Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Concern changes as Kamloops Fire Centre wildfires calm
KAMLOOPS - Cooler temperatures, longer nights and precipitation have all played important roles in allowing the BC Wildfire Service to get the upper hand on several fires burning across the Kamloops F...
Aug 31, 2026 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Blazers' youth impressing ahead of first preseason game
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers wrapped up their training camp Monday morning (Aug. 31). Logan Lanti scored the overtime winner in the championship game to help Team Garand take a 4-3 overtime victory...
Aug 31, 2026 Team Garand lifting the Blazers Alumni Cup after defeating Team Minten 4-3 in OT. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
SD73 welcomes new assistant superintendent to Kamloops ahead of school year
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) has appointed a veteran educator and coach to be its new Assistant Superintendent of Education.SD73 said James Messenger joins the senior leader...
Aug 31, 2026 James Messenger (Image Credit: Kamloops-Thompson School District)
Former Kamloops councillor Dhaliwal to launch mayoral campaign
KAMLOOPS - A fourth competitor has emerged in the race for the Kamloops mayor's chair this fall.Former councillor Ray Dhaliwal has confirmed he will launch his mayoral campaign this Friday (Sept. 4). ...
Aug 31, 2026 Ray Dhaliwal sits around the council table during his abbreviated term on Kamloops council. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / File Photo)
Man left hospitalized in Merritt shooting
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are looking into a shooting that left one man hospitalized near the downtown area on Saturday night (Aug. 29).Merritt RCMP said officers were dispatched at about 10:40 p.m...
Aug 31, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Evacuation alerts lifted near Lillooet-area Riley Creek wildfire
LILLOOET B.C. - Residents near the Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet can breathe a sigh of relief as fire activity dies down and local governments begin lifting evacuation alerts.As of 10:00 a.m....
Aug 31, 2026 Riley Creek wildfire, pictured on Aug. 20, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Tk'emlúps aiming to establish inland rail hub
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlps te Secwepemc is hoping to receive federal funding to establish a rail-served inland staging and buffering facility on its land. According to Tk'emlps, the 7Mile Rail project is bei...
Aug 31, 2026 (Image Credit: 7Mile District)
New 98-unit rental apartment building proposed for downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A 98-unit mixed-use rental apartment building is being proposed for a downtown Kamloops property next to the Red Bridge site. According to a report being presented to Kamloops council Tuesd...
Aug 31, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
WolfPack men's soccer team shut out Cascades 1-0, win second straight to start 2026 season
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's soccer team is sleeping comfortably after earning its second clean sheet to start the 2026 Canada West season. The WolfPack shut out the ...
Aug 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Alessandro Boggio/Thymos Capture via TRU WolfPack)
Merritt emergency department to experience 10th temporary closure in 2026
MERRITT, B.C. - For the 10th time in 2026, the emergency department in Merritt will be temporarily closed. In a news release issued late Sunday (Aug. 30), afternoon, Interior Health says emergency ser...
Aug 31, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
