Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Province commits $250K to year-long early childhood education training program in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - More than a quarter-million dollars is going towards an early childhood educators training program in Kamloops. The B.C. government announced it's providing $253,653 to the Kamloops-Cariboo...
Aug 5, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Kamloops Immigrant Services)
Summit Connector to be repaved next week; drivers told to expect delays
KAMLOOPS - Drivers who take the Summit Connector during their morning and afternoon commutes should expect delays next week. The City of Kamloops says rehabilitation work will take place on the West E...
Aug 5, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Kamloops-area heat and smoke to intensify as officials warn of 'explosive' conditions
KAMLOOPS - The heat and smoke will get more intense in the days ahead as the Kamloops area enters the heart of wildfire season. After a brief period of cooler and more humid weather, forecasters are c...
Aug 4, 2026 Sign warning about the extreme fire danger rating at Peterson Creek Park on Aug. 4, 2026. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. officials say provincial state of emergency not necessary after calls from Cariboo MLA Doerkson
KAMLOOPS - Provincial officials say there is no need for a B.C.-wide state of emergency due to wildfires at this time, despite calls from the MLA in the South Cariboo and the opposition B.C. Conservat...
Aug 4, 2026 Mexican firefighters arriving at Abbotsford International Airport on Aug. 3, 2026. (Image Credit: Global BC)
'I'm describing it as a nightmare': Pear Lake wildfire evacuees find refuge in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Teri Patterson, evacuated from her home about 20 kilometres southwest of Clinton since July 23, said the Emergency Support Services Active Reception Centre on McArthur Island has been a hav...
Aug 4, 2026 Teri Patterson (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Logan Lake mayor urges vigilance as Guichon Creek fire risk subsides
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Canada's first FireSmart community is urging vigilance, even as the risks posed by a fire last week have passed. The Guichon Creek Fire near Logan Lake is considered to...
Aug 4, 2026 Smoke rising from the Guichon Creek fire on July 29, 2026, the day it was sparked. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today File)
'It looked like a war zone': 230 homes destroyed in Vernon-area wildfire
VERNON, B.C. - The damage from the Bradley Creek wildfire is becoming clearer as the Okanagan Indian Band begins the long road to recovery.On a video media call Tuesday, Chief Dan Wilson said a helico...
Aug 4, 2026 (Image Credit: Andrew Morrison, Director of Regional Response with Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (Image Credit: Screengrab video conference BC govt))
Missing motorcyclist rescued from Pinantan Lake area
KAMLOOPS - First responders helped rescue a missing motorcyclist who was spotted in the Pinantan Lake area. Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) says they were tasked by the RCMP at around 10:20 a.m. Mon...
Aug 4, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Wildfire service carries out planned ignitions on northern flank of Clinton-area wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - Crews responding to the massive Pear Lake fire near Clinton were able to carry out planned ignitions over the long weekend thanks to favourable conditions. In an update Monday (Aug. 3)...
Aug 4, 2026 Pear Lake wildfire as of the Aug. 3 update. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Anglemont Fire Department, wildfire service crews contain Seymour Arm fire to cabin
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - Crews were able to contain a fire to a cabin on the north end of Shuswap Lake. The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says it dispatched the Anglemont Fire Department with a...
Aug 4, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: Vernon Matters)
