Kamloops and Area

INITIAL ATTACK OPTIONS
No dice for Clearwater's latest push to bring back permanent BC Wildfire initial attack crews
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The North Thompson region has gone without permanent initial attack crews through the BC Wildfire Service for the past several wildfire seasons. However, the mayor of Clearwater says the community isn't going to give up on its push to see those crews return to the area - even if it means exploring a ...
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FIRE SAFETY
Early season fire at Cooney Bay has KFR asking for caution
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is urging resident to be smart when hanging around Cooney Bay after an early season landscape fire required a firefighter response.Cooney Bay is no stranger to wildfire activity. Just last summer, a wildfire spread to six hectares before KFR was able to get the upper hand on the bl...
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TNRD Advocacy Tour
TNRD officials to meet with B.C. cabinet ministers in early March
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be in Victoria in early March for a series of meetings with the provincial government.TNRD Board Chair Barbara Roden and CAO Scott Hildebrand will join External Relations Advisor Corbin Kelley at these meetings, which will take place betw...
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Avalanche Rescue
Three people 'lucky to be alive' after Sunday avalanche: Wells Gray SAR
BLUE RIVER B.C. - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): Wells Gray Search and Rescue (WGSAR) says three people "were exceptionally lucky to be alive" after they were rescued from an avalanche on Sunday (Feb. 24) afternoon.In a post on social media, it says it was called to respond to the incident Sunday afternoon and that &quo...
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