Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Logan Lake evacuation order lifted, residents to return home
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - One week after residents were forced to flee a raging wildfire, the people of Logan Lake are on their way home.The district's website says the evacuation order put in place Aug. 12 ...
Aug 19, 2021
'This memo is damning': Kamloops MLA outraged over lack of firefighting resources
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government is facing some serious questions after a leaked memo pointed to an extreme fire season and a lack of resources that wouldn't be able to keep up. It forced resident...
Aug 19, 2021
Man cleaning up neglected Gold Bridge-area property was actually breaking and entering: RCMP
LILLOOET, B.C. - RCMP in Lillooet are reporting an incident many property owners would consider a positive situation, even when one did not.According to a news release, it happened at a property on Gu...
Aug 19, 2021
Merritt councillor Bhangu makes first public statement since being charged
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt City Councillor Mike Bhangu has spoken to Q101 News regarding the uttering threats charge against him."The allegations are coming from an uninvited individual who came to my ho...
Aug 19, 2021
'It's a miracle': Monte Lake man describes seeing home still standing upon return
MONTE LAKE, B.C. - Ted Dickens' barn burned down, but not his house just metres away. As he came home Tuesday night - with the rest of Monte Lake and Paxton Valley residents being allowed to return - ...
Aug 18, 2021
TNRD gives all clear for 435 properties near White Rock Lake wildfire, including near Pritchard and Monte Creek
KAMLOOPS - A substantial number of properties impacted by the White Rock Lake wildfire have been given all clear status.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District rescinded an evacuation alert for 435 prop...
Aug 18, 2021
Kamloops more than doubles weekly COVID-19 cases
KAMLOOPS - For the second week in a row, Kamloops has more than doubled its weekly COVID-19 cases.The latest Local Health Area map from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control between Aug. 8 to 14 shows 1...
Aug 18, 2021
TNRD residents demand provincial wildfire response review
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says residents are demanding that the province reviews how it fights wildfires going forward by removing some of the red tape that stops the pub...
Aug 18, 2021
Mother of Kamloops soldier killed in Afghanistan horrified at Taliban takeover
KAMLOOPS - Last week marked the 13th anniversary of Master Corporal Erin Doyle's death. He was killed in action in Afghanistan, defending an outpost just east of Kandahar on Aug. 11, 2008. Late last w...
Aug 18, 2021
Merritt councillor Bhangu charged with uttering threats
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt City Councillor Mike Bhangu has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. Merritt RCMP confirm they received a report of uttering threats on July 5."The...
Aug 18, 2021
