Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fires near Juniper Ridge and Valleyview under control
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops East interface fire is classified as under control as of Saturday (July 3) morning, according to the Emergency Operations Centre. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) and B.C. Wildfire S...
Jul 03, 2021
Fires near Juniper Ridge and Valleyview being held, KFR receiving assistance
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops East interface fires adjacent to parts of Juniper Ridge and Valleyview continued to be held Friday (July 2) evening.A statement from the Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre (E...
Jul 03, 2021
Evacuation Order for dozens of properties south of Kamloops Lake
Update 8:50 P.M. - KAMLOOPS - A second Evacuation Order has been put in place for an additional 95 properties northeast of Logan Lake because of the Durand Lake wildfire.The properties are identified ...
Jul 02, 2021
Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre reactivated
KAMLOOPS - Ongoing struggles to snuff out a fire in an eastern section of Kamloops has led the City of Kamloops to reactivate its Emergency Operations Centre.The fire in the Valleyview and Juniper Rid...
Jul 02, 2021
At least two properties burned as a result of Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Tom Mills' house is gone. Left to pure rubble. All that is standing is the wood-burning chimney that sat in the middle of their home. "It's amazing to see this, eh," he said. "All the times...
Jul 02, 2021
Source of RIH COVID-19 outbreak under investigation by Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday (June 30), Interior Health declared a COVID-19 outbreak was taking place at Royal Inland Hospital. The outbreak was reported in the surgical unit on Six South.Six South remains...
Jul 02, 2021
More hot dry days are likely to result in a long wildfire season in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C. is dealing with 136 active wildfires across the province and all signs are pointing to a worsening situation. At a provincial news briefing, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) Director Cliff C...
Jul 02, 2021
Valleyview Drive closed as wildfire flares up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A fire near Thursday evening's wildfire in eastern Kamloops, has flared up again and has forced the closure of a road in Valleyview.Emergency crews have closed Valleyview Drive at the inter...
Jul 02, 2021
Thursday night lightning storm leads to 14 new fires in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says a massive electrical storm that crossed over Kamloops last night (July 1) produced 14 new fires in the area. Among the new starts was the large wildfire that th...
Jul 02, 2021
Some Lytton residents still unaccounted for after wildfire evacuation
LYTTON - The search continues today for multiple residents of a village in British Columbia's Interior that was decimated by a wildfire this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth hasn't said how...
Jul 02, 2021
