Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Seymour Arm given all clear as Hunakwa Lake fire calms
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The Hunakwa Lake wildfire is no longer a threat to the community of Seymour Arm.As of Friday (Aug. 20) at 12:00 noon, Seymour Arm has been given the 'all clear' by the Columbia-Shu...
Aug 20, 2021
Eighty-eight properties get 'all clear' near Sparks Lake fire
KAMLOOPS - It's another sign that the wildfire situation in the B.C. Interior has eased slightly.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has dropped the evacuation alert for 88 properties on the norther...
Aug 20, 2021
Younger adults the most unvaccinated, but that can change: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health leads the new COVID-19 case counts across the province, which continue to rise - and the majority of the new cases are being found in unvaccinated people, aged 20-to-40.This...
Aug 20, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 663; hospitalizations and ICU admissions on the rise
VICTORIA - On the heels of tightened COVID-19 restrictions in Interior Health, this health authority remains the province's leader in new cases.The latest report from the B.C. Ministry of Health Frida...
Aug 20, 2021
Mask mandate, tighter restrictions return to entire Interior Health region due to accelerated COVID-19 spread
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is going backward in its public health restrictions after the re-accelerated spread of COVID-19.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced masks are now mandat...
Aug 20, 2021
COVID-19 adds complication to wildfire-prompted care home evacuations
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) is feeling the pressure with COVID-19 cases rising - and now the added layer of wildfire evacuation orders.IH Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton told CFJC News she...
Aug 20, 2021
USW plans barbecue to welcome Logan Lake residents home, acknowledge fire prevention efforts
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The United Steelworkers Local 7619 at Highland Valley Copper will be hosting a thank-you barbecue in Logan Lake for wildland and structural firefighters and to welcome the community...
Aug 20, 2021
TNRD lifts evacuation order for 650+ Merritt-area properties, including Lower Nicola community
MERRITT, B.C. - Hundreds of residents whose properties surround the eastern edge of the Lytton Creek wildfire are on their way home today.Friday (Aug. 20), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District lifted...
Aug 20, 2021
Wildfire smoke has been thicker, lingered longer over Kamloops this year than any in recent memory: province
KAMLOOPS - There is debate around whether this has been the worst fire season in recent memory for the B.C. Interior, but when it comes to the smoke in the air, there is no debate.Ben Weinstein is the...
Aug 20, 2021
Kamloops man decides on scratch-and-win impulse buy, comes away with $500,000
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man's impulse buy at a local gas station has made him $500,000 richer.B.C. Lottery Corporation (BCLC) says Domenico Di Giacomo bought a Saturday morning newspaper at the local Ca...
Aug 20, 2021
