Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Comprehensive' review underway as city looks to improve use, cost recovery at Westsyde pool
KAMLOOPS - The Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre is back in the spotlight as the City of Kamloops is undertaking a "comprehensive operational review" to optimize use and improve cost recovery at the fa...
Feb 07, 2026 Interior of the Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre (Image Credit: D&T Developments)
Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream's dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario
Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in southern Ontario, while daily high temperature records fall in Western Canada. Environment Canada figures show a...
Feb 07, 2026
SD73 DPAC seeking feedback on proposed School Streets project in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) is looking for feedback into its plan to run a School Streets project at a local school.DPAC has secured...
Feb 07, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File)
'Hard to believe': One year since B.C. mother Jennifer Provencal disappeared
FOREST GROVE, B.C. - It has been a little over one year since 51-year-old Jennifer Provencal was last seen in a small unincorporated community near 100 Mile House."There's no way she would have just w...
Feb 07, 2026 (Image Credit: 100 Mile House RCMP)
Families safe but members of Kamloops Iranian community hearing few details from back home
KAMLOOPS - Since the start of mass protests in January in Iran, several thousand people are reported to have died, while a government-imposed internet and phone blackout has wreaked havoc on the flow ...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
Kamloops pubs and sports betters prepared for Super Bowl Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is expecting a record number of bets to be placed ahead of the Super Bowl this Sunday (Feb 8). With the nearby Seattle Seahawks back in the b...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Third annual Kamloops Black Film Festival begins Sunday with '40 Acres'
KAMLOOPS - The third annual Kamloops Black Film Festival kicks off this Sunday (Feb. 8), running for three straight weeks, with a feature movie being shown at the Paramount Theatre on each Sunday. The...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Cultural Voices Film Society / YOUTUBE)
Unemployment drops in B.C., Kamloops as B.C. jobs minister Kahlon credits economic diversity
KAMLOOPS - The first release of unemployment data for 2026 shows a slight drop in B.C.'s jobless rate compared to the last month of 2025. The province added about 3,500 jobs, which caused the unemploy...
Feb 06, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU wildfire program excited about future potential
KAMLOOPS - Since 2018, the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) wildfire program has been working on progressing wildfire sciences throughout the Kamloops region. In 2025, the program was approved for cer...
Feb 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
'It has kept us on our toes': Harper Mountain pauses operations again due to warm weather, lack of snow
KAMLOOPS - An ongoing spell of warmer weather has forced Harper Mountain to pause operations for the second time this ski and snowboard season. The Kamloops-area ski hill took to social media this wee...
Feb 05, 2026 Harper Mountain announcing its second pause of the 2025-26 ski and snowboard season (Image Credit: Harper Mountain/Facebook)
