Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops unveils plans to celebrate Stanley Cup with Logan Stankoven
KAMLOOPS - Carolina Hurricanes forward and Kamloops Blazers alumnus Logan Stankoven is getting ready to celebrate his team's Stanley Cup championship win with the City of Kamloops this month. On Sunda...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Cato Cataldo/NHL)
Air siren reactivated at 108 Mile fire hall
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 108 Mile Ranch area are being alerted of the air siren at the fire hall being reactivated. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says the siren will sound between...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Cariboo Regional District)
Three Kamloops-area golf courses crack Canada's top 100 again in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops-area golf courses remain some of the best Canada has to offer, although two have gone up the leaderboard while another has bogeyed. In the 2026 edition of the Score Golf rank...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Sagebrush Golf Club)
Young man without lifejacket swims to shore after falling overboard in the Shuswap
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Shuswap Volunteer Search and Rescue (SAR) is reminding residents to wear personal flotation devices while boating after a drowning nearly took place. Shuswap SAR says its ground and w...
Aug 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Shuswap Search and Rescue)
Experienced Salmon Arm firefighter taking over as city's fire chief
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The City of Salmon Arm will have another tenured veteran fill the role as fire chief of the Shuswap community. Effective Sept. 11, 2026, Carmen Guidos will serve as fire chief for t...
Aug 06, 2026 Effective Sept. 11, 2026, Carmen Guidos will serve as fire chief for the Salmon Arm Fire Department. (Image Credit: City of Salmon Arm/Facebook)
UPDATE: Police, BCCOS issue multiple campfire ban violation tickets across B.C.
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 3:00 p.m.): Nearly two dozen violation tickets were issued by law enforcement officers around the B.C. Day long weekend, and officials are asking people to follow the re...
Aug 06, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
NorthPaws finish outside postseason picture in 2026, wrap up season with loss in Nanaimo
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws wrapped up the 2022 West Coast League (WCL) season with a series loss in Nanaimo. After splitting the first two games earlier this week, an 8-7 loss on Monday and a 5...
Aug 06, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'Tangible pieces of artwork': Doyle begins tenure as Hot Nite in the City president
KAMLOOPS - Joe Doyle has taken over as president of a beloved Kamloops tradition - the Hot Nite in the City car show - and he is feeling the weight of that responsibility. "Just stay alive, stay above...
Aug 05, 2026 Joe Doyle (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Jeremy Russo)
Forests Minister Parmar in Kamloops area for first-hand look at wildfire damage
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s forests minister has been in the Kamloops area for the past few days to get a first-hand look at some of the damage caused by wildfires in the fire-ravaged Interior. Ravi Parmar has ...
Aug 05, 2026 Ravi Parmar at Kamloops Airport on Aug. 5, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Evacuation alerts expand for Clinton-area wildfires
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has enacted a pair of new evacuation alerts in the South Cariboo as the wildfire picture evolves.For the Pear Lake wildfire in the Clinton ...
Aug 05, 2026 Pear Lake Fire, Aug. 3. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
