Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops records six overdose deaths in June, 32 so far in 2021
VICTORIA - Overdose deaths were down in B.C. in June 2021 compared to the same time last year (185), but the numbers remain grim in the province. B.C. recorded 159 deaths due to drug toxicity, the nin...
Aug 31, 2021
Tourism Kamloops looks ahead to fall and winter season after wildfire-challenged summer
KAMLOOPS - While many tourism businesses in the Interior had a successful summer, Tourism Kamloops says others had a very different environment to work through. With restrictions easing in July, touri...
Aug 30, 2021
RCMP reminds Kamloops motorists and pedestrians that school zones are in effect next Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Next Tuesday, students across SD73 will be heading back to school. Kamloops RCMP is being proactive and reminding motorists and parents of a few safety tips before the big day.As of next Tu...
Aug 30, 2021
Three new deaths, 707 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health over the weekend
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is reporting 1,853 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, including four epi-linked cases, with 707 of them in Interior Health.Provincially, there are 5,918 active cases o...
Aug 30, 2021
Merritt man guilty of burning Murray Church arrested after allegedly breaching conditional sentence
MERRITT - A Merritt man who pleaded guilty to arson related to the Murray Church's burning, was arrested after allegedly breaching his Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) twice in a week.On August 20, Me...
Aug 30, 2021
TNRD partially downgrades evacuation order for properties impacted by July Mountain wildfire
UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): An evacuation alert was partially rescinded for 135 properties south of Merritt that were impacted by the Cascades Complex wildfire.The following properties in the Brookmere and C...
Aug 30, 2021
RCMP seek missing man in "high risk" case
LILLOOET - RCMP in Lillooet is hoping the public can help them in their search for a missing 75-year old man. They're looking for Joseph Zabotel, who went missing from near his residence in the 177-bl...
Aug 30, 2021 Joseph Zaotel
Fires showing little growth
KAMLOOPS - Only one new blaze in the Kamloops Fire Centre over the weekend, out of 233 burning in the province. That one new fire broke out yesterday about 2:00 PM in the Skaha Creek area above Pentic...
Aug 30, 2021 Skaha Creek Wildfire- Credit: Lorraine Collins
Major ignition scheduled for Monday on White Rock Lake fire
VERNON - Monday is expected to be the day when a massive ignition is held on the White Rock Lake wildfire west of Vernon. The process is expected to produce significant smoke which will be visible aro...
Aug 29, 2021
Forecast shows a chance of showers across the Kamloops Fire Centre to start the week
KAMLOOPS - The wildfire situation in B.C. has calmed down over the previous two weeks, including in the Kamloops Fire Centre, and the weather could provide more relief early this week. Environment Can...
Aug 29, 2021
