Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Underlying drought still concerns BC Wildfire forecasters ahead of 2024 season
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday (June 12), the BC Wildfire Service published its latest seasonal outlook for the upcoming summer which showed some regions of the province, notably the coast and southern parts...
Jun 12, 2024
'May he rot in that cell': Family of Shuswap woman missing for years faces her killer
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The grief and anger that Ashley Simpson's family suffered when she disappeared without a trace in 2016 was laid bare Wednesday when they faced her killer.Ashley's parents, Cindy and...
Jun 12, 2024
Kamloops' Kruger mill says provincial improvements to forest management would help workers, environment
KAMLOOPS - "The fibre is there, it truly is just an issue of access," Kruger Kamloops Fibre Manager Thomas Hoffman told Kamloops council Tuesday (June 11).Kruger has been working to find new, innovati...
Jun 11, 2024
Insurance study that ranked Kamloops with highest wildfire risk unfair, incomplete: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is ranked No. 1 in a recent study that assesses risk to Canadian cities ahead of the 2024 wildfire season. The study - published last month by MyChoice Financial, a Toronto-based b...
Jun 11, 2024
No definitive cause of fire that scorched Sahali Earl's: Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue investigators say there is no definitive cause for a fire that damaged the Earl's Kitchen and Bar restaurant in Sahali early Tuesday (June 11).Deputy Chief Ryan Cail sa...
Jun 11, 2024
Kamloops councillor files for dismissal of mayor's defamation suit under anti-intimidation law
KAMLOOPS - One year after Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson filed a defamation lawsuit against a sitting city councillor, that councillor is trying to get it thrown out of court.Councillor Katie Neust...
Jun 11, 2024
TNRD frustrated by repeated acts of vandalism in Lower Nicola's Smith Pioneer Park
LOWER NICOLA, B.C. - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is appealing to the public after a string of vandalism incidents at park near Merritt.In a news release, TNRD Community Services Coord...
Jun 11, 2024
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the Shuswap region. In an online weather statement Tuesday (June 11) morning, Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the ...
Jun 11, 2024
New response team launches to assist at-risk youth experiencing crises in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A team consisting of a City of Kamloops Community Services Officer and an Interior Community Services outreach worker will be assisting at-risk youth in the community for the next four year...
Jun 11, 2024
Wind warnings issued for local highways; Kamloops to see gusts of up to 80 km/h
KAMLOOPS - Drivers on the Coquihalla Highway from Kamloops to Merritt and the Okanagan Connector from Merritt to Kelowna are encouraged to pay closer attention to their surroundings Tuesday (June 11) ...
Jun 11, 2024
