Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade fundraising for new fire station after unsuccessful grant application
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade (UCVFB) is hoping to raise at least $200,000 so it can complete work on a new fire station.President Cathy Armstrong told CFJC that work ...
Jan 24, 2026 Groundbreaking at the site of the new Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade station on Oct. 18, 2025. (Image Credit: Upper Clearwater Volunteer Fire Brigade/Facebook)
What's Really Behind the Pilot Shortage in Canada?
The world's largest pilots' union wants you to rethink Canada's pilot shortage. Industry experts say the demand for business and passenger flights is outpacing the number of new pilots entering the fi...
Jan 24, 2026 Air Canada pilots at an informational picket at Vancouver International Airport in 2024 (Image Credit: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Veterans, sports groups enthusiastic about plan to replace Memorial Arena, Kamloops Curling Club
KAMLOOPS - Veterans groups and a number of local sporting communities in Kamloops are voicing support for an ambitious redevelopment that includes the demolition of Memorial Arena and the Kamloops Cur...
Jan 23, 2026 The interior of the Kamloops Curling Club on Victoria Street downtown. (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
TRU professor's writing helps support caregivers of those living with Alzheimer's disease
KAMLOOPS - This month is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and across Canada, more than 700,000 people live with the disease, with close to 400 a day receiving the diagnosis. There is currently no cure for ...
Jan 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
The 'Dis//Connect' brings different perspective and memories of the Red Bridge to life
KAMLOOPS - The 'Dis//Connect' is the newest exhibit on display at the Old Kamloops Courthouse Gallery. It's a collaboration between the Indigenous Resurgence Project, along with the Kamloops Arts Coun...
Jan 23, 2026 Artwork on display at 'Dis//Connect' (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'Take a gamble': Merritt mayor asking for delay on potential school closure with the hopes of growth
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 is currently working through the extensive consultation process as it looks at the possibility of closing one of the elementary schools in Merritt. This month, the d...
Jan 23, 2026 Merritt Central (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
A Way Home Kamloops eyes first vehicle as 2025 Campout to End Youth Homelessness raises nearly $60,000
KAMLOOPS - The 2025 Campout to End Youth Homelessness raised just under $60,000 for A Way Home Kamloops. While the final fundraising total fell shy of the non-profit organization's goal of $100,000, A...
Jan 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/A Way Home Kamloops)
New curling and racquet sports facility to replace Memorial Arena, Kamloops Curling Club
KAMLOOPS - The next phase of the ambitious Build Kamloops initiative involves a significant amount of demolition along Victoria Street downtown. The City of Kamloops has announced plans to tear down M...
Jan 23, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
Harper Mountain to reopen ski area Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Skiers will be welcome back at Harper Mountain this weekend after a brief hiatus. The Kamloops-area ski resort announced that the chairlift will be back running Saturday (Jan. 24) after an ...
Jan 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Prescribed burn taking place within Williams Lake Community Forest
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake and the surrounding area, along with drivers travelling on Highway 20, may notice smoke over the next few weeks. The BC Wildfire Service says a prescri...
Jan 23, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
