Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Wildfire Service bans larger burns throughout entire Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Effective noon next Thursday (June 30), Category Three open fires will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.In a news release from BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) Thursday (June 23)...
Jun 23, 2022
Flood watch issued for Illecillewaet River near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The Illecillewaet River near Revelstoke was the latest Interior waterway put on flood watch by the B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) Wednesday (June 22) night.In an update by the B...
Jun 23, 2022
Merritt Mayor Linda Brown to run for re-election
MERRITT, B.C. - Mayor Linda Brown announced her intentions to run for re-election in Merritt's upcoming 2022 municipal election.When asked what she wants to focus on during her campaign for the electi...
Jun 23, 2022
Volunteer firefighter recruitment to begin next month for new Monte Creek protection zone
MONTE CREEK - After residents living in two electoral areas of the TNRD voted their approval last month, a new fire hall and protection zone is going to be established for Monte Creek. It's been years...
Jun 22, 2022
Weekend search planned for Shannon White and Ryan Shtuka
KAMLOOPS - Though her son Ryan has been missing for four and a half years, Heather Shtuka hasn't given up hope."Through our searches we focus on the very last time Ryan was seen. However, he had almos...
Jun 22, 2022
Former Canuck Gino Odjick speaks with Indigenous students about mental health
KAMLOOPS - In honour of Indigenous People's Day, School District 73 Kamloops-Thompson hosted a district-wide aboriginal youth wellness conference at TRU. Students in Grades 8 and 9 attended the all-da...
Jun 22, 2022
Flood warning issued for Blue River after heavy rainfall near Clearwater
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) has placed the Blue River on flood warning.It is the second B.C. waterway to be upgraded to flood warning stage, joining the Quesnel River, wh...
Jun 22, 2022
Barriere feeling paramedic shortage, despite new 24-hour ambulance service
KAMLOOPS - Like many communities in B.C., Barriere is feeling the effects of the paramedic shortage. They have one full-time ambulance with eight full-time paramedics providing 24-hour coverage, but t...
Jun 22, 2022
Kamloops Fire Rescue names Calgary's Ken Uzeloc new chief
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced that Ken Uzeloc has been named Chief of Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). He will assume the role on August 2, 2022. Uzeloc has over 30 years of experience, inc...
Jun 22, 2022
Little Shuswap Lake Band evacuates two properties; Shuswap Lake expected to peak over the weekend
CHASE, B.C. - The Little Shuswap Lake Band has issued an evacuation order for two lakefront properties due to high water.The properties are located at 288 and 292 Schouten Road, at the mouth of Chum C...
Jun 22, 2022
