Author Archives: James Peters
Kamloops launches one-year organic waste collection pilot program in September
KAMLOOPS - After surveying the public, the City of Kamloops will launch its organic waste collection pilot program in September 2021. The pilot program, Phase Two of the city's Curbside Organic Waste ...
Jul 12, 2021
Multiple fatalities after crane collapses in downtown Kelowna, police say
KELOWNA - Multiple people are dead after a crane attached to a high-rise building under construction collapsed in downtown Kelowna, B.C., on Monday, police said. "There are multiple confirmed fataliti...
Jul 12, 2021
Another hot week in store for Kamloops - but nothing like the late-June heat dome
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has put a heat warning in place for Kamloops and the surrounding area for the week ahead. Forecaster Lisa Erven says temperatures are expected to hit the mid-to-high 30s ...
Jul 12, 2021
Evacuation alerts lifted around Napier Lake, Deka Lake fires
KAMLOOPS AND 100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There is some good news on the wildfire front, as tensions around a pair of Interior wildfires have eased. On Monday afternoon (July 12), the Thompson-Nicola Region...
Jul 12, 2021
Sandman Centre re-opening as a cooling centre this week
KAMLOOPS - The concourse at the Sandman Centre will be open between today (July 12) and Wednesday (July 14) as a cooling centre to provide residents with temporary relief from the current heat event.A...
Jul 12, 2021
City of Kamloops, B.C. government meet to discuss secondary access out of Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops appears to have a map on moving forward following the issues caused by the July 1 East Interface Fire.Mayor Ken Christian and Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin ...
Jul 12, 2021
TNRD evacuates 132 properties near Whitecroft wildfire
WHITECROFT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has announced an evacuation in and around the community of Whitecroft. WATCH: (Video Credit: Facebook / Kari Ann) The evacuation was announced ...
Jul 10, 2021 Image Credit: Contributed / Karen Simmonds
B.C. SPCA rescues 41 animals from behind evacuation lines in Lytton
KAMLOOPS - B.C. SPCA said animal protection officers were able to rescue 41 animals from 27 different properties behind fire evacuation lines in Lytton on Thursday (July 8). The SPCA was granted acces...
Jul 10, 2021
Environment Canada counted 26,000 lightning strikes in B.C. Interior Thursday night
KAMLOOPS - A lightning storm that swept through the southern Interior Thursday evening (July 8) has officials worrying about new fire starts.Environment Canada's Doug Lundquist says multiple storm sys...
Jul 09, 2021
First look at devastation for Lytton, B.C., residents who are homeless after wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - Residents of Lytton, B.C., return to their Fraser Canyon village today for a first glimpse of what remains after fleeing for their lives ahead of a raging wildfire last week. The displa...
Jul 09, 2021
