Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Blazers' Hurlbert finishes 12th on NHL Central Scouting final rankings; Evaschesen sneaks in
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers have made the National Hockey League (NHL) Central Scouting final rankings list. J.P. Hurlbert finished 12th overall among North American skaters, down slightly f...
Apr 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
Province funds emergency support services equipment, training in Kamloops-area communities
KAMLOOPS - Communities in the Thompson, Nicola and Cariboo are receiving provincial funding to expand their abilities to provide emergency support services (ESS) to people who are forced to evacuate t...
Apr 16, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Lytton was razed by fire. Some fear financial ruin is next for the tiny B.C. village
Ross and Judith Urquhart have called Lytton, B.C., home for half a century, leaving only for as long it took to rebuild after a raging wildfire forced them to flee in 2021. "All the homes around us we...
Apr 16, 2026
Kamloops golf clubs healthy despite rising costs, with season off to busy start
KAMLOOPS - The golf industry is not immune to rising costs that are hampering businesses across the country, with some courses unloading some of that burden onto the customer. Increased green fees do ...
Apr 15, 2026 Kamloops Golf and Country Club (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Mining industry champions First Nations partnerships, new technology at annual Kamloops conference
KAMLOOPS - Some 500 delegates packed the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre this week for the 39th annual Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) Conference. Billed as the second-largest mining and e...
Apr 15, 2026 Delegates at the 2026 Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) conference. (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
Council frustrated over lack of provincial investment in Kamloops Transit
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will not be seeing an expansion of transit hours this year, as BC Transit has signaled its operating budget from the province will not be sufficient to execute that pla...
Apr 15, 2026 BC Transit Bus in Kamloops (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Opponents to borrowing for Kamloops civic ops property, sewer project will need to return 8,500 AAP forms
KAMLOOPS - Starting next week, Kamloops voters will have their say on whether or not they approve of the city using long-term debt to finance a pair of infrastructure projects in the city. Kamloops co...
Apr 15, 2026 Kamloops Council, April 14, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Logan Lake resident learns of $1M lotto prize win during morning paper run
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Good Friday was a great Friday for one Logan Lake resident after a quick stop to pick up a morning newspaper turned into a life-changing moment. The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) sa...
Apr 15, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Lottery Corporation)
Toxic drug death rate slows in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The rate of fatalities from toxic drugs in Kamloops has slowed significantly since the beginning of the year. February totals released Wednesday (April 15) by the BC Coroners Service show 1...
Apr 15, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops council finalizes financial plan, tax increase amid opposition from mayor
KAMLOOPS - On the same day the city received a clean audit of its books, council adopted its 2026 financial plan Tuesday (April 15), as well as set mill rates for the year. There were no 11th-hour cur...
Apr 15, 2026 Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson votes for financial plan, but in opposition of mill rate during Tuesday's meeting (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
