Kamloops and Area

HELICOPTER LARVICIDE TREATMENT
Aerial mosquito control work underway along Thompson Valley
KAMLOOPS - Residents in the Thompson Valley may have noticed an increase in helicopter activity this week, as mosquito control work ramps up. Now that sections of the North Thompson River have peaked, control teams have been able to start treating still bodies of water with larvicide. The work is done as part of the Th...
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SPECIAL CEREMONY
Legion to exercise Kamloops Freedom of the City Friday afternoon
KAMLOOPS - The Legion was given the freedom of the city in Kamloops back in 1986, this Friday (June 5) ahead of the BC/Yukon Legion Command Conference this weekend, the legion will exercise that freedom.The ceremony will begin at City Hall where the deputy mayor of Kamloops will read a proclamation, allowing the legion...
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Cherry Bluff Fire
BCWS crew mopping up small fire west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says a crew jumped on a new wildfire start just west of Kamloops Wednesday (June 4), quickly bringing it under control.The fire was reported Wednesday evening at Cherry Bluff, on the southern shore of Kamloops Lake east of Tobiano.Fire Information Officer Cali Nessman says one initial...
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Blazers Trade
Blazers acquire two draft picks for 17-year-old defenceman Kaden Meyer
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have acquired a pair of draft picks in exchange for defenceman Kaden Meyer.Meyer, a 17-year-old Delta native, was traded to the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2028 and a sixth round pick in 2026.Drafted by the Blazers in the sixth round, 124th overall in the 2023 W...
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