Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
MovieMart purchased by Kamloops Film Society, with plans to continue video rentals
KAMLOOPS - With new ownership, and a new location, it won't exactly be business as usual for MovieMart, but the city's only video rental store will be sticking around. In a release today (Aug. 3), the...
Aug 03, 2021
Performance schedule released for 2021 Music in the Park
KAMLOOPS - Music lovers in Kamloops will soon return to Riverside Park for this year's installment of Music in the Park.All shows will be held at the Rotary Bandshell and will run from 7 p.m to 8:30 p...
Aug 03, 2021
Three people arrested in Kamloops after reported robbery, collisions, and vehicle fire in Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say three people have been arrested in relation to an alleged robbery, multiple vehicle collisions, and a vehicle fire in Riverside Park today (Aug. 3). RCMP Cst. Crystal Evel...
Aug 03, 2021
Interior Health to host pop-up vaccination clinic at FreshCo in Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says another pop-up vaccination clinic will be available in Kamloops next week. Starting Monday, Aug. 9, IH will be hosting a recurring pop-up clinic at the FreshCo gro...
Aug 03, 2021
Whitecroft properties given all clear as Embleton Mountain wildfire is being held
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert has been rescinded to give the all clear for 153 properties near Whitecroft.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) stated on Tuesday (Aug. 3) that the 991-hectare ...
Aug 03, 2021
Kamloops RCMP investigating semi-trailer truck collision and fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating after a semi-trailer truck caught fire along the Trans Canada Highway yesterday (Aug. 2). Cst. Crystal Evelyn says at around 5:50 p.m, police were called to ...
Aug 03, 2021
Evacuation order rescinded for remainder of Sicamous
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was downgraded by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Tuesday (Aug. 3) afternoon.The remaining evacuation order for 32 properties in the District of Sicamous due to t...
Aug 03, 2021
Mixed news on the wildfire front
KAMLOOPS - A mixed situation on the forest fire front this (August 3rd) morning. Some alerts and orders have been issued, and some have been downgraded. Tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM, the TNRD will be d...
Aug 03, 2021
Semi-trailer truck catches fire, closes westbound Highway 1 lanes west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE- 4:30 AM August 3- - A semi driver was pulled from his rig and taken to hospital with undetermined injuries following an incident last night in the westbound lanes of the Trans Canad...
Aug 02, 2021
TNRD rescinds evacuation order for 101 properties affected by Young Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order Monday (Aug. 2) evening. The evacuation order for 101 properties in the Bonaparte Plateau electoral area due to t...
Aug 02, 2021
