Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RiverDogs' glue guys plan to represent city well, chase wins at provincial championship
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RiverDogs will host the 13-and-under AA Provincial Baseball Championships from July 23 to July 26 on McArthur Island.As Marty Hastings reports, the RiverDogs plan on relishing ...
Jul 17, 2026 ADAM MIKET. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Water restrictions to take effect Monday as Kamloops moves to Drought Level 4
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will implement Drought Level 4 water restrictions on Monday (July 20) - the second highest on its five-point plan - in response to the provincial drought level for the ...
Jul 17, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo)
Kamloops mayoral candidate proposes public-private cost sharing for major infrastructure projects
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops mayoral candidate is pitching a policy that would see the cost of major infrastructure projects split between the taxpayer and the private sector. Nelly Dever of the Pivot Kamloo...
Jul 17, 2026 Nelly Dever (centre) is pitching a policy that would see the cost of major infrastructure projects split between the taxpayer and the private sector. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
TNRD to host electoral area director candidates info session
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is getting ready to host an information session for to share details about the TNRD and the roles of an Electoral Area Director with potential c...
Jul 17, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Highway 1 near Boston Bar reopens; crews move back from edge of wildfire spreading towards Merritt
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service members are retreating from the edge of the Merritt zone of the Brunswick Complex of fires. In an update Thursday (July 16), the wildfire service says ground cre...
Jul 17, 2026 North facing view of the head of the wildfire along the northeast flank on July 13. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Soccer Quest aiming for B.C. final after victory over Kamloops United
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United goalkeeper Jacob Kozic was under pressure for much of his club's match against Soccer Quest FC on Thursday (July 16) at the Provincial B-Cup Soccer Championships on McArthur...
Jul 16, 2026 JACOB KOZIC. (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC News)
TNRD orders evacuation of one property as French Bar Creek wildfire grows
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has ordered the evacuation of one property near Lone Cabin Creek due to the French Bar Creek wildfire.The order is for one unaddressed prop...
Jul 16, 2026 The French Bar Creek fire as pictured on July 14, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops firefighters urge vigilance as preparations underway for potential new fire starts
KAMLOOPS - On the heels of a warning about a potentially significant uptick in fire activity from the BC Wildfire Service, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is preparing for the worst this wildfire season. W...
Jul 16, 2026 Kamloops Fire Rescue on scene at a landscape fire along Shuswap Road on July 6, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today File Photo)
B.C., Simpcw First Nation sign consent deal for proposed copper mine near Kamloops
British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office has signed an agreement with the Simpcw First Nation on how a proposed open-pit copper mine will be assessed, including the requirement for the natio...
Jul 16, 2026
Williams Lake approves funding for worker attraction and retention program
WILLIAMS LAKE B.C. - Williams Lake City Council gave their approval to $78,000 contribution over two years to support the city's Workforce Recruitment and Retention Program.The program, which received...
Jul 16, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
