Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops EOC gears up for summer wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - Preparations for the upcoming wildfire season are in full swing as communities mark Emergency Preparedness Week this week. That includes the City of Kamloops which, on Wednesday, (May 6) of...
May 06, 2026 Ty Helgason (left) and Will Beatty inside the Kamloops emergency operations centre on May 6, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Kamloops Raiders' women reach B.C. final, aim to end 13-year provincial championship drought
KAMLOOPS - Milena Chambers knows club history is up for grabs this weekend. "We've come an incredible distance," the Kamloops Rugby Club Raiders' forward said. "It makes me emotional just to talk abou...
May 06, 2026 Milena Chambers (Image Credit: Anthony Corea/CFJC Today)
Kamloops McDonald's customer speaks to value of McHappy Day
KAMLOOPS - Jared Moe and his young children biked to McDonald's in Aberdeen for a bite on Wednesday (May 6). They knew it was McHappy Day and they wanted to give back. "My son, when he was young, when...
May 06, 2026 Jared Moe (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops, Kelowna team up to modernize fire dispatch centres
KELOWNA - Kamloops Fire Rescue Dispatch (KFRD) has partnered with its Kelowna counterpart to modernize emergency dispatch services throughout the Southern Interior.A news release issued by Kelowna Fir...
May 06, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Semi collision leads to downed power lines on Shuswap Road
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a brief road closure on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday (May 6) has now been cleared.In a brief news release, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say at about 11:00 a.m., a semi truck travelling ...
May 06, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Court hearing on costs between Kamloops mayor, councillor concludes; judge reserves decision
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson had his turn at the podium on the second and final day of a hearing over the costs related to his defamation lawsuit against Councillor Katie Neustaeter. R...
May 06, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
'It's a thing that happens from time to time'; Firefighters knock down dryer fire at Tolko mill in Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - What may have been an impressive looking fire at the Tolko mill in Heffley Creek Tuesday (May 5) night wasn't a rare occasion for Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). Smoke and flames were seen comi...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Teresa Ritchie/Contributed)
ICCHA-Wish Red Carpet Gala raises $100,000 toward cardiac procedure room at RIH
KAMLOOPS - The ICCHA-Wish Fund says it raised more than $100,000 to advance cardiac care at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops. The non-profit says funds raised from the Red Carpet Gala at the Co...
May 06, 2026 (Image Credit: ICCHA-Wish Fund)
Kamloops council greenlights two downtown murals
KAMLOOPS - New murals will soon adorn the walls of two downtown Kamloops businesses following approval by council on Tuesday (May 5). The first mural will be at Kamloops Square, on the west-facing fac...
May 05, 2026 Concept for Kelson Group Mural
Kamloops council approves 30-unit housing project for women and children
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has entered into a housing agreement to help bring 30 units to the North Shore after a 8-0 vote during Tuesday's (May 5) regular council meeting. A new seven-storey bui...
May 05, 2026 Rendering of new build (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
