new dog-friendly activities
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Dogs (and their owners) will take over Sun Peaks this weekend - putting their best paws forward - as the third annual Paws in the Peaks festival returns with a pup parade, patio craw...
Aug 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Sunpeaksresort.com)
Wildfire smoke to impact Kamloops, Shuswap and Merritt areas into the weekend
KAMLOOPS - A yellow air quality warning remains for the Kamloops, Shuswap and Merritt areas heading into the weekend.Most of southern B.C. is under the same warning as smoke from wildfires wafts acros...
Aug 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)
