Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Flooding shuts down Highway 5A section between Merritt and Kamloops
MERRITT - A section of Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt has been closed due to flooding this afternoon (May 4). According to Drive BC, the flooding has closed the portion of the road from the j...
Dylana Kneeshaw May 04, 2020 (Image Credit: Drive BC / Google Maps)
BC health officials report 53 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday, three more deaths
VICTORIA - Since Saturday, there have been 53 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in British Columbia, bringing the provincial case-count to 2,224. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 34 cases we...
Dylana Kneeshaw May 04, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaking at a May 2 update. (Image Credit: BC Government)
BC Transit fare collection and front-door loading to return in June
KAMLOOPS - Starting next month, front door loading, and fare collection will continue with B.C Transit buses- including those in Kamloops. In a release, BC Transit says on June 1, new enhanced safety ...
May 04, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Speeding increase on B.C roads sparks ICBC campaign asking drivers to slow down
VANCOUVER - ICBC, the provincial government, and police in B.C are teaming up on a month-long campaign urging drivers to slow down. In a release, ICBC says, "with fewer vehicles on our roads right now...
May 04, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Elephant Hill wildfire determined to be caused by smoking materials
ASHCROFT - The BC Wildfire Service has now determined the cause of the Elephant Hill wildfire in 2017. Investigators and cause specialists have determined that the most likely cause of the fire was sm...
May 04, 2020 (file photo)
Dry April in Kamloops, with 30 per cent of normal precipitation recorded
KAMLOOPS - According to Environment Canada, April in Kamloops was cooler, and drier than normal this year. Most of British Columbia saw less rain than normal last month, and Meteorologist Lisa Ervin s...
May 03, 2020 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
Cost increase, delays to highway four-laning through Chase draws the ire of former Transportation Minister
CHASE, B.C - A former BC Transportation Minister, and current MLA says the continuation of a four-laning Trans Canada Highway project in the Chase area has been a long time coming. With the BC Governm...
Dylana Kneeshaw May 02, 2020 (Image Credit: Government of British Columbia)
Two additional deaths, and 26 new COVID-19 cases identified in B.C
VICTORIA - The province announced 26 new cases of COVID-19 today (May 2), for a total of 2,171 cases in B.C. In Saturday's update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says of those cases, 72 pe...
May 02, 2020 Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry providing an update on COVID-19 on April 30, 2020 (Image Credit: Province of British Columbia)
Cold front brings special weather statements for South Thompson region, and Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS - Due to an incoming cold front, Environment Canada has issued multiple special weather statements today (May 2) for the southern Interior, South Thompson, Shuswap, and Fraser Canyon regions....
May 02, 2020 (Image Credit: Drive BC)
Kamloops mayor says social-distancing complaints 'not a bad number' for size of city
KAMLOOPS - Mayor Ken Christian says most Kamloops residents have been respecting social-distancing measures put forth by the province, but both police and bylaw have been responding to some public com...
May 01, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
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