Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Work to build new 55-unit supportive housing project underway in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Work to build a new supportive housing project adjacent to Truck Chilling Park on McGill Road in Kamloops is officially underway. BC Housing and the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental H...
Jan 12, 2026 Site work underway at 1453 McGilll Road in Kamloops. (Image Credit: CMHA Kamloops)
Man seriously injured in Sunday house fire on Tk'emlups reserve
TK'EMLUPS - RCMP say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a house on the Tk'emlups reserve was destroyed by fire Sunday (Jan. 11) night. In a statement, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP says of...
Jan 12, 2026 The remnants of the house in the 600-block of Shuswap Road as seen on Jan. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum/CFJC Today)
Wind warning reissued for Lytton-area with intermittent gusts of 90 km/h expected Monday
LYTTON, B.C. - A wind warning is back in effect for the Lytton area Monday (Jan. 12), as Environment Canada warns of gusts that could touch 90 km/h in parts of the Fraser Canyon.The warning was first ...
Jan 12, 2026 A woman struggles with an umbrella in the wind in the file photo. (Image Credit: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Large-scale rainfall warning expanded to include Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT - Environment Canada has issued a yellow-level rainfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway.The warning was issued just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 11) as the w...
Jan 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)
Teck Okanagan Cup race cancelled due to 'challenging weather conditions' at Stake Lake
KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature is playing spoilsport at the Stake Lake ski trails near Kamloops, less than a month into the 2025-26 winter season. The Overlander Ski Club has been forced to cancel the Teck ...
Jan 11, 2026 A look at trail at a ski trail near Stake Lake, south of Kamloops on Dec. 19, 2025. (Image Credit: Overlander Ski Club/Facebook)
Applications open as Kamloops plans for 2026 edition of Music in the Park
KAMLOOPS - It might be the middle of January, but the City of Kamloops is already preparing for the next edition of its free summer concert series, Music in the Park. The city is once again seeking ap...
Jan 11, 2026
Contract awarded as North Kamloops library set to undergo renovations in 2026
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has awarded a contract for renovation work at the North Kamloops Library, with more details on construction timelines expected to be released wi...
Jan 11, 2026 The North Kamloops Library building. (Image Credit: TNRD)
UPDATE: Highway 97C reopens, power restored after crash near Merritt
MERRITT - (UPDATE 2:40 p.m.): Power has been restored to a large area near Merritt after an outage, which was caused by a motor vehicle incident that also forced the closure of a section of Highway 97...
Jan 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo)
Kamloops awards 2026 Social and Community Development grants to six organizations
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has awarded 2026 Social and Community Development Grants to six non-profit organizations, with money going to less than one-fifth of the total number of applicants. A t...
Jan 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
UPDATE: Highway 12 between Lytton and Lillooet to remain closed overnight due to rock slide
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 5:30 p.m.): Highway 12 between Lillooet and Lytton will remain closed overnight due to a rock slide.In an update around 5:15 p.m., DriveBC said a geotechnical investigation is u...
Jan 10, 2026 Rocks on Highway 12 pictured on Jan. 10, 2026. (Image Credit: Aaron Joseph/Facebook)
