Kamloops and Area

ER Closure
Lillooet ER to be closed for nine hours Sunday night
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for the second consecutive night this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed for nine hours, starting at 11:00 p.m. Sunday (May 11). It is scheduled to reopen at 8:00 a.m. Monday....
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May Snow
UPDATE: Environment Canada lifts all special weather statements on B.C. mountain passes
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE May 12, 1:45 p.m.): All special weather statements have been lifted by Environment Canada. ORIGINAL - If you haven't yet swapped your winter tires for summer tires, maybe hold off for the next 48 hours or so. That's because Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for a number of B.C...
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Heat Plan
Kamloops won't use large, centralized cooling centres during extreme summer heat waves
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has no plans to open large, centralized cooling facilities at either Sandman Centre or McArthur Island Sport during extreme heat waves this summer.Instead, it will offer a number of "targeted" programs to help people beat the heat, as part of the city's gradual move to a more d...
23h ago
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Highway Crash
RCMP seeking witnesses to determine 'exact cause' of Saturday crash near Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE May 12, 9:45 a.m.): RCMP say they're still investigating Saturday's (May 10) two-vehicle crash between an unmarked police vehicle and a pickup truck on Highway 5 in Kamloops, and they're asking more witnesses to come forward so they can determine "exactly how it happened." In a statement Su...
May 11, 2025
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