Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cleland to take second shot at Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Back in 2022, Bonnie Cleland secured approximately 2,500 votes, falling short in her first bid for a seat on Kamloops city council. Cleland was unsure if she would run again this year, poin...
Sep 18, 2026 Bonnie Cleland (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Terry Fox Run set for Sunday as organizers hope for another record turnout in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Riverside Park in Kamloops will once again host the annual Terry Fox Run this Sunday (Sept. 20), and organizers say momentum is growing as people prepare to honour one of Canada's greatest ...
Sep 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Social worker Lloyd-Middleton joins Kamloops' mayoral race
KAMLOOPS - The race for the mayor's chair in Kamloops is the most contested in recent history with six people in the race, including the incumbent, former councillors and political newcomers. The last...
Sep 18, 2026 Kris Lloyd-Middleton (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops MLA Milobar takes over as leader of CentreBC
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar has taken over as leader of CentreBC, one day after he told CFJC Today his unnamed party had finalized its constitution, as part of preparations for a poss...
Sep 18, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo/CFJC Today)
TNRD to include Tobiano fire hall referendum with October municipal vote
TOBIANO, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will open the polls in October on a referendum ballot for Tobiano residents on whether to approve a loan of up to $2.5 million for a new fi...
Sep 18, 2026 Rendering of the proposed Tobiano fire hall. (Image Credit: Thompson-Nicola Regional District)
Class action launched against historic sexual abuse at Kamloops elementary school
KAMLOOPS - Vancouver-based law firm Slater Vecchio is launching a class action lawsuit on behalf of students who historically suffered sexual abuse at Happyvale Elementary School in Kamloops. "Slater ...
Sep 18, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops residents turn up in droves for annual Starfish Backpack drive-thru breakfast
KAMLOOPS - It was breakfast for a good cause as hundreds of Kamloops residents made the trip to Cascades Casino Friday (Sept. 18) morning in support of the Starfish Backpack program. "This year, we're...
Sep 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall
VICTORIA - British Columbia's southern Interior is facing "entrenched" drought conditions despite recent rainfall. The River Forecast Centre says in its latest water scarcity bulletin that many ground...
Sep 18, 2026
Merritt emergency department to close for most of Friday
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department in Merritt will be closed for most of the day Friday (Sept. 18). Interior Health says emergency services will be temporarily unavailable at Nicola Valley Hospi...
Sep 18, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Clouston, Blazers look ahead to WHL season ahead of home opener
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston will ice a youthful club this season and it will receive a stringent test on Saturday (Sept. 19), when the Victoria Royals co...
Sep 17, 2026 Vit Zahejsky (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
