Author Archives: Dave Barry
Highway 1 west of Kamloops closed by crash
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are advising the public to avoid Highway 1 between Tobiano and Savona following a collision this morning (Jan. 21). There are few details available, however RCMP say the initial report...
Jan 21, 2022
Kamloops RCMP charge 70-year-old for alleged robbery with fake gun
KAMLOOPS - A senior is set to go to court next week for an alleged robbery that occurred October 22, 2021. In a news release, RCMP say officers were called to a store on Victoria Street for a robbery ...
Jan 21, 2022
B.C. study links low river flows with lower chinook salmon productivity
VANCOUVER - A study that links low summertime water flows in a British Columbia river with lower productivity across 22 generations of a struggling salmon population could help guide how rivers are ma...
Jan 21, 2022
Avalanche danger posted for B.C. and Alberta backcountry users
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A special avalanche warning has been posted for recreational backcountry users in several regions of B.C. and Alberta as warm temperatures make the snowpack unstable. Avalanche Cana...
Jan 20, 2022
City of Kamloops recreation and fitness facilities re-open under updated health guidelines
KAMLOOPS - With the rest of the fitness facilities re-opening in B.C. today (Jan. 20), the City of Kamloops says its recreation centres will also be back in service. In a media release, the City says ...
Jan 20, 2022
Ottawa inks agreement to share more residential schools records to Winnipeg centre
OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa has reached an agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to hand over more records on residential sc...
Jan 20, 2022
Crash closes eastbound lanes along Trans-Canada on eastern side of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada highway in eastern Kamloops was closed for much of the morning by a collision that spread debris across the two lanes.Kamloops RCMP received a report ...
Jan 20, 2022
Extra protocols and Canadian vendors have Ribfest organizers optimistic of summer event going through
KAMLOOPS - Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak is intending to hold Ribfest at Riverside Park in 2022.It's seven months away, but organizers of the three-...
Jan 19, 2022
No progress made in Lytton's cleanup and rebuild nearly seven months after wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Nearly seven months after the Lytton wildfire, around 170 households are still displaced and can't go home.On that fateful day in June, Denise O'Connor lost her house of 35 years. She's bee...
Jan 19, 2022
Kanaka Bar Indian Band to build climate-resilient houses for displaced Lytton residents
KANAKA BAR, B.C. - The Kanaka Bar Indian Band is partnering with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology to build climate-resilient houses that will home displaced Lytton residents and members of...
Jan 19, 2022
