Kamloops and Area

Algae Blooms
Upper Nicola Band extends algae warning to Douglas Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Band has expanded an advisory warning of blue-green algae to Douglas Lake.Earlier this month, the band asked residents not to swim in parts of Nicola Lake, saying professionals were monitoring and collecting data on a cyanobacteria bloom.Residents were warned to avoid contact with bloom...
14h ago
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Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province. A statement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the funding is part of an agreement struck in 2022 that committed up...
16h ago
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Heat Warnings Issued
Environment Canada issues heat warning for Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued heat warning for the Kamloops area, with temperatures expected to be in the mid-30s this week. The warning issued Monday (July 28) covers the North and South Thompson, the Fraser Canyon, the Okanagan, and the Cariboo. It also covers the Prince George, Boundary, as well as West K...
17h ago
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Road Paving
City postpones planned Columbia Street paving project due to ongoing Overlanders Bridge work
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops appears to have put the brakes on some planned paving work that was to be done on a stretch of Columbia Street this summer. While a start date and other details were not made public, crews were expected to mill and pave the section of Columbia Street from 3rd Avenue to McGill Road betwee...
21h ago
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