Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Juniper Ridge residents press city hall for escape plan after Canada Day close call
KAMLOOPS - After a close call with the Juniper Ridge wildfire on July 1, residents are asking the City of Kamloops to add alternative emergency routes to the neighbourhood. With Highland Road being th...
Jul 05, 2021
Kamloops Fire Centre: fuels will remain dry even with precipitation
KAMLOOPS - There are 63 active wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre as of July 5 - including the four fires of note: Durand Lake, Lytton, McKay Creek and Sparks Lake.As the Kamloops Fire Centre exper...
Jul 05, 2021
Sparks Lake wildfire threatening Skeetchestn, no structures lost on band land
KAMLOOPS - The Sparks Lake wildfire north of Kamloops Lake is now up to just over 39 thousand hectares, and still out of control. An area restriction order remains in effect. 130 firefighters have bee...
Jul 05, 2021
B.C. Liberals call for state of emergency to deal with provincial wildfires
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The BC Liberals are calling on John Horgan and the NDP to enact a provincial state of emergency due to the raging wildfires ravaging parts of the province.Prince George-Mackenzie...
Jul 05, 2021
'It's got to change right away': MLAs press City of Kamloops for Juniper Ridge emergency plan
KAMLOOPS - The two Kamloops MLAs are calling on the City of Kamloops to take immediate action after a problematic evacuation of Juniper Ridge last week.As a lightning-sparked wildfire threatened the n...
Jul 05, 2021
Severe thunderstorm watch for South Thompson area
KAMLOOPS - People in the South Thompson area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a severe thunde...
Jul 05, 2021
B.C. unveils guidelines for fall return to campus
VICTORIA - Students, faculty and staff at B.C.'s colleges and universities - including Thompson Rivers University (TRU) - are supported to come back together for in-person learning this fall.The Retur...
Jul 05, 2021
Official wildfire numbers could jump today
KAMLOOPS - There are 196 active fires listed on the B.C. Wildfire site this morning, but that is probably a conservative amount. At least 40 fires have sparked in the past two days, but more will show...
Jul 05, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation order for Sabiston Creek properties due to Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order has been issued in the vicinity of Sabiston Lake by Chair Ken Gillis from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Kamloo...
Jul 04, 2021
Fire crews working on Strawberry Hill fire
UPDATE 1:00 p.m. July 4 - The wildfire approximately three kilometres east of Highway 5 on Strawberry Hill is estimated at five hectares and is classified as out of control. B.C. Wildfire Service said...
Jul 04, 2021
