Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Chamber seeks feedback on tariff impacts as businesses adapt to growing uncertainty
KAMLOOPS - Business owners in Kamloops continue to deal with uncertainty because of the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the United States. That includes Robyn Haley at Erwin's Fine Baking &am...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce)
Blazers' on-ice training camp sessions scheduled to begin Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are scheduled to begin on-ice training camp sessions on Friday [Aug. 28] at Sandman Centre. Camp will include practices and young-stars, three-on-three and five-on-five...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
B.C. ends fire state of emergency after 20 days, thousands of evacuations, one death
BOSTON BAR - British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death. The state o...
Aug 27, 2026
BCWS rescinds off-road vehicle ban for Kamloops and 100 Mile House areas
100 MILE HOUSE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will rescind the ban on off-road vehicles (ORV) in the Kamloops Fire Centre and 100 Mile House Forest District. The BCWS said the ban will lift at noon ...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Shuswap area
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Environment Canada has placed a severe thunderstorm watch for the Shuswap region on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 27).The forecaster warns that conditions are favorable for the developme...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
More evacuation alerts and orders lifted as crews battle Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Cook's Ferry Indian Band has rescinded its evacuation alert for areas north of the Ainslie Creek wildfire as the blaze becomes less active in the region. The evacuation alert for I...
Aug 27, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops man wins $500K one year after donating $1 million to supportive cancer care services
KAMLOOPS - Lady Luck has been good to a Kamloops man who founded a group that donated $1 million toward supportive cancer care services in the city last year.According to British Columbia Lottery Corp...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: BCLC)
YKA receives $1.3 million in federal funding to upgrade electrical infrastructure
KAMLOOPS - More than $1 million in upgrades will be coming to Fulton Field. The federal government announced Wednesday (Aug. 26) that Kamloops Airport (YKA) will receive $1,349,057 to replace and upgr...
Aug 27, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Wildfire near Little Fort being held; multiple fire departments respond
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Crews in the North Thompson region were able to prevent a late, notable wildfire near Little Fort from spreading further. Blackpool Fire Rescue says its members, along with those fr...
Aug 27, 2026 (Image Credit: X/@Kamscan)
Highway 1 reopens in the Fraser Canyon after seven-week closure due to wildfires
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - A two-kilometre stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon has reopened after seven weeks, as the threat of wildfire subsides.The Ministry of Transportation and Transi...
Aug 26, 2026 The affected stretch of Highway 1 near Boston Bar will has reopened to single-lane alternating traffic. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
