Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Recovery is going to be different for everybody': At least 120 TNRD properties suffer structure loss in Pear Lake fire
CLINTON, B.C. - The scale of destruction caused by the Pear Lake Fire is becoming clearer with each passing day as crews complete rapid damage assessment work as conditions allow.The Thompson-Nicola R...
Aug 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Global BC)
Highway 97 reopens north of Vernon
VERNON, B.C. - One of the main routes connecting Kamloops to the Okanagan Valley has reopened.In an update posted Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 5), DriveBC says the section of Highway 97 between Salmon Ri...
Aug 05, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Boston Bar-area residents return home as regional district rescinds evacuation order
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - Nearly three weeks after a raging wildfire forced them to flee their homes, residents of Boston Bar are free to return.The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) rescinded a series ...
Aug 05, 2026 The Ainslie Creek wildfire, July 27. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Helicopter pilot suffers minor injuries after Tuesday morning crash near 70 Mile House
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - (UPDATE 2:40 p.m.): A helicopter pilot was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a crash near 70 Mile House Tuesday (Aug. 4) morning.The BC Wildfire Service confirmed to CF...
Aug 05, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
Pet-lodging facilities may need support while evacuees find refuge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Emergency Support Services Reception Centre on McArthur Island is not set up well to accept donations, but those wishing to help out have other options. City of Kamloops emergency opera...
Aug 05, 2026 Emergency Operations Centre Director Will Beatty. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Jeremy Russo)
Province commits $250K to year-long early childhood education training program in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - More than a quarter-million dollars is going towards an early childhood educators training program in Kamloops. The B.C. government announced it's providing $253,653 to the Kamloops-Cariboo...
Aug 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Kamloops Immigrant Services)
Summit Connector to be repaved next week; drivers told to expect delays
KAMLOOPS - Drivers who take the Summit Connector during their morning and afternoon commutes should expect delays next week. The City of Kamloops says rehabilitation work will take place on the West E...
Aug 05, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Kamloops-area heat and smoke to intensify as officials warn of 'explosive' conditions
KAMLOOPS - The heat and smoke will get more intense in the days ahead as the Kamloops area enters the heart of wildfire season. After a brief period of cooler and more humid weather, forecasters are c...
Aug 04, 2026 Sign warning about the extreme fire danger rating at Peterson Creek Park on Aug. 4, 2026. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. officials say provincial state of emergency not necessary after calls from Cariboo MLA Doerkson
KAMLOOPS - Provincial officials say there is no need for a B.C.-wide state of emergency due to wildfires at this time, despite calls from the MLA in the South Cariboo and the opposition B.C. Conservat...
Aug 04, 2026 Mexican firefighters arriving at Abbotsford International Airport on Aug. 3, 2026. (Image Credit: Global BC)
'I'm describing it as a nightmare': Pear Lake wildfire evacuees find refuge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Teri Patterson, evacuated from her home about 20 kilometres southwest of Clinton since July 23, said the Emergency Support Services Active Reception Centre on McArthur Island has been a hav...
Aug 04, 2026 Teri Patterson (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
