Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Logan Lake mayor urges vigilance as Guichon Creek fire risk subsides
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Canada's first FireSmart community is urging vigilance, even as the risks posed by a fire last week have passed. The Guichon Creek Fire near Logan Lake is considered to...
Aug 04, 2026 Smoke rising from the Guichon Creek fire on July 29, 2026, the day it was sparked. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today File)
'It looked like a war zone': 230 homes destroyed in Vernon-area wildfire
VERNON, B.C. - The damage from the Bradley Creek wildfire is becoming clearer as the Okanagan Indian Band begins the long road to recovery.On a video media call Tuesday, Chief Dan Wilson said a helico...
Aug 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Andrew Morrison, Director of Regional Response with Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (Image Credit: Screengrab video conference BC govt))
Missing motorcyclist rescued from Pinantan Lake area
KAMLOOPS - First responders helped rescue a missing motorcyclist who was spotted in the Pinantan Lake area. Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) says they were tasked by the RCMP at around 10:20 a.m. Mon...
Aug 04, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Wildfire service carries out planned ignitions on northern flank of Clinton-area wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - Crews responding to the massive Pear Lake fire near Clinton were able to carry out planned ignitions over the long weekend thanks to favourable conditions. In an update Monday (Aug. 3)...
Aug 04, 2026 Pear Lake wildfire as of the Aug. 3 update. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Anglemont Fire Department, wildfire service crews contain Seymour Arm fire to cabin
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - Crews were able to contain a fire to a cabin on the north end of Shuswap Lake. The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says it dispatched the Anglemont Fire Department with a...
Aug 04, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Vernon Matters)
Sunday house fire in Tappen doused before it could spread to nearby forest
TAPPEN, B.C. - Firefighters responding to a structure fire in Tappen Sunday night (Aug. 2) were able to keep it from spreading to the forest nearby.According to the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District ...
Aug 03, 2026 Firefighters respond to house fire on Vella Road in Tappen Sunday night (Aug. 2). (Image Credit: CSRD)
Evacuation orders rescinded for Lillooet-area wildfire
LILLOOET, B.C. - The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) and Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) have downgraded evacuation orders put in place last week due to the raging Riley Creek fire...
Aug 03, 2026 Hand falling off machine guard, July 31. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Felker wildfire near Williams Lake being held; CRD lifts alerts and orders
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says a large fire burning south of Williams Lake is now being held, meaning it is not expected to grow beyond its established control lines.The Fel...
Aug 03, 2026 A firefighter douses a hot spot on the Felker fire, Aug. 2. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops seniors picnic returns to Riverside Park on August 28
KAMLOOPS - Seniors in Kamloops will get a chance to gather and enjoy each other's company next month when the annual senior's picnic takes over a portion of Riverside Park.The event for adults aged 55...
Aug 03, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Skeetchestn's Dr. Marianne Ignace appointed to Order of B.C.
SKEETCHESTN - A renowned Secwepemc linguist is one of 12 newly announced appointees to the Order of British Columbia, the province's highest honour.Dr. Marianne Ignace (Gulkiihlgad) of Skeetchestn has...
Aug 03, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
