Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Smoke clears, but air-quality concerns linger for young Kamloops families
KAMLOOPS - Three-year-old Heidi was in her element, splashing and frolicking under clear skies and sunshine on Friday [Aug. 14] morning in the Prince Charles Park wading pool. Her father, Jonah Woodwa...
Aug 14, 2026 JONAH WOODWARD AND DAUGHTER HEIDI. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Fighting fire with fire; controlled burning used to combat massive Pear Lake wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is deploying controlled burning on the massive Pear Lake wildfire in an attempt to stop it from advancing further south.The burn will target a 370 hectar...
Aug 14, 2026 BCWS crews securing the southwest finger of the Pear Lake wildfire on Aug 9, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
RAW INTERVIEW: Peter Milobar speaks after leaving the BC Conservative Caucus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops MLA Peter Milobar speaks with CFJC's Michael Reeve following his decision to leave the BC Conservative Caucus and sit as an independent MLA.
Aug 14, 2026
Paws in the Peaks raises the 'woof'; event welcomed for third straight year, new dog-friendly activities
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Dogs (and their owners) will take over Sun Peaks this weekend - putting their best paws forward - as the third annual Paws in the Peaks festival returns with a pup parade, patio craw...
Aug 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Sunpeaksresort.com)
Wildfire smoke to impact Kamloops, Shuswap and Merritt areas into the weekend
KAMLOOPS - A yellow air quality warning remains for the Kamloops, Shuswap and Merritt areas heading into the weekend.Most of southern B.C. is under the same warning as smoke from wildfires wafts acros...
Aug 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)
Kamloops MLA Milobar resigns from BC Conservative caucus
KAMLOOPS - The MLA for Kamloops Centre is leaving the BC Conservative caucus. Peter Milobar announced Friday (Aug. 14) he was leaving the Official Opposition in B.C. and would sit as an independent ML...
Aug 14, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Global BC)
RCMP renew video plea related to suspicious North Shuswap fires, provide timestamps
CELISTA, B.C. - RCMP in Chase are renewing their plea for surveillance video related to an ongoing investigation of suspicious fires in the North Shuswap, this time with more specifics. In a news rele...
Aug 14, 2026 Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Department. (Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District/File photo)
Pear Lake fire evacuees told to prepare for re-entry ahead of virtual information session
CLINTON, B.C. - Evacuees from the Pear Lake wildfire have been told to prepare for re-entry ahead of an online planning information session.The session, organized by the Thompson-Nicola Regional Distr...
Aug 13, 2026 CL-415 airtanker scooping out of Meadow Lake on August 12, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Merritt residents prepare as Ainslie Creek Wildfire continues to force evacuation orders, alerts
MERRITT, B.C. - The out-of-control Ainslie Creek Wildfire now covers more than 63 thousand hectares southwest of Merritt. Tuesday's expansion added to properties to the evacuation alert, bringing the ...
Aug 13, 2026 The Coldwater Hotel (1901 Voght St, Merritt, BC ) located in Merritt's town centre on August 13, 2026. (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CFJC Today)
BCWS taking on three new small lightning-caused fires near Clearwater
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has crews on the ground taking on three newly sparked wildfires in the Clearwater area.The three fires (K21560, K21562, and K21567) are all believed t...
Aug 13, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
