Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Landscape blazes keep fire crews busy
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire crews had to deal with a trio of landscape fires last night (Thursday) . One of the fires, reported just before 8:45 Thursday night, was in Riverside Park in the area of UJI W...
May 07, 2021
Stankoven helps Canada to Under-18 gold
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward Logan Stankoven helped Canada to a gold medal in the championship of the World Under-18 hockey playdowns last night. Stankoven scored the third goal of the game as ...
May 07, 2021
Kamloops officers recognized for life-saving work preventing impaired crashes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP officers were recently recognized by the local Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter for their service. Last month (April 27), MADD Kamloops Community Leader Roxanne Engli pai...
May 06, 2021
