Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Dry July extends to Kamloops real estate market
KAMLOOPS - Real estate activity was muted in a smoky Kamloops July.New numbers from the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 254 sales last month, down from 271 in June and 259 in July, 2025.Fe...
Aug 6, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo)
High Bar First Nation orders evacuation of reserve lands
CLINTON, B.C. - Llenlleny'ten (High Bar First Nation) has issued an evacuation order for reserve lands as the Pear Lake wildfire continues to rage out of control.The order is in effect for High Bar I....
Aug 6, 2026 Pear Lake Wildfire, pictured on July 31, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Officials investigating string of suspicious fires in Shuswap Lake area
CELISTA, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), RCMP and local fire departments are looking into a series of suspicious fires in the Shuswap area sparked Wednesday evening (August 5).At...
Aug 6, 2026 Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Department (Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District)
Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival cancelled due to poor air quality
KAMLOOPS - Wildfire smoke has rained on the parade for the Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival. Speaking briefly to CFJC Today, Festival Director Lucas Sweet says the 500-metre races on the South Thompson R...
Aug 6, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Coronary care service to be restored at Royal Inland Hospital in 2027: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Years after being shut down in the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, coronary care services will be restored at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH). Interior Health (IH) announced four coronary car...
Aug 6, 2026 The ICCHA/Wish Coronary Care Unit at RIH was unveiled in September 2019. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
Kamloops unveils plans to celebrate Stanley Cup with Logan Stankoven
KAMLOOPS - Carolina Hurricanes forward and Kamloops Blazers alumnus Logan Stankoven is getting ready to celebrate his team's Stanley Cup championship win with the City of Kamloops this month. On Sunda...
Aug 6, 2026 (Image Credit: Cato Cataldo/NHL)
Air siren reactivated at 108 Mile fire hall
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 108 Mile Ranch area are being alerted of the air siren at the fire hall being reactivated. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) says the siren will sound between...
Aug 6, 2026 (Image Credit: Cariboo Regional District)
Three Kamloops-area golf courses crack Canada's top 100 again in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops-area golf courses remain some of the best Canada has to offer, although two have gone up the leaderboard while another has bogeyed. In the 2026 edition of the Score Golf rank...
Aug 6, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Sagebrush Golf Club)
Young man without lifejacket swims to shore after falling overboard in the Shuswap
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Shuswap Volunteer Search and Rescue (SAR) is reminding residents to wear personal flotation devices while boating after a drowning nearly took place. Shuswap SAR says its ground and w...
Aug 6, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Shuswap Search and Rescue)
Experienced Salmon Arm firefighter taking over as city's fire chief
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The City of Salmon Arm will have another tenured veteran fill the role as fire chief of the Shuswap community. Effective Sept. 11, 2026, Carmen Guidos will serve as fire chief for t...
Aug 6, 2026 Effective Sept. 11, 2026, Carmen Guidos will serve as fire chief for the Salmon Arm Fire Department. (Image Credit: City of Salmon Arm/Facebook)
