Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Reflecting on lessons learned from Juniper East wildfire a year ago
KAMLOOPS - Dan Baudin remembers the Juniper East wildfire like it was yesterday. Only a year has passed, but he vividly remembers the lightning strike on the evening of Canada Day and could sense a bi...
Jun 30, 2022
Price hikes expected for long weekend gas prices as Kamloops deals with supply delays
KAMLOOPS - It's been months of paying more than two dollars a litre for gas in Kamloops, and this weekend you can expect to pay even more. Vijay Muralidharan is the Managing Director for R Cube Econom...
Jun 30, 2022
TNRD, City of Merritt strike deal to offer fire protection to majority of Lower Nicola properties
LOWER NICOLA, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has announced a deal with the City of Merritt to restore fire protection to the majority of Lower Nicola properties that had service pulled o...
Jun 30, 2022
Fires and floods; Lytton students persevere through unusual year
LYTTON, B.C. - School is out for summer across British Columbia. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the school year was almost a return to normal, depending on where you live. Some ...
Jun 30, 2022
Two fatalities after three-vehicle highway collision in Blue River area
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - RCMP say two people have died in an automobile crash in the Blue River area Wednesday afternoon (June 29). In a release, Cpl. Mike Halskov with BC Highway Patrol says around 2:05 p....
Jun 30, 2022
Sisters of St. Ann 'saddened' by returned donation, pledge to work toward reconciliation
KAMLOOPS - The Sisters of Saint Ann say they are "saddened" by a decision by an Edmonton-based scholarship foundation to return a $500,000 donation. The Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation announce...
Jun 29, 2022
'(Lytton) doesn't seem to be a priority for this provincial government': Fraser-Nicola MLA
LYTTON B.C. - Residents in the Village of Lytton are still struggling to rebuild their homes and their lives, one year after the devastating wildfire ripped through the downtown core. The province of ...
Jun 29, 2022
City freshet update: heavy rain could spike river levels early next week
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops remains vigilant when it comes to river levels throughout the city, as the weather forecast for Monday could bring more rain to the region.According to Greg Wightman, U...
Jun 29, 2022
One year after devastating fire, Lytton residents still struggling to rebuild
LYTTON B.C. - Tomorrow will mark a sombre anniversary in our province. June 30, 2021 - the day Lytton was lost to fire. While both the federal and provincial governments have recently pledged millions...
Jun 29, 2022
Researchers invite input on Kamloops culture in interactive museum exhibit
KAMLOOPS - A new exhibit is now open at the Kamloops Museum and Archives in partnership with Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and the City of Kamloops. Visitors will be guided through a research metho...
Jun 29, 2022
