Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
100 Mile RCMP nab multiple speeders
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A community's name does not necessarily indicate the speed limit, as 100 Mile House RCMP have nabbed multiple speeders in and near the community along Highway 97.On August 5, 10...
Aug 12, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC file photo)
Bonaparte First Nation issues evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Bonaparte (St'uxwtws) First Nation has orderd an evacuation of properties near the massive Pear Lake wildfire.The evacuation is in effect for all properties in IR No. 1 and 2, ...
Aug 12, 2026 Pear Lake wildfire, looking south from Chasm area toward Clinton (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Matonovich realizes Team Canada dream at worlds, caps outstanding freshman season
Uber-competitive, ultra-focused runner Raiya Matonovich of Kamloops allowed herself a few seconds to soak in the moment on the start line at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships last Thursday [A...
Aug 12, 2026 RAIYA MATONOVICH. (Image Credit: @archivekaze/Instagram)
Merritt mayor reaching out to feds to deal with frequent ER closures
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz is reaching out to the federal government to step in to deal with frequent emergency department closures in the community.While health care is under provincial...
Aug 12, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC File photo)
No injuries reported in house fire on Tk'emlups reserve
KAMLOOPS - Smoke was seen billowing through the hazy sky as Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews respond to a residential structure fire on the Tk'emlups reserve. The call from the 700-block of Shuswap Ro...
Aug 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Aaron Schulze/CFJC Today)
Columbia Street traffic discourse merges with apartment proposal during Kamloops council meeting
KAMLOOPS - A proposal to turn a single-detached home on the corner of Columbia Street and 11th Avenue into an 18-unit apartment complex spurred discussions about traffic flow in the Sagebrush neighbou...
Aug 12, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
New evacuation alerts issued as crews battling the Ainslie Creek wildfire get assistance from the weather
MERRITT, B.C. - A handful of new evacuation alerts were issued in response to the massive Ainslie Creek wildfire. On Tuesday (Aug. 11), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) added approximately...
Aug 12, 2026 Fire activity in the prospect area of the Ainslie Creek wildfire on Aug. 9. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: The Stanley Cup Summer of Stankoven
Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in June.In July, his $48-million contract became effective. In the latest Tattle of Hastings, the former Kamloops Blazers captain reflect...
Aug 11, 2026 LOGAN STANKOVEN, MARTY HASTINGS. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Historic drought fuels fears of Interior wildfire season expanding into late-year, experts warn
KAMLOOPS - September fires are not unusual in B.C., but the concern now?How much longer they could continue into the year? "September, October, November are supposed to be above normal temperatures an...
Aug 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CFJC Today)
Ground crews able to respond to wildfire burning in steep terrain east of Dunn Peak Park
BARRIERE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has finally been able to get ground crews on a notable wildfire in the North Thompson region. The Saskum Lake wildfire east of Dunn Peak Park is measured at ar...
Aug 11, 2026 Fire behaviour from above the Saskum Lake wildfire on Aug. 6. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
