Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Bonaparte First Nation fish camp preserves tradition and fish
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - For the past two weeks, Keith Zabotel has been camped down on the bank of the Thompson River. He's spent his days tending these nets, catching some of the sockeye salmon that are c...
Aug 31, 2022
Windsor hockey team, Unifor help Merritt residents rebuild after November flooding
loopsMERRITT, B.C. - Dayna Charters' basement was destroyed after November flooding in Merritt. Months later, insurance determined it would not cover the damage from the flood. However, thanks to the ...
Aug 31, 2022
Campfire ban to end in Kamloops Fire Centre Friday
KAMLOOPS - Campfires will be allowed through the Kamloops Fire Centre for the Labour Day long weekend.The BC Wildfire Service said in a news release Wednesday (Aug. 31) that effective noon on Friday (...
Aug 31, 2022
'I'm confident we will see progress'; Overdose Awareness Day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The overdose crisis unrelentingly takes lives around the world, while at home in British Columbia, the death toll has surpassed 10,000 since 2016, with 1,327 being Indigenous.Wednesday (Aug...
Aug 31, 2022
School zones in effect starting Tuesday, warns Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Starting Tuesday (Sept. 7) school zones across the city will be in effect every school day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vehicles are required to slow down to 30 km/h.RCMP officers are asking drive...
Aug 31, 2022
KFR crews knock down grassfire between Hillside Drive and Cariboo Place
KAMLOOPS - Traffic was delayed on Hillside Drive as Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) firefighters battled a fire in the area.Around 11:15 Wednesday morning an interface fire was reported to Kamloops Fire Re...
Aug 31, 2022
Grassfire developing in lower Aberdeen, residents asked to avoid Hillside Drive
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are asked to avoid the Hillside Drive area from Notre Dame Drive to Hillside Way due to a grassfire along the hillside of Cariboo Place Industrial Park.Kamloops Fire Resc...
Aug 31, 2022
Kamloops Councillor Denis Walsh announces he won't seek re-election in 2022
KAMLOOPS - The ninth and final member of Kamloops' current council announced his intentions ahead of the 2022 municipal election.During Tuesday's (Aug. 30) meeting, Councillor Denis Walsh announced he...
Aug 31, 2022
Small plane crashes into Merritt airport
MERRITT, B.C. - A small airplane crash at the Merritt Airport led to one man sustaining non-life threatening injuries.Cst. Jon Puterbough with the Merritt RCMP says the lone individual got caught in a...
Aug 31, 2022
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with van on Highway 1 west of Kamloops
UPDATE (9 a.m.): BC Highway Patrol confirms a motorcyclist - a man in his 80s from the Kamloops area - died after colliding with a van. According to Highway Patrol, a van towing a trailer entered High...
Aug 31, 2022
