Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MLA Milobar resigns from BC Conservative caucus
KAMLOOPS - The MLA for Kamloops Centre is leaving the BC Conservative caucus. Peter Milobar announced Friday (Aug. 14) he was leaving the Official Opposition in B.C. and would sit as an independent ML...
Aug 14, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Global BC)
RCMP renew video plea related to suspicious North Shuswap fires, provide timestamps
CELISTA, B.C. - RCMP in Chase are renewing their plea for surveillance video related to an ongoing investigation of suspicious fires in the North Shuswap, this time with more specifics. In a news rele...
Aug 14, 2026 Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Department. (Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District/File photo)
Pear Lake fire evacuees told to prepare for re-entry ahead of virtual information session
CLINTON, B.C. - Evacuees from the Pear Lake wildfire have been told to prepare for re-entry ahead of an online planning information session.The session, organized by the Thompson-Nicola Regional Distr...
Aug 13, 2026 CL-415 airtanker scooping out of Meadow Lake on August 12, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Merritt residents prepare as Ainslie Creek Wildfire continues to force evacuation orders, alerts
MERRITT, B.C. - The out-of-control Ainslie Creek Wildfire now covers more than 63 thousand hectares southwest of Merritt. Tuesday's expansion added to properties to the evacuation alert, bringing the ...
Aug 13, 2026 The Coldwater Hotel (1901 Voght St, Merritt, BC ) located in Merritt's town centre on August 13, 2026. (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CFJC Today)
BCWS taking on three new small lightning-caused fires near Clearwater
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has crews on the ground taking on three newly sparked wildfires in the Clearwater area.The three fires (K21560, K21562, and K21567) are all believed t...
Aug 13, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
Hicketts relishing mentor role as Reign captain, but keeping eyes on NHL return
KAMLOOPS - Ontario Reign captain Joe Hicketts hopped on the bike at the Sports Legacy Fund High Performance Training Centre on Thursday [Aug. 13] morning. Stanley Cup champion Logan Stankoven was next...
Aug 13, 2026 JOE HICKETTS. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
McArthur Island Boat Launch closes for the season amid historically low river levels
KAMLOOPS - A heads up for boaters who recreate on the Thompson River in Kamloops as the McArthur Island Boat Launch was closed for the 2026 season on Thursday (Aug. 13). The City of Kamloops says curr...
Aug 13, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Williams Lake Council approves 51-unit supportive housing complex
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake Council has given their approval for a new four-storey, 51-unit supportive housing complex.The applicant - Altus Group, working on behalf of BC Housing - will repla...
Aug 13, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Williams Lake)
Cariboo residents asked to provide feedback on Williams Lake timber supply area review
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in the Cariboo are asked to provide feedback on the timber supply review for the Williams Lake area. B.C.'s Ministry of Forests says the Williams Lake timber supply are...
Aug 13, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist Cochrane claims gold with Canada
KAMLOOPS - Taylor Cochrane's first Hockey Canada experience lived up to expectations. The Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist won gold with Team Canada, which throttled the U.S. 8-1 in the Hlinka Gre...
Aug 12, 2026 TAYLOR COCHRANE (MIDDLE). (Image Credit: Cochrane family)
