Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
City of Kamloops operating cooling centre at McArthur Island rink during heat wave
KAMLOOPS - The NHL rink at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre in Brocklehurst will open as a cooling centre Tuesday (July 9). The City of Kamloops says the rink at 1655 Island Parkway will give re...
Jul 09, 2024
Merritt residents asked to conserve water following pump failure
MERRITT, B.C. - Residents in Merritt are being asked to limit their non-essential water use until further notice. In a news release issued Tuesday (July 9), the City of Merritt says the Voght Well had...
Jul 09, 2024
Preliminary numbers show Cache Creek, Lillooet and Lytton surpassed 40 degrees Celsius on July 8
KAMLOOPS - Three communities in B.C.'s southern interior surpassed 40 degrees Celsius Monday (July 8) while setting new daily maximum temperature records. According to Environment Canada's weather sum...
Jul 09, 2024
Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit as Russia escalates aggression toward Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today to mark the 75th anniversary of the defensive alliance as Russia escalates its aggression towards Ukraine. T...
Jul 09, 2024
Ticketmaster says data security incident may affect users' personal details
Thousands of Ticketmaster users may have had their data compromised in a security breach. Ticketmaster says it discovered unauthorized activity on an isolated cloud database hosted by a third-party da...
Jul 09, 2024
Campfires banned as of Friday within Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - As of Friday (July 12) at noon, campfires will be banned throughout the region. The BC Wildfire Service says the decision was not made lightly, but is needed to prevent human-caused fires, ...
Jul 08, 2024
ASK Wellness launches emergency heat response initiative
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness Society, in partnership with the City of Kamloops, has launched an emergency heat response initiative at its North Shore location (433 Tranquille Rd.).The temporary program beg...
Jul 08, 2024
Man dragged, injured while suspects attempted to steal boat near Adams Lake
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man was seriously injured while two men attempted to steal his boat on Saturday (July 6) near the Adams Lake boat launch, according to a Barriere RCMP media release. The release n...
Jul 08, 2024
Higher temperatures in Kamloops and area lingering into next week; forecasters keeping an eye on dry lightning
KAMLOOPS - The heat wave that's been blanketing most of B.C., including Kamloops and area, is expected to start to taper off Wednesday (July 10) night. In a news conference Monday morning, Environment...
Jul 08, 2024
Preliminary numbers report Kamloops broke 100-year-old daytime high record on July 7
KAMLOOPS - A temperature record that stood for more than 100 years appears to have been broken in Kamloops on Sunday (July 7). According to historical data recorded at Kamloops Airport, Environment Ca...
Jul 08, 2024
