Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Wildfire to enact campfire ban Thursday for Kamloops, Cariboo fire centres
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service is enacting the first campfire ban of the season on Thursday (Aug 28) for the Kamloops and Cariboo fire centres. The bans will take effect at noon this Thursday (Aug...
Aug 26, 2025
Kamloops RCMP, family search for man missing since Friday
KAMLOOPS - Investigators would like your help tracking down a young Kamloops man who has been missing since last Friday (Aug. 22).Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier says police and family are...
Aug 26, 2025
Search launched for woman missing after taking a walk near 100 Mile House property
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP are looking for tips as they investigate a mysterious missing persons case in 100 Mile House. In a news release, police say Elaine Christine Begg, 44, went for a walk behin...
Aug 26, 2025 Image Credit: Contributed / 100 Mile House RCMP
Two new spot fires pop up near Shuswap Lake
SICAMOUS, B.C. - BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) personnel are keeping an eye on a pair of small fires that popped up near Shuswap Lake Monday (Aug. 25). The BCWS website shows a new fire start near Cinnem...
Aug 26, 2025
City of Kamloops mulling bylaw changes to ban consumer sale and use of fireworks
KAMLOOPS - An updated Fire Prevention Bylaw that will seek to eliminate the consumer sale and use of fireworks within municipal limits is expected to go before Kamloops city council for its input in t...
Aug 26, 2025
Temperature records shattered in Kamloops region this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for the South Thompson and Fraser Valley regions of the Interior. With extreme temperatures hitting this weekend and the weather continuing this ...
Aug 25, 2025
Columbia Street paving a precursor to expanded work in 2027
KAMLOOPS - Constructions crews were busy over the weekend as they worked to mill the pavement along Columbia Street between First and Third Avenues. Unlike some other projects underway in Kamloops, wo...
Aug 25, 2025
CMHA Kamloops' Envision Connect program back up to near 16 hours per day thanks to Reaching Home grant
KAMLOOPS - A little over $2.2 million in federal grant funding is being distributed to social agencies throughout Kamloops through the Reaching Home initiative. CMHA Kamloops is one of the recipients,...
Aug 25, 2025
New Heffley Creek wildfire start quickly held Monday
KAMLOOPS - A new wildfire start near Heffley Creek Monday (Aug. 25) is already being held, according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).The fire was reported at the Heffley Creek Eco Depot and measured...
Aug 25, 2025
Explosion, fire at Salmon Arm landfill likely caused by lithium-ion battery: CSRD
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Officials in Salmon Arm say a fire that broke out in the city's landfill Monday (Aug. 25) has been brought under control.In a news release, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (C...
Aug 25, 2025
