Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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UPDATE: The City of Kamloops announced it has rescinded its evacuation alert for the neighbourhoods of Campbell Creek, Dallas, and Barnhartvale.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Distric...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KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) partially rescinded an evacuation alert due to the July Mountain wildfire south of Merritt Saturday (Aug. 7) afternoon.The evacuation alert has ...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
Evacuation Order south of Merritt - Coquihalla remains open
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Order for a region south of Merritt due to the July Mountain Wildfire.The order is intersected by the Coquihalla highway, howe...
Aug 06, 2021
COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Interior Health region
KAMLOOPS - With 275 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health Friday, new tighter restrictions have been announced for the Central Okanagan region. It's the highest daily total recorded within the Inte...
Aug 06, 2021
BC SPCA: Kamloops is 'most affected area' for kennel cough outbreak
KAMLOOPS - The BC SPCA is warning the public about an 'unusual outbreak of kennel cough in dogs across the province - and says Kamloops is the most affected area."We are hearing of cases in the commun...
Aug 06, 2021
