Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue snuff out overnight fire at abandoned Victoria Street commercial building
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says the former Fashion 5 building on Victoria Street will be demolished, if a structural engineer determines its not safe to access. Platoon ...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
More than 20 dogs removed from Merritt property as rescuer criticizes city officials
MERRITT - More than two dozen dogs have been removed from appalling conditions at a property in Merritt, in what rescuers called a serious case of animal neglect."Apparently, neighbours had been calli...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: Angel's Animal Rescue/Facebook)
Kamloops Councillor reiterates need for pilot training as YKA reports slower 2025
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Councillor is reiterating his call for the provincial and federal governments to help train new pilots following a slight downturn in the number of passengers who made their way ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after 'challenging' three-year-experiment
British Columbia won't be renewing its agreement with Health Canada that allowed for the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal possession, officially ending a three-year program tha...
Jan 14, 2026
Venture Kamloops reports strong 2025 for local businesses despite economic uncertainty
KAMLOOPS - New data from Venture Kamloops indicates that an estimated 700 new business licences were registered in Kamloops in 2025, and the economic development organization for the City of Kamloops ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
KSAR reports increase to water rescues, concern over social media influenced calls
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) responded to their first call of 2026 in Monday to help a driver who was reportedly stuck in snow on Martin Prairie Road near Pritchard. This first call of...
Jan 14, 2026 Kamloops Search and Rescue (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops council nixes proposed 1,350-unit housing development near KRCC
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council have voted against a massive rezoning application that would have paved the way for a new mixed-use neighbourhood with approximately 1,350 housing units located next t...
Jan 14, 2026 An illustrative concept plan of the new development by the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. (Image Credit: Placemark Design + Development via City of Kamloops)
BCCOS investigating after doe mule deer shot and killed in Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - BC conservation officers are investigating after a doe mule deer was shot and killed in a residential area of Logan Lake a few days before Christmas.Conservation Officer Tyler Kerr ...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons/File)
Stake Lake ski trails to close due to mild weather, insufficient snow
KAMLOOPS - The Overlander Ski Club will be temporarily closing the Stake Lake ski trails as it laments the lack of snow and warmer temperatures in the Kamloops area. In a post to social media, the clu...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Overlander Ski Club)
RCMP looking for person of interest in reported groping incident downtown
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking to speak with a person of interest regarding a reported groping incident that took place before the winter holidays. Just before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2025, Kamloo...
Jan 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
