Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Two 13 hour daytime closures coming to 100 Mile House ER this week
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for the majority of each of the first two days of this week.Interior Health says the ER at the 100 M...
Jul 13, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo/Interior Health)
Crews battling Brunswick Complex fires take advantage of weekend weather
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - Wildfire fighters battling the Brunswick Complex fires near Boston Bar are taking advantage of a downturn in weekend weather with cooler temperatures and precipitation.Overnight rai...
Jul 12, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops woman finds mutilated marmot at McArthur Island playground
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman made an alarming discovery on Friday (July 10) morning when she found a mutilated and dismembered marmot carcass at the playground on McArthur Island. Janice Bradley was at...
Jul 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Field Light Magazine / Facebook)
Kamloops City Council to discuss plan for hospital housing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will discuss a plan to rezone a property to allow for temporary housing visiting physicians patients and their caregivers receiving treatment at Royal Inland Hospital....
Jul 12, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
B.C. Wildfire Service calls for compliance amid reports of speeding and drone flights
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is issuing a call for compliance, as two out-of-control wildfires continue to burn in the Fraser Canyon. An overnight statement from the agency says that sin...
Jul 12, 2026 A helicopter buckets the Brunswick Creek wildfire north of Boston Bar, as shown in this handout photo provided by BC Wildfire Service, on Friday July 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-BC Wildfire Service(Mandatory Credit)
Sixth overnight closure in July coming to Clearwater ER
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed for the sixth time this month, and seventh this year. Interior Health says the ER will be close...
Jul 11, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo)
Barriere Library meeting room gets tech upgrades
BARRIERE, B.C. - New technology upgrades have been unveiled at the Barriere Library's meeting room to benefit local users.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) said the project was partially su...
Jul 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Thompson-Nicola Regional District)
Incident Management Team posted in Merritt to aid Brunswick Complex wildfire response
MERRITT, B.C. - The Kamloops Fire Centre has established an Incident Management Team based in Merritt to aid wildfire fighters battling the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek wildfires.The BC Wildfire ...
Jul 11, 2026 Seton Unit Crew working along south edge of the Brunswick Creek Wildfire. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Kamloops RCMP use bait vehicle to bust car jackers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP arrested two men following the alleged theft of a police bait vehicle.Police officials said on June 24, just after 4:30 p.m. Kamloops RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) officers ...
Jul 11, 2026
Dodds wow at trampoline World Cup; Gavin wins silver, breaks Canadian records, blazes trail
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre athletes competed for Canada at the Coimbra World Cup and GymFest last weekend in Coimbra, Portugal. Gavin Dodd won silver in the men's double-...
Jul 10, 2026 Gavin and Kristina Dodd (Image Credit: Submitted)
