Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Drop-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics being set up at Northhills Shopping Centre
KAMLOOPS - Starting Tuesday (Aug. 10), Interior Health will host drop-in immunization clinics at Northhills Shopping Centre in Kamloops for anyone who has not yet received their first dose of the COVI...
Aug 08, 2021
First Nations group finishing journey from Yukon to Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc
TK'EMLUPS - Warriors Walk for Healing Nations is set to arrive in Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) territory on Monday (Aug. 9) to complete their journey.The group, who are from the Tahltan, Vuntut Gwich'in...
Aug 08, 2021
Evacuation order rescinded for 60 properties impacted by Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Evacuation orders issued over a month ago (June 29 and 30, and July 4) have been downgraded to evacuation alerts.Late Saturday (Aug. 7), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) partial...
Aug 08, 2021
White Rock Lake wildfire: evacuation order downgraded for 220 properties, all clear for 177
UPDATE: The City of Kamloops announced it has rescinded its evacuation alert for the neighbourhoods of Campbell Creek, Dallas, and Barnhartvale.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Distric...
Aug 07, 2021
TNRD partially rescinds evacuation alert to 142 properties impacted by July Mountain wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) partially rescinded an evacuation alert due to the July Mountain wildfire south of Merritt Saturday (Aug. 7) afternoon.The evacuation alert has ...
Aug 07, 2021
Two users at Canada Games Aquatic Centre test positive for COVID-19, contact tracing underway
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has informed the City of Kamloops that two individuals who attended the Canada Games Aquatic Centre at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) July 30 afternoon have tested...
Aug 07, 2021
George Petel confirmed as Liberals candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding
KAMLOOPS - The Liberal Electoral District Association for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo announced the party's candidate for the next federal election.George Petel, a lawyer who was born in Kamloops and ra...
Aug 07, 2021
Long weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes threats with glass and firearms
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 520 calls for service over the B.C. Day long weekend from midnight, Friday July 30, to 9 a.m. on Tuesday Aug. 3, 2021. Below are some highlights fro...
Aug 07, 2021
Evacuation Order issued because of threatening Lytton Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Lytton Creek Wildfire is threatening some properties along the eastern edge of the Fraser River, northeast of Lytton. It has prompted the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) to iss...
Aug 06, 2021
Movement in July Mountain wildfire leads to Evacuation Alert
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for 142 properties south of Merritt in Electoral Area "N" (Beautiful Nicola Valley-South).The Alert runs south from the ...
Aug 06, 2021
