Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Quiet Weekend for Wildfires
KAMLOOPS - A quiet weekend on the wildfire front. 15 active fires in the province, with only one new fire. Eight fires are currently active in the Kamloops Fire Centre. There are no wildfires of note ...
May 10, 2021
Homeless encampment fire put out near Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A fire along the South Thompson River in Valleyview was put out Sunday (May 9) afternoon.Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) told CFJC Today they sent four vehicles to the riverbank near Kelly Dougl...
May 09, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure at Valleyview Secondary
KAMLOOPS - A potential COVID-19 exposure transpired at Valleyview Secondary School between May 3 to 5.Students and staff who may have been in direct contact with the COVID-positive individual are bein...
May 09, 2021
Fire spreads to trees in Juniper Ridge but doesn't cause significant damage; fire crews remind public to be careful again
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews extinguished a small fire that spread to a few trees and shrubs in Juniper Ridge Friday (May 8) evening.While the damage wasn't significant, and it wasn't the fir...
May 08, 2021
Kamloops' ice cream scene growing ahead of summer season
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many of the summer staples Kamloops would normally enjoy, but the local ice cream scene has stood its ground - and even flourished. With two new ice cream ...
May 07, 2021
B.C. employment declined amid circuit breaker restrictions in April
KAMLOOPS - The third wave of the pandemic has caused another dip in employment in Canada with a decline of 207,000 jobs in April. B.C. also experienced employment losses of 1.6 per cent, the first sub...
May 07, 2021
Interior Health issues alert after Merritt sees increase in overdoses
MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health has issued an overdose alert for Merritt, warning of the presence of benzodiazepines in street drugs in that community.The alert, posted to the IH website, notes a rece...
May 07, 2021
Dry April drops Kamloops-area snowpack well below normal
VICTORIA - A very dry month of April has dropped snowpack around the Kamloops area to well below normal levels.According to the May 1 snow survey from the B.C. River Forecast Centre, overall snowpack ...
May 07, 2021
PHOTOS: RCMP, fire chief team up to rescue stranded dog near Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A Logan Lake RCMP member partnered with the community's volunteer fire chief for a risky rescue mission last week.The call came in to Logan Lake RCMP at about 11:10 a.m. last Wednes...
May 07, 2021
The Florentine in Merritt giving up complex care licence
MERRITT, B.C. - The Florentine in Merritt has announced that the facility will be giving up its complex care licence."After spending two years in planning and 2 years of construction to build the best...
May 07, 2021
