Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
One person sent to hospital after plane overturns on Kamloops Lake
UPDATE (3:40 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP responded to a report involving a small plane that was found upside down in Kamloops Lake near Frederick Road. Cst. Crystal Evelyn said the lone occupant of the plane...
Jul 28, 2021
Health officials warn to be prepared for predicted heatwave in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As heat continues to build in the Interior, albeit not as intense at last month's heat dome, the potential for heat-related illness rises.Kamloops is projected to reach the mid-to-high '30s...
Jul 28, 2021
'It's a big relief': Walhachin evacuation order lifted as fire crews battle Tremont Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (July 26) night, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded an evacuation order that they had placed on the community of Walhachin.For Darren and Jody Carey, Tuesday (...
Jul 27, 2021
Counsellor: Smoke and haze causing summertime sadness
Kamloops is ranked "very high risk" on Environment Canada's Air Quality Index today (July 27).The advice from health officials remains the same - avoid outdoor activities and stay hydrated, but is the...
Jul 27, 2021
Chase woman charged in relation to October shooting at Lower Sahali motel
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a Chase woman has been charged after a shooting in Lower Sahali last fall.On October 16, 2020 at about 7:30 a.m., RCMP stormed the area of the Hospitality Inn on Columbia Street We...
Jul 27, 2021
Kamloops man arrested after alleged hit-and-run with stolen pickup truck
KAMLOOPS - A 33-year-old Kamloops man was arrested and faces multiple charges following an alleged hit-and-run.Kamloops RCMP said a stolen vehicle white Ford F-250 suddenly reversed, nearly striking a...
Jul 27, 2021
Salmon getting through Fraser River slide zone as officials ponder permanent fix
VANCOUVER - Officials say thousands of migrating salmon are making their way past an area of British Columbia's Fraser River where a waterway was restructured following a massive rock slide more than ...
Jul 27, 2021
Hundreds more on evacuation alert, dozens ordered out as White Rock Lake wildfire rages
UPDATE (3:20): Another evacuation order and alert were issued due to the White Rock Lake wildfire.The new order and alert from the TNRD affect properties in the Grasslands electoral area within the vi...
Jul 27, 2021
One dead after truck drives into lake south of Clinton
CLINTON, B.C. - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash about 10 kilometres south of Clinton on Sunday.North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says just after 9 p.m. that night a truck...
Jul 27, 2021
TNRD partially downgrades evacuation order for seven Barnes Lake properties
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) partially downgraded an evacuation order Tuesday (July 27).The evacuation order for seven properties near Barnes Lake in the Blue Sky Country du...
Jul 27, 2021
