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Kamloops RCMP, NSBIA say systemic changes needed to address ongoing social challenges
KAMLOOPS - There are growing calls in Kamloops for better mental health and addictions treatments, and specialized resources to address social disturbances on city streets. Kamloops RCMP say a signifi...
Jul 23, 2021
Kamloops mayor says The LOOP's role will be filled by newly-created day centres
KAMLOOPS - Less surprised and more frustrated, LOOP operator Glenn Hilke says he doesn't understand the City's decision to suspend the organization's business license, or the suspension of its funding...
Jul 22, 2021
State of emergency called in B.C. over growing wildfires
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister has declared a provincial state of emergency over the growing wildfire threat. Mike Farnworth says he made the decision based on information from ...
Jul 20, 2021
Remains of toppled crane removed in Kelowna, B.C., most evacuations lifted
KELOWNA, B.C. - Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in Kelowna, B.C., as crews have dismantled what remained of a crane that collapsed, killing five people. A statement issued ...
Jul 20, 2021
TNRD evacuates seven properties near Heffley Lake as Embleton Mountain fire shifts south
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service says an unexpected wind shift has played havoc with the Embleton Mountain wildfire near Whitecroft, leading to another evacuation. Late Monday night (July 19), the...
Jul 19, 2021
TNRD evacuates 28 more properties near Westwold due to growing White Rock Lake fire
WESTWOLD, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued a new evacuation order for 28 properties in the Westwold area, in the proximity of the White Rock Lake fire. Residents of the followin...
Jul 19, 2021
Area Restriction Order announced around Tremont Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Concern over the the Tremont Creek wildfire southwest of Kamloops, has led the BC Wildfire Service to invoke an Area Restriction Order.The order encompasses a large area of land, stretching...
Jul 18, 2021
Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. "We're not burning...
Jul 18, 2021
Evacuation order for Bonaparte Plateau due to Flat Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Saturday (July 17) evening.The West of Flat Lake wildfire that is meas...
Jul 17, 2021
White Rock Lake wildfire puts 213 properties on evacuation alert
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Friday (July 16) evening.The 2,500-hectare White Rock Lake wildfire so...
Jul 17, 2021
