Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Isenor set to re-join WCT, form all-female leadership team
KAMLOOPS - With the curtain set to rise on the 51st season for Western Canada Theatre, a new leadership team is in place to take the company forward. What's old is new again, as Chelsea Isenor is retu...
Sep 10, 2026 Chelsea Isenor (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo/CFJC Today)
Kamloops Food Bank in search of volunteers ahead of fall food drive
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank is gearing up for the fall Rotary food drive, set to take place on September 26, but is in need of some extra help. More than 32,000 yellow paper bags need to be dist...
Sep 10, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Search and Rescue urging caution after series of rescues at Tranquille Slot Canyons
KAMLOOPS - While summer is nearing an end, Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) is still urging caution following yet another rescue at the Tranquille Slot Canyons over the Labour Day long weekend. It wa...
Sep 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds/CFJC Today)
Lillooet ER to close for 25 hours, fifth closure of 2026
LILLOOET, B.C. - There will be a 25 hour closure of the emergency room at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre this week.Interior Health says Lillooet area residents will be without emergency servi...
Sep 10, 2026
Cancer centre permit pushes Kamloops building sector into uncharted territory
KAMLOOPS - With four months left in the 2026 calendar, one major project has launched the Kamloops building sector into record territory. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspecti...
Sep 10, 2026 An excavator works on the site of the Kamloops Centre for the Arts, April, 2026. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/File photo)
B.C. wildfire season winding down with lower burned area, but high structural loss
British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just three...
Sep 10, 2026
'For mental and physical fitness, it really is good for this age group': 55-Plus BC Games underway in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Pauline DeWald is turning 75 on Saturday (Sept. 12), a first-time participant in the 55-Plus BC Games with energy to burn. "We're from the Yukon and we were absolutely thrilled to get this ...
Sep 09, 2026 Competitors Laurel MacKay and David Blackwell. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
City of Kamloops accepting applications for vote-by-mail packages
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is now accepting applications from people who want to vote by mail in next month's municipal election.In a statement, Chief Election Officer Alisha Beday says eligible ...
Sep 09, 2026 (Image Credit: File Photo/CFJC Today)
Forestry stakeholders sound the alarm, secure emergency meeting with province
KAMLOOPS - A long list of forestry stakeholders in British Columbia, from loggers to truckers, First Nations, unions and specialty groups have signed an open letter to Premier David Eby demanding imme...
Sep 09, 2026 Kruger, Kamloops (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Ritcey joins crowded race for Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - There are now 17 official candidates for eight spots around the horseshoe at Kamloops city hall. Jesse Ritcey will take his second shot at office, after receiving just shy of 6,000 votes in...
Sep 09, 2026 Jesse Ritcey (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
