Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City working to fix 'water-related issue' affecting Barnhartvale
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it is investigating a 'significant water-related issue' that has befallen the Barnhartvale neighbourhood.It's not clear whether that issue has resulted in a comple...
May 05, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: Contributed / Mel Rothenburger)
Kamloops experiences unseasonably warm and dry April; trend expected to continue through May
KAMLOOPS - If you thought April in Kamloops felt warmer and drier than usual, you would be correct. Dara from Environment Canada shows Kamloops had an unseasonably warm and dry month. According to Env...
May 05, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Traffic impacts on Rogers Way, First Avenue as BC Hydro works on Kamloops infrastructure
KAMLOOPS - There will be rotating road closures in the area of Rogers Way and Highway 5A starting Monday (May 4) as BC Hydro crews perform maintenance work on their equipment in that part of Kamloops....
May 04, 2026 BC Hydro work underway on First Avenue in downtown Kamloops on April 30, 2026. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
BC Wildfire Service to be fully staffed this week as summer preparations continue
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will be fully staffed for the 2026 season by the end of this week. That's according to Forests Minister Ravi Parmar who visited the provincial wildfire co-ord...
May 04, 2026 BC Wildfire Service personnel are seen in this file photo. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Webster Creek Evacuation Alert lifted
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has lifted the Evacuation Alert on eight properties near the Webster Creek wildfire, as the fire is being hel...
May 04, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Nine from Kamloops area representing Indigenous Nations, communities at nationals
KAMLOOPS - Tayo Jackson is no stranger to the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, a three-time tournament participant with Team B.C. "It's a great opportunity just to learn about cultural import...
May 04, 2026 Team B.C. boys. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Barriere, Clearwater issue Category 2 and 3 fire bans
BARRIERE, B.C. - The District of Barriere has moved to ban all Category 2 and 3 fires within its boundaries as of Monday (May 4), one day after the District of Clearwater brought in a similar ban of i...
May 04, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo)
MLA Stamer looking to secure votes after 11th-hour stall on private members bill
KAMLOOPS - A private members bill authored by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer has hit a roadblock at the committee stage. Bill M-217 seeks to mandate dashboard cameras into commercial vehicles...
May 04, 2026 Ward Stamer speaks to Bill M 217, May 4, 2026 (Image Credit: BC Legislature/YouTube)
WildSafe BC issues public warning after multiple cougar sightings in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - WildSafe BC has issued a public safety notice after cougar sightings were reported in the West Juniper and Rose Hill areas.WildSafe officials said spotting wild animals can be common in tho...
May 04, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Wildfire that triggers evacuation alert in the Cariboo being held at 66 hectares
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A wildfire that led the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) to issue an evacuation alert for eight properties is now classified as being held. In an update Sunday (May 3), the BC Wil...
May 04, 2026 Webster Creek Wildfire on April 30. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
