Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New mapping shows merged Brooks Creek/July Mountain fire at over 20,000 hectares
MERRITT, B.C. - On Monday, the BC Wildfire Service confirmed that the July Mountain wildfire had jumped the Coquihalla highway and merged with the Brooks Creek fire. At that time the July Mountain fir...
Aug 17, 2021
Lytton Creek wildfire sees major growth
MERRITT, B.C. - On Sunday night, the BC Wildfire Service estimated that the Lytton Creek fire was approximately 56,000 hectares, as of Monday night, it's now over 71,000 hectares."Today (Aug 16), crew...
Aug 17, 2021
Mudslides add to fire woes
KAMLOOPS - It's hard to go anywhere in the province this morning (Tuesday), especially if you want to head west. The Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope was closed overnight because of wildfire danger...
Aug 17, 2021
Equipment failure knocks out power for more than 1,500 customers in Juniper Ridge
UPDATE (6:15 p.m.): BC Hydro updated the cause of outage. It is now due to an equipment failure. Crews are on site and power is estimated to return at 12:35 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 17). EARLIER: KAMLOOP...
Aug 16, 2021
Explosive weekend growth on Tremont Creek wildfire leads to more evacuations and alerts
KAMLOOPS - Plumes of smoke were visible from the Trans Canada Highway Monday (Aug. 16) morning, as the Tremont Creek wildfire now sits just four kilometres from Cherry Creek.Explosive growth on that f...
Aug 16, 2021
Merritt residents preparing to leave at a moment's notice
MERRITT - Three major fires are headed in the direction of Merritt and residents are getting ready to leave at a moment's notice."I could hear the wind blowing outside my door. I could smell it inside...
Aug 16, 2021
Tremont Creek wildfire 'moves past' Logan Lake, evacuation order still in effect
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The District of Logan Lake's evacuation update Monday (Aug. 16) afternoon says the Tremont Creek wildfire has moved past the community and continues to move in a south to northeast ...
Aug 16, 2021
Interior Health relocating long-term care residents as a result of wildfire activity
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says several residents have been relocated from regional long-term care facilities as a result of widespread fire activity. In a release Monday (Aug. 16), IH says it ha...
Aug 16, 2021
B.C. reports 1,434 new COVID-19 cases over the week, more than half of them in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - According to the latest update from health officials, Interior Health once again accounted for more than half of B.C.'s new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period. Between Aug. 13 and 16, t...
Aug 16, 2021
Bear spotted in North Shore
Kamloops RCMP are requesting residents to please temporarily avoid an area on the North Shore following a report of a bear sighting.Police were called to Renfrew Lane and Tranquille Road at around 12:...
Aug 16, 2021
