Author Archives: Doug Collins
First Nations group finishing journey from Yukon to Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc
TK'EMLUPS - Warriors Walk for Healing Nations is set to arrive in Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) territory on Monday (Aug. 9) to complete their journey.The group, who are from the Tahltan, Vuntut Gwich'in...
Aug 08, 2021
White Rock Lake wildfire results in Evacuation Order to Pritchard area east of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Emergency Operations Centre has issued an Evaucation Order for an area east of Kamloops under threat from the White Rock Lake wildfire. Residents in th...
Aug 05, 2021
Evacuation Alert issued for Tobiano because of Tremont Creek wildfire threat
KAMLOOPS - An Evacuation Alert has been issued northeast of Tunkwa Lake, including the community of Tobiano. The alert was issued Thursday (Aug. 5) evening at 6:44 p.m. as a result of the Tremont Cree...
Aug 05, 2021
Drugs and ammo seized after reported drug deal in the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Drugs and ammunition were seized, and a man was arrested as part of an investigation into street-level crime.At around 3 p.m. today (Aug. 4), members of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment's Targe...
Aug 04, 2021
SNTC receives $500,000 in federal funding for Secwépemc legal project
KAMLOOPS - One of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council's (SNTC) projects is getting a boost from the federal government. "Revitalizing Secwepemc Law through the Implementation and Advancement of our Indi...
Aug 03, 2021
BC Wildfire Service: Light rain did not impact fires
KAMLOOPS - Rainfall over the weekend helped ease some of the evacuation orders across the Thompson Nicola region, but it was not enough to have an impact on the wildfires of note in the Kamloops Fire ...
Aug 03, 2021
National defence minister visits Kamloops to learn more about assistance needed for B.C. Interior fires
KAMLOOPS - The Minister of National Defence made a special visit to Kamloops on Tuesday, meeting with the Canadian Armed Forces, which for the last month has been based near the Kamloops Airport assis...
Aug 03, 2021
Semi-trailer truck catches fire, closes westbound Highway 1 lanes west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE- 4:30 AM August 3- - A semi driver was pulled from his rig and taken to hospital with undetermined injuries following an incident last night in the westbound lanes of the Trans Canad...
Aug 02, 2021
TNRD rescinds evacuation order for 101 properties affected by Young Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order Monday (Aug. 2) evening. The evacuation order for 101 properties in the Bonaparte Plateau electoral area due to t...
Aug 02, 2021
One property evacuated, rainfall assists firefighting efforts in Columbia Shuswap Regional District
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was issued by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Monday (Aug. 2) afternoon. The order affects one property, but is covers the west end of Humamilt Lake located north...
Aug 02, 2021
