Kamloops and Area

TASEKO MINES
North Thompson plans for population swell, as Yellowhead Copper Mine Project enters environmental assessment process
VAVENBY, B.C. - Taseko Mines, a Canadian-based mining company, has just entered the federal and provincial environmental assessment process for its plan to build an open-pit copper mine near Vavenby. The Yellowhead Project is expected to be able to produce nearly 180 million pounds of copper each year, and it would be ...
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Music In The Park
Country stars Aaron Pritchett, Julian Austin to play at 2025 Midsummer Music Jam in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has revealed the lineup for this year's Midsummer Music Jam, which is part of the Music in the Park concert series. The event at the Riverside Park bandshell on Wednesday, July 23, will be headlined by Canadian country music star Aaron Pritchett. The Terrace native has over ...
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Izman Creek Fire
Izman Creek fire near Lytton now considered to be under control
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says the Izman Creek fire north of Lytton is currently under control. It's another change in the status for the fire that was accidentally sparked on Canada Day after a wheel fell off a Mounties' trailer as it travelled along Highway 12. The fire was classified as "being held...
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Drug Alerts
Interior Health issues pair of drug alerts; one specifically for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a pair of drug alerts, one of which is specifically for the City of Kamloops.The alert for Kamloops was issued Wednesday (July 9) as Interior Health warned of a pinky chunky substance being sold down, dope, or fentanyl. It said that substance was found to contain fluorofentanyl and...
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