Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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)
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)
