Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'The momentum is just starting to build'; Build Kamloops chair hopes $7M federal grant will unlock more dollars
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has secured $7 million in federal grant funding for the Centre for the Arts Project, which is said to be progressing well several months after construction began."This ...
Jul 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
BC Wildlife Park celebrates 60 years over August long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildlife Park is celebrating a major milestone this long weekend. On Monday, the park marks its 60-year anniversary with a day full of family-friendly activities, while also celebr...
Jul 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CFJC Today)
Cache Creek mayor says community is safe from Clinton-area fire, but ready in case winds change
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - With evacuation alerts and orders due to the massive Pear Lake wildfire approaching the Village of Cache Creek, Mayor John Ranta said the community is safe, but ready in case thing...
Jul 31, 2026 Pear Lake wildfire, pictured on July 30, 2026. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Orange-level air quality advisory back in effect for South Thompson area
KAMLOOPS - A thick blanket of wildfire smoke has prompted an Orange-level air quality warning from Environment Canada for the South Thompson, Kamloops, Merritt, 100 Mile, Shuswap, Vernon and Fraser Ca...
Jul 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man found deceased
VERNON, B.C. - A 40-year-old man who was last seen leaving his home in Vernon on Thursday (July 30) was found deceased.RCMP say a resident found an abandoned white pickup truck near Silverstar Road in...
Jul 31, 2026
Construction, holiday traffic to cause long-weekend delays on Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers planning to take the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt are being told to prepare for significant delays over B.C. Day long weekend. B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation ...
Jul 31, 2026 Highway 5 at the Great Bear Snowshed, looking north, at around 11:20 a.m. (Image Credit: DriveBC)
Guichon Creek fire near Logan Lake grows in size as firefight continues
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The Guichon Creek fire near Logan Lake has grown to an estimated 152 hectares in size, as work to contain the fire extends into a third day. The BC Wildfire Service says it continue...
Jul 31, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Tk'emlúps urging residents to conserve water amid infrastructure failure
KAMLOOPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc is urging residents to conserve water after the East Shuswap Reservoir's treatment plant pump broke down.The backup pump is still operational to maintain water supply, b...
Jul 31, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Former Clearwater nurse suspended amid allegations of mishandled drugs
VANCOUVER - A former Clearwater nurse has had his license suspended after four separate B.C. hospitals complained about mishandled drugs.The complaints submitted to the BC College of Nurses and Midwiv...
Jul 31, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Hundreds of new CRD, TNRD properties under evacuation order due to Clinton-area wildfire
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - UPDATE (2:25 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service has updated the estimated fire size to 90,475.2 hectares, or about 905 square kilometres. UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): Residents in an additio...
Jul 31, 2026 The Pear Lake wildfire as shown in the BC Wildfire Service's update video on July 31. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
