Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Downtown business association explores growing to encompass West Victoria corridor
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) has proposed expanding its current boundaries to include the West Victoria corridor and several blocks on the east end of downt...
May 28, 2026 Expanded KCBIA boundary (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Indian Residential School Survivor Society opens new office in Sun Rivers
KAMLOOPS - Support services for residential school survivors and their families will now be available closer to home for many in the community. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society official...
May 28, 2026 Ribbon cutting (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Lillooet emergency department closes for the third time this month
LILLOOET, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) officials said Lillooet Hospital emergency department will be closed for 25 hours, starting Friday morning (May 29).IH said emergency services will be unavailable...
May 28, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Aaron Schulze/CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Fire near rail tracks west of Savona being held
SAVONA, B.C. - (UPDATE 5:00 p.m.): A wildfire that broke out near Thompson River Estates west of Savona is being held at three hectares in size.The Jimmies Creek fire was discovered earlier Thursday (...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Williams Lake council calls for community safety forum, explores emergency public meeting
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake city council is asking staff to look into an emergency community public meeting to focus on safety and crime following a presentation from Williams Lake RCMP.City o...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Williams Lake)
Kamloops Search and Rescue, RCMP resume search for missing 24-year-old woman
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) and the RCMP have resumed their search for a woman who is presumed dead after the vehicle she was in plunged into the North Thompson River last Sunday (May...
May 28, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Search and Rescue)
Kamloops NorthPaws look ahead to West Coast League season, with home opener slated for Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws will begin their fifth season of West Coast League baseball play on Friday (May 29), when the Corvallis Knights come to town for a 6:35 p.m. start at Norbrock Stadium...
May 27, 2026 Home opener. (Image Credit: Kamloops NorthPaws)
BC Wildfire Service still urging caution after 'slow and somewhat typical' start to the season
KAMLOOPS - It's been a slow and somewhat typical start to the wildfire season in British Columbia this year, but that could change at a moment's notice as the month of May draws to a close. There are ...
May 27, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops-based aerial firefighters staying sharp as hot summer weather approaches
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service has relocated some of its fleet of firefighting planes to Kamloops Airport, and pilots are making sure they're trained and ready to go when the call comes. Anthony...
May 27, 2026 A Conair RJ85 airtanker on the tarmac at Kamloops Airport with a Cessna Caravan birddog in the background on May 27, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Salmon Arm Paralympian Natalie Wilkie to be honoured at weekend celebration
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm and area residents will have a chance to honour their Paralympic champion this Saturday (May 30). The City of Salmon Arm will celebrate Natalie Wilkie, who won four medal...
May 27, 2026 Natalie Wilkie (Image Credit: Michael P. Hall/Canadian Paralympic Committee)
