Author Archives: Doug Collins
Commercial accommodations scarce for TNRD evacuees
KAMLOOPS - With 20 active evacuation orders issued within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, as well as 26 active evacuation alerts, the TNRD is in a tight spot for where to send evacuees. "I can ...
Jul 20, 2021
B.C's smoking wildfires and Annamie Paul's reprieve: In The News for July 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 19, 2021
Limited visibility on Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Clinton, future closures possible
100 MILE HOUSE - A travel advisory is in effect for both directions on Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Clinton. Drive B.C. stated there's limited visibility with smoke due to a wildfire and futu...
Jul 18, 2021
Heat warning ends but fires still burn
KAMLOOPS - One good thing this morning is that Environment Canada has ended the heat warning that's been in effect for our area these past few days. Temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid-t...
Jul 15, 2021
First Nation to release report on unmarked graves at Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Tk'emlps te Secwpemc First Nation is set to release a report today outlining the findings of a search of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School property using ground-penetr...
Jul 15, 2021
Tremont Creek wildfire puts 675 properties on evacuation alert
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Wednesday (July 14) evening. The 750-hectare Tremont Creek wildfire ne...
Jul 14, 2021
New wildfires continue to spring up
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Interior continues to get slammed by wildfires. 31 fires have broken out in the province in the past two days. 107 fires are burning in the Kamloops Fire Centre, 65 in the Cariboo....
Jul 14, 2021
Anxiety heightened with new Sparks Lake evacuation order
KAMLOOPS - Two weeks after it ignited, the Sparks Lake Wildfire is threatening more properties. In the last 24 hours, 119 homes south of the fire have been evacuated and one of them belonged to 93-yea...
Jul 13, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation alert for 50 properties near Barnes Lake
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Tuesday (July 13) evening. The five-hectare Tremont Creek wildfire nea...
Jul 13, 2021
Heat and air quality warning issued for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued heat and air quality warnings for Kamloops this week. So far this month, B.C. ambulance services has responded to five heat-related patient events, compared to...
Jul 13, 2021
