Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD downgrades evacuation order for Lower Nicola-area properties impacted by wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - Residents of multiple properties within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) who had to evacuate due to the Ainslie Creek wildfire near Boston Bar are able to return home.Effec...
Aug 02, 2026 Northeast section of the Ainslie Creek wildfire on July 26. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
TNRD expands Evacuation Order for French Bar Creek fire
BIG BAR, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded its Evacuation Order in response to the French Bar Creek wildfire, which continues to spread out of control.The expanded Evacu...
Aug 02, 2026 The French Bar Creek Wildfire pictured on August 1, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Cat Video Fest 2026 to hit the Paramount Theatre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cat Video Fest 2026 is set to hit the silver screen in Kamloops' Paramount Theatre, presenting a compilation of cat videos to raise money for a local feline rescue.The Kamloops Film Society...
Aug 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Film Society)
Guichon Creek wildfire near Logan Lake classified as 'being held'
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The Guichon Creek wildfire west of Logan Lake is not expected to get any bigger as crews work to snuff out the now smouldering 145-hectare burn.The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has cl...
Aug 02, 2026 Residents watch the Guichon Creek fire outside of Logan Lake, July 29. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Tranquille Road sewer main project to continue impacting Kamloops traffic
KAMLOOPS - Starting Tuesday (August 4), major work will continue on Kamloops' Southill Street/Tranquille Road intersection as part of the ongoing Tranquille Road Sanitary Main and Road Enhancement Pro...
Aug 02, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Rapidly growing wildfire closes Highway 97 between Kamloops and Vernon
VERNON - The rapidly growing Bradley Creek wildfire has crossed Highway 97 between Kamloops and Vernon, prompting a road closure.The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said the fire, believed to have been cau...
Aug 02, 2026 Bradley Creek wildfire pictured from above Vernon on August 1, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
More evacuation alerts, orders issued in the Fraser Canyon due wildfire risks
YALE, B.C. - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has issued an evacuation order for 40 properties in Electoral Areas A and B near Yale due to ongoing wildfire risk from the Brunswick Creek Comp...
Aug 01, 2026
New cluster of small fires reported south of Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (8:55 p.m.): As of 8:55 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 1), the cluster has expanded to 12 separate fires, all considered spot-sized.Six of the fires were listed as 'out of control', ...
Aug 01, 2026 Six spot fires were reported Saturday (Aug. 1) outside the perimeter of the Felker Fire, which has been burning since July 23. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
UPDATE: Barriere-area fire brought under control
BARRIERE, B.C. - UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): BC Wildfire Service says the fire is under control.EARLIER: BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews are responding to a new wildfire start along Barriere Lakes Road east ...
Aug 01, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops Interior Dragon Boat Society christens new boat ahead of festival
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Interior Dragon Boat Society (KIDS) celebrated the purchase of a new boat ahead of the Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival on August 8, 2026.KIDS christened the Millennium Dragon Boa...
Aug 01, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Interior Dragon Boat Society)
