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Evacuation alert issued for 340 properties due to wildfire near Cariboo gold rush town of Barkerville
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert for 340 properties near the historic gold rush town of Barkerville and the District of Wells. The BC Wildfire Service...
Jul 11, 2024
RCMP increase presence, release images in follow-up to July 3 North Shore gang shooting
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are releasing a pair of images to the public in an effort to advance their investigation into a brazen gangland shooting on the Kamloops North Shore last week.The shooting took place l...
Jul 10, 2024
Williams Lake council issues request for IH review of Cariboo Memorial Hospital operations
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - On the heels of another overnight closure of the emergency department at the hospital in Williams Lake, leadership in the Cariboo has now requested that Interior Health conduct a...
Jul 10, 2024
Kamloops surpasses 40 degrees Celsius on July 9; multiple Interior communities set new temperature records
KAMLOOPS - The daily maximum temperature in Kamloops surpassed 40 degrees Celsius Tuesday (July 9). According to Environment Canada's weather summary, the 40.6 degrees recorded at Kamloops Airport is ...
Jul 10, 2024
Progress made but City of Merritt extends water restrictions
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is asking residents to continue to limit their non-essential water use until further notice.On Tuesday (July 9), the City of Merritt issued a news release explainin...
Jul 10, 2024
Interior emergency room closures result of lingering healthcare vacancy rates: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Over the past week, hospital in Clearwater, Merritt, Lillooet and Williams Lake have all experienced temporary emergency department closures. The overnight service interruptions are not a n...
Jul 09, 2024
City of Kamloops schedules 'unique experiential event' to celebrate arts community, promote arts centre plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is putting on what it calls a "one-of-a-kind, experiential event" meant to celebrate arts in the community and raise excitement for its proposed performing arts centre....
Jul 09, 2024
City of Kamloops operating cooling centre at McArthur Island rink during heat wave
KAMLOOPS - The NHL rink at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre in Brocklehurst will open as a cooling centre Tuesday (July 9). The City of Kamloops says the rink at 1655 Island Parkway will give re...
Jul 09, 2024
Preliminary numbers show Cache Creek, Lillooet and Lytton surpassed 40 degrees Celsius on July 8
KAMLOOPS - Three communities in B.C.'s southern interior surpassed 40 degrees Celsius Monday (July 8) while setting new daily maximum temperature records. According to Environment Canada's weather sum...
Jul 09, 2024
Cooling options becoming available around Kamloops in response to record-breaking temperatures
KAMLOOPS - The heat is on in Kamloops and the response efforts have kicked in over the past weekend to prevent heat-related injuries and deaths. Glenn Hilke, operator of The Loop drop-in centre along ...
Jul 08, 2024
