Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Heat wave that hit B.C.'s south coast this weekend expected to spread to Interior
VANCOUVER - Health authorities and local and provincial governments across British Columbia are providing guidance on how best to deal with a sweltering heat wave that began in the province's southern...
Aug 14, 2023
TNRD reduces the size of the Ross Moore Lake Evacuation Order
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has partially rescinded the evacuation order around the Ross Moore Lake wildfire approximately 10 kilometres south of Kamloops.As of 7 p.m. Sunday (Aug...
Aug 13, 2023
City activates cooling centre amidst heat wave
KAMLOOPS - In response to the rising temperatures, the City of Kamloops has opened the concourse at Sandman Centre as a cooling centre.The centre is going to act as a temporary relief from the heat, a...
Aug 13, 2023
29th Hot Nite in the City sees thousands in attendance
KAMLOOPS - Car enthusiasts gathered in the streets of downtown Kamloops over the weekend to display their vintage and exotic cars to spectators. Hot Nite in the City has been around for nearly 30 year...
Aug 12, 2023
PETERS: On wildfires and our mental health
I HAVE A THEORY and it's completely unproven - and probably unprovable.Of the past seven summers in Kamloops, four have been marred by extreme wildfire situations. That's 2017, 2018, 2021 and now 2023...
Aug 11, 2023
Judge rejects class-action lawsuit in Lytton, B.C. wildfire, suggests amended claim
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court justice has refused to certify a class-action lawsuit linked to the wildfire that destroyed the village of Lytton in 2021, but the ruling also allows for a...
Aug 11, 2023
Missing man found dead in the Shuswap; police treating it as a homicide
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Police are treating the death of man in the Shuswap as a homicide.In a news release Thursday (Aug. 10), Sicamous RCMP say a man was reported missing on Aug. 2. During their investigat...
Aug 11, 2023
City of Kamloops parks and trails reopen following recent rainfall and cooler temperatures
KAMLOOPS - The closure of all nature parks and trails within the City of Kamloops only lasted a week.As of Friday (Aug. 11), the City says parks and trails will reopen thanks to recent rainfall and co...
Aug 11, 2023
BCWS, TNRD holding public meeting in Lac Le Jeune
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District and the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) are holding a public meeting for Lac Le Jeune residents Thursday evening (August 10). The meeting is in regards to t...
Aug 10, 2023
Miracle Treat Day returns to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Miracle Treat Day is back at Dairy Queen, meaning the profits from every blizzard bought Thursday (Aug. 10) will benefit the BC Children's Hospital. Abraham Isac, supervisor of the North Sh...
Aug 10, 2023
