Author Archives: Doug Collins
Canada to receive 3.7 million more COVID-19 doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses. The new deliv...
Jul 05, 2021
Out-of-province help arriving in B.C. starting Monday, but more lightning in the forecast
VICTORIA - Since April 1, B.C. Wildfire Service has seen 633 wildfires burn roughly 83,000 hectares. Fifty-six per cent of the wildfires are human caused, 31 per cent lightning, and the rest are under...
Jul 04, 2021
B.C. government provides guidelines on what to do in an evacuation order and alert
VICTORIA - Due to the ongoing threat of wildfires to communities and citizens, many communities around British Columbia have been put on evacuation order or evacuation alert, and the B.C. government i...
Jul 04, 2021
Evacuations and wildfires of note updated at Thompson-Nicola Regional District meeting
UPDATE 1:30 AM July 4 The Skeetchstn Indian Band has issued an evacuation order as of 10:00 PM Saturday July 2nd. The order was issued because of movement in the Sparks Lake wildfire. The order affect...
Jul 03, 2021
High vaccination rate, low COVID-19 cases point to further reopening in B.C.
VICTORIA - High COVID-19 vaccination rates and a dramatic drop in cases that hasn't been seen since last August have set the stage for a further loosening of restrictions in British Columbia this week...
Jun 28, 2021
Lytton First Nation hopes to receive provincial funding for searching residential school site
Support services are in place online for residential school survivors and others who are affected. -- KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government's announcement of $12 million towards investigative work at former ...
Jun 28, 2021
New daily temperature record in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops reached a new record maximum temperature Saturday. At 6 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the temperature reached 40.4 degrees Celsius at Fulton Field, topping the old mark of 38.4 degrees ...
Jun 26, 2021
Emergency Centre open in Peachland
PEACHLAND -Central Okanagan, B.C. -The Emergency Operations Centre has been activated to support BC Wildfire Service, West Kelowna, Kelowna and Joe Rich fire crews fighting the Peachland Maranatha Fir...
Jun 26, 2021
Highway 1 west of Golden re-opening late Saturday after vehicle incident
KAMLOOPS - Highway 1 approximately 14 to 24 kilometres west of Golden is estimated to re-open at 8 p.m. Saturday (June 26). Drive B.C. said a vehicle incident in the morning - where a vehicle caught f...
Jun 26, 2021
Advocates say in-person support crucial for residential school survivors
Indigenous advocates in Canada are calling for more cultural and mental-health supports for residential school survivors as communities discover unmarked graves at former sites. Front-line organizatio...
Jun 25, 2021
