Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue asks residents to be on alert as interface fire risk increases
KAMLOOPS - Amid a heat wave with projected temperatures in the high 30s, Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says the risk of interface wildfires within the city has increased.In a news release issued Tuesday ...
Jul 27, 2022
Kamloops man arrested and held by police now facing 10 charges related to property crime
KAMLOOPS - After initially being called to a disturbance on Friday morning (July 22), Kamloops RCMP say a local man has been charged with 10 offences related to stolen property. In a release, Cpl. Cry...
Jul 26, 2022
Lillooet residents advised of mid-week closure of hospital's emergency department
LILLOOET - People living in the Lillooet area are being warned that the emergency department at the Lillooet Hospital will be briefly closed starting tomorrow. In a release, Interior Health (IH) says ...
Jul 26, 2022
One person killed in two-vehicle collision on Trans Canada Highway near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP say one person was killed after a two-vehicle collision along the Trans Canada Highway yesterday (July 25). In a release, Staff Sgt. Scott West says around 2:05 p.m ...
Jul 26, 2022
Clearwater ER to temporarily close overnight
CLEARWATER - Clearwater area residents are being advised of another overnight emergency department closure at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Interior Health says the department will 'go on diversion'...
Jul 26, 2022
Merritt's wastewater system fully operational after November flood event
MERRITT - More than eight months after devastating floods damaged the wastewater treatment facility in Merritt, the city opened the valves to the repaired rapid infiltration basin today (July 26)."Whi...
Jul 26, 2022
'Health care where and when you need it is not a reality in B.C.'; HAWC call for new model in Ashcroft
KAMLOOPS - It's a story that has become all too common in the region. A public outcry following yet another closure of a small town emergency department.It's not Merritt or Clearwater this time, but A...
Jul 26, 2022
Top 100 ranking brings new attention, and new golfers to Tobiano Golf Course
KAMLOOPS - In ranking Tobiano Golf Course the 90th best in the world, the Golf Digest website wrote Tobiano is a "ruggedly beautiful course" and the wide-open property is a labyrinth of dry ravines an...
Jul 26, 2022
Cooling centre opens in Kamloops as temperatures reach 35°C threshold
KAMLOOPS - Staying cool is the name of the game in Kamloops this week. While the temperatures aren't nearly as lethal as last summer's heat dome, people are still taking shelter. "It's hot outside and...
Jul 26, 2022
Local Indigenous leaders react to Pope's apology
EDMONTON - Indigenous leaders from across the country travelled to the Edmonton area to witness Pope Francis's apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools - including Tk'emlups te Se...
Jul 26, 2022
