Tracking local Kamloops news coverage across public sources. This site links to original reporting and preserves topic history for research and public reference.
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Kamloops EOC & 2026 wildfire-season preparation
Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre and BC Wildfire Service preparations ahead of the 2026 wildfire season — equipment funding, training, staffing, and youth crew programs.
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Cariboo Fire Centre — 2026 wildfire season
Wildfires, prescribed burns, and fire bans in the Cariboo Fire Centre region during the 2026 season — 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Lytton, Boston Bar, Ashcroft, Clinton.
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Big Bar wildfire complex — Clinton & 70 Mile House (July 2026)
Coverage of the Big Bar wildfire complex, comprising the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires, which grew to over 660 square kilometres near Clinton in July 2026, forcing evacuation of hundreds of TNRD residents and promp…
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Kamloops Fire Centre — open-fire & burning bans (2026)
Category 2 and 3 open-burning bans and prohibitions across the Kamloops Fire Centre, including Barriere and Clearwater.
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High streamflow advisories & water safety — Thompson-Nicola region (2026)
Coverage of water-flow advisories, flood warnings, and water-safety warnings issued by BC River Forecast Centre for rivers and waterways in the Kamloops, Clearwater, Blue River, and Shuswap areas.
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Small wildfires around Kamloops — May 2026
BC Wildfire Service response to small fires near Kamloops sparked by spring lightning storms in May 2026.
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Big Bar wildfire complex — Clinton & 70 Mile House (July 2026)
Coverage of the Big Bar wildfire complex, comprising the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires, which grew to over 660 square kilometres near Clinton in July 2026, forcing evacuation…
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Cariboo Fire Centre — 2026 wildfire season
Wildfires, prescribed burns, and fire bans in the Cariboo Fire Centre region during the 2026 season — 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Lytton, Boston Bar, Ashcroft, Clinton.
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Kamloops Fire Centre — open-fire & burning bans (2026)
Category 2 and 3 open-burning bans and prohibitions across the Kamloops Fire Centre, including Barriere and Clearwater.
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Kamloops EOC & 2026 wildfire-season preparation
Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre and BC Wildfire Service preparations ahead of the 2026 wildfire season — equipment funding, training, staffing, and youth crew programs.
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High streamflow advisories & water safety — Thompson-Nicola region (2026)
Coverage of water-flow advisories, flood warnings, and water-safety warnings issued by BC River Forecast Centre for rivers and waterways in the Kamloops, Clearwater, Blue River, an…
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Small wildfires around Kamloops — May 2026
BC Wildfire Service response to small fires near Kamloops sparked by spring lightning storms in May 2026.
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Ainslie Creek & Brunswick Creek wildfires — air-quality alerts affecting Kamloops (July 2026)
Coverage of the Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek wildfires in the Fraser Canyon in July 2026, including the rapid growth of the fires, the resulting 'orange alert' air-quality war…
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Interior Health workforce & staff resignations
Coverage of Interior Health Authority resignations, staff departures, healthcare workforce challenges, and political responses to staffing pressures in the Kamloops region.
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Big Bar wildfire complex — Clinton & 70 Mile House (July 2026)
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Cariboo Fire Centre — 2026 wildfire season
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Ainslie Creek & Brunswick Creek wildfires — air-quality alerts affecting Kamloops (July 2026)
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Kamloops EOC & 2026 wildfire-season preparation
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Kamloops wildfires — summer 2026 incidents
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Kamloops road construction & traffic disruptions (2026)
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Work continues to secure Clinton, but no timeline for residents to return ↗CFJC Today · Aug 9, 2026 · details
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Persistent drought conditions fueling southern B.C. wildfires ↗CFJC Today · Aug 9, 2026 · details
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Fire relief departs Kamloops for Okanagan as wildfires continue to threaten region ↗Radio NL · Aug 9, 2026 · details
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Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed overnight ↗CFJC Today · Aug 8, 2026 · details
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Okanagan Indian Band ‘getting stronger everyday’ amid devastating wildfire ↗KamloopsBCNow · Aug 7, 2026 · details
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TNRD expands evacuation orders near Ainslie Creek wildfire ↗CFJC Today · Aug 8, 2026 · details
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Drivers urged to avoid unnecessary travel near wildfires ↗CFJC Today · Aug 8, 2026 · details
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‘We want to continue the legacy’: Ribfest’s new era underway in Riverside Park ↗CFJC Today · Aug 7, 2026 · details
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Clinton fire evacuees nearing return as power restoration takes place ↗Radio NL · Aug 7, 2026 · details
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