Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New fires spotted Tuesday near Kamloops, Barriere
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service is informing the public of new wildfires in the Kamloops and Barriere areas, both of which popped up on Tuesday afternoon (July 13). The Mount Peter Ridge Line fir...
Jul 13, 2021 Image Credit: Twitter / @AlpineLifer
Anxiety heightened with new Sparks Lake evacuation order
KAMLOOPS - Two weeks after it ignited, the Sparks Lake Wildfire is threatening more properties. In the last 24 hours, 119 homes south of the fire have been evacuated and one of them belonged to 93-yea...
Jul 13, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation alert for 50 properties near Barnes Lake
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Tuesday (July 13) evening. The five-hectare Tremont Creek wildfire nea...
Jul 13, 2021
Heat and air quality warning issued for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued heat and air quality warnings for Kamloops this week. So far this month, B.C. ambulance services has responded to five heat-related patient events, compared to...
Jul 13, 2021
Missing 61-year-old Kamloops man last seen near Rayleigh Petro-Canada
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating 61-year-old Leslie Leahy.He was last seen on June 28 near the Petro-Canada on Highway 5 in Rayleigh carrying a large green b...
Jul 13, 2021
Residents west of Fraser River near Lytton given all-clear
LYTTON, B.C. - A group of residents living on the west side of the Fraser River near Lytton have been given the all-clear by municipal officials after spending two weeks under an evacuation alert.The ...
Jul 13, 2021
Two Shuswap brothers among those killed in Kelowna crane collapse
KELOWNA - Three of the four people confirmed dead in Monday's fatal crane collapse in downtown Kelowna have been identified through social media.According to GoFundMe, verified fundraising pages have ...
Jul 13, 2021
MLA Tegart calls on Horgan to ensure supports are in place for Lytton residents
MERRITT, B.C. - Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart has written to Premier John Horgan to ensure the correct supports are put in place for those displaced by the Lytton fire."My constituents suffered grea...
Jul 13, 2021
Online art auction to benefit people impacted by Lytton wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops artists are raising their paintbrushes to raise funds for those impacted by the Lytton wildfires.Kamloops Art Party is hosting an online art auction on Saturday (July 17). Proceeds...
Jul 13, 2021
Support for evacuees in Merritt extended to 30 days
MERRITT, B.C. - Any evacuees currently finding shelter in Merritt are now able to receive support for up to 30 days. When the EOC in Merritt first opened on June 30th, evacuees from Lytton were being ...
Jul 13, 2021
