Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'It wasn't unexpected'; Clinton residents flee south as Pear Lake wildfire threatens community
CLINTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 8:30 p.m.): It's been an eventful couple of days in the Village of Clinton, and things took a turn for the worse Friday (July 24) afternoon as the entire community was ordered ...
Jul 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
Seventh annual Kamloops Buskers Festival to take over Riverside Park this weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops International Buskers Festival gets underway Friday (July 24) evening, and organizers are promising another extraordinary lineup of internationally acclaimed street performers....
Jul 24, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Kamloops expands emergency support services for wildfire evacuees
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is expanding its emergency support services (ESS) reception centre as people displaced by wildfires pour into the city.The city said the expanded ESS now includes lodgi...
Jul 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Highway reopens after pedestrian struck near Pacific Way underpass in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (5:15 p.m.): Traffic is flowing once again as the westbound lanes along Highway 1 at the Pacific Way underpass through Kamloops have reopened.Police officials said the highway was cl...
Jul 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC News)
In the clear for now, Merritt stands ready for further evacuation alerts
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt's emergency program coordinator said the city is not currently impacted by any of the evacuation alerts due to the Ainslie Creek wildfire, but is ready in case the situation ch...
Jul 24, 2026 Ainslie Creek wildfire (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Orange-level air quality advisory issued for Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - An orange level air quality warning has been reissued for the Kamloops area, as the region remains inundated with wildfire smoke.The warning covers the South Thompson area as well as the Fr...
Jul 24, 2026 Hazy skies over Kamloops on July 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Elora McCormack/CFJC Today)
Village of Clinton ordered evacuated as Pear Lake fire grows eastward
CLINTON, B.C. - (Ed note: This story has been updated with new information here.) Evacuation orders in the Clinton area have been expanded for the second time in a roughly 12 hour span, and this time ...
Jul 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
TNRD expands evacuation alert area for Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) expanded its evacuation alert area west of Merritt due to the Ainslie Creek wildfire. Effective Friday (July 24) at 10:00 a.m., the TNRD sa...
Jul 24, 2026 The Ainslie Creek wildfire looking east along Scuzzy Creek on July 23. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
New affordable seniors housing complex opens in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - More than two years after construction began, a new 36-unit affordable housing complex for seniors in Williams Lake is now welcoming residents.The new complex, located at 564 Oli...
Jul 24, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Housing/Contributed)
Boil water notice issued for Scotch Creek water users
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - A boil water notice is in effect for the community of Scotch Creek. The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) issued the boil water notice Friday (July 24) after the North Shu...
Jul 24, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
