Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Contract awarded for highway work through Chase
KAMLOOPS - A $32 million contract to four-lane a stretch of the Trans-Canada highway through Chase has been awarded to CIF Construction Ltd. of Prince George.The Ministry of Transportation says 1.6 ki...
May 27, 2021
VIDEO: A Cooney Bay campfire is potentially more dangerous than you might think
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) continues to focus on Cooney Bay as a potential location of dangerous, human-caused fires.Last week, KFR said it would hand out warnings to those using the beach ...
May 27, 2021
Kamloops residents excited for reopening, some will remain cautious as restrictions lift
KAMLOOPS - With Tuesday announcement of B.C.'s reopening plan, there is definite excitement in Kamloops about getting back to normal, but there is also hesitation among some who may feel strange about...
May 26, 2021
Imitation firearms highlight Kamloops RCMP's weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 455 calls for service from midnight on Friday, May 21, to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls. Nerf gun g...
May 26, 2021
Kamloops COVID-19 case count dropped to 22 last week: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - The latest COVID-19 data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows a marked decrease in new cases in Kamloops last week.The Local Health Area (LHA) map updated on the BCCDC web...
May 26, 2021
Kamloops tourism-dependent businesses celebrate prospect of COVID-19 restrictions being lifted soon
KAMLOOPS - Many local businesses are starting to plan for post-pandemic life, especially now that B.C. has released its restart plan. One of the industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic and res...
May 26, 2021
Gusty wind whips Tk'emlups grass fire before KFR crews bring it under control
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says a grass fire that ignited on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday morning (May 26) grew to about two hectares before firefighters got a handle on it.RAW VIDEO: (V...
May 26, 2021
UBCIC calls severed bear paws found near Shuswap Lake 'a complete lack of respect for wildlife'
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - Appalled and horrified.That's how the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) reacted to 80 to 100 severed bear paws - approximately 20 to 25 bears in total - being discovered in the Ang...
May 26, 2021
Golfathon for ALS tees off in Kamloops June 24
KAMLOOPS - The Professional Golfers' Association of British Columbia (PGA of B.C.) set June 2021 as its month for the 16th annual Golfathon for ALS 2021.On June 24, Kamloops Golf and Country Club will...
May 26, 2021
Grass fire breaks out on Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews are on scene of a grass fire on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday morning (May 26).The fire broke out near Salish Road at about 10:40 a.m. Smoke billowing from the ...
May 26, 2021
