Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops man arrested on robbery warrant, has ties to Aberdeen Mall robbery
KAMLOOPS - A 30-year-old man was arrested on an unendorsed warrant of robbery out of Kamloops, and on a warrant for failure to comply with probation out of New Westminster.Kamloops RCMP responded to a...
Jul 14, 2021
Small evacuation alert enacted for Douglas Lake-area wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued a new evacuation alert in relation to a fire northeast of Douglas Lake.The evacuation alert covers five properties threatened by the White R...
Jul 14, 2021
Shuswap community of Seymour Arm placed under evacuation alert
SEYMOUR ARM, B.C. - The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District has put the community of Seymour Arm on evacuation alert.The CSRD's Emergency Operations Centre says the alert is due to the 230-hectare Huna...
Jul 14, 2021
Evacuation alert for 199 properties in Bonaparte Plateau area
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Wednesday (July 14) morning. The alert was issued to 199 properties in...
Jul 14, 2021
Whitecroft- and Ashcroft-area fires show growth Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - There has been growth on a pair of fires within the Kamloops Fire Centre.According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the Embleton Mountain fire near Whitecroft is now measured at 516 hectares.H...
Jul 14, 2021
Smoking materials the cause of Columbia Street fire: KFR
KAMLOOPS - A fire on 1214 Columbia Street that took Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews hours to extinguish on Friday (July 10) has a determined cause.Chief Fire Prevention Officer Dean Olstad said the c...
Jul 14, 2021
Kamloops RCMP looking for owner of wooden urn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for the owner of what is believed to be a wooden urn.In June, police were contacted regarding a wooden urn, and what appeared to be a bag of ashes, turned into a l...
Jul 14, 2021
Service Canada sets up dedicated phone line for Lytton evacuees
LYTTON, B.C. - As evacuees from Lytton were forced from their homes in a matter of minutes on June 30 as a fire swept through the Village, many left with just the shirts on their back.To assist with t...
Jul 14, 2021
Barriere COVID-19 clinic closes early due to heat
BARRIERE, B.C. - The Barriere COVID-19 immunization clinic is closing at 2 p.m. today (July 14) due to extreme heat.Interior Health said individuals with booked appointments after 2 p.m. are being con...
Jul 14, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes boat crash, stolen truck recovered and numerous drug seizures
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 450 calls for service from midnight on Friday, July 9, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday July 12, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.Boat crash s...
Jul 14, 2021
