Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Get out of there': Family who fled Lytton wildfire describes escape, panic
LYTTON, B.C. - A family that fled a wildfire near Lytton, B.C., is wondering if they'll have a home to go back to as hundreds of residents of the village were ordered to leave because structures and p...
Jul 01, 2021
Lytton wildfire estimated at 8,000 hectares; MP says 90% of community destroyed
LYTTON, B.C. - The wildfire that swept through the Village of Lytton is now estimated at 8,000 hectares by the BC Wildfire Service. The quick moving fire was aided by strong winds on Wednesday night a...
Jul 01, 2021
Wildfire smoke moves over Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Smoke from the Sparks Lake wildfire has moved into the valley which is home to the city of Kamloops and Kamloops Lake, bringing back memories from smoky summers in 2017 and 2018.Environment...
Jul 01, 2021
Merritt activates EOC and Emergency Social Services to assist Lytton evacuees
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has officially activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and its Emergency Social Services building to assist evacuees from the Lytton wildfire.The Emergency ...
Jun 30, 2021
Lytton evacuated as wildfire rips through community
LYTTON, B.C. - Officials ordered the evacuation of the community of Lytton, B.C., Wednesday evening, just one day after the village shattered the record for highest temperature ever recorded in Canada...
Jun 30, 2021 Image Credit: Facebook / Cariboo Wildfires Information and Safety
UPDATE: Sparks Lake wildfire at 20,000 hectares; 160+ properties evacuated
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (10:00 p.m.): The B.C. Wildfire Service has now listed the size of the Sparks Lake wildfire at 20,000 hectares. EARLIER: The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an ev...
Jun 30, 2021
Kamloops Fire Rescue knocks down small fire in empty Tranquille business
KAMLOOPS - Shortly after 4:00 pm, Kamloops Fire Rescue was called to a structure fire in the 200-block of Tranquille Road.The fire was first reported around 4:10 pm by a caller from a nearby building,...
Jun 30, 2021
Hot, dry conditions challenging crews fighting fast-growing Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated with new details here.As evening falls, the Sparks Lake wildfire continues to rage, threatening more homes and putting more people on alert.There are now 4...
Jun 30, 2021
Overdose crisis in B.C. continues more than five years after it was declared a public health emergency
KAMLOOPS - Last month, 160 people in British Columbia died as a result of a toxic supply of illicit drugs. That brought the total number of deaths due to illicit drug overdose in B.C. to 851 for the y...
Jun 30, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Royal Inland Hospital; seven patients infected on surgical ward
KAMLOOPS - Despite the province moving to Phase 3 of its Restart Plan Thursday (July 1), the virus is not finished with us yet.Interior Health has announced a COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospita...
Jun 30, 2021
