Kamloops and Area

Vehicle Fire
Kamloops Fire Rescue put out vehicle fire on Columbia Street in front of Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - A vehicle caught on fire on Columbia Street Monday (Feb. 24) morning. The call from the westbound left turn lane on Columbia Street at Third Avenue came over the scanner at around 8:00 a.m. when Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) discovered the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. KFR extinguished the vehicle minutes l...
4h ago
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Fire Referendum
Residents in Tobiano and Cherry Creek to vote on new fire protection referendum this summer
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Tobiano and Cherry Creek will be going to a referendum later this year to vote on a proposal for a new fire protection service area that will cover both communities west of Kamloops.They will be also asked to approve $3 million in borrowing to fund the construction of a new fire station at the c...
5h ago
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Pilsner Pilfer
Salmon Arm RCMP trying to identify booze stealing suspect
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a theft from a liquor store. On Feb. 13, RCMP were told of an attempted liquor theft by the same person who was reportedly successful in snagging some booze from the same store days prior. In a news release issued Sunday (Fe...
7h ago
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ER Closures
Emergency rooms in Merritt, Clearwater to be closed overnight Sunday
KAMLOOPS -Residents in Merritt and Clearwater will be without emergency room (ER) coverage for 13 hours Sunday (Feb. 23) night because of a lack of staff. Interior Health says the ERs at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt and the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will close at 6:00 p.m. Feb. 23 and reopen...
19h ago
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