Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Tremont Creek wildfire jumps containment lines south of Savona
KAMLOOPS - The Tremont Creek wildfire is burning aggressively again. The BC Wildfire Service says the fire jumped containment lines east of Leighton lake and burned aggressively overnight to the north...
Aug 12, 2021
Petel drops out of election race
KAMLOOPS - It looks like it's back to the drawing board for the federal Liberals in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. It was only last weekend when George Petel was acclaimed as the Liberal candid...
Aug 12, 2021
Savona residents concerned about controlled ignitions they feel are unnecessary
KAMLOOPS - The scheduled backburns around the Tremont Creek wildfire are sending flames into the air and smoke into the sky. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the controlled burns are necessary....
Aug 11, 2021
Kamloops more than doubles its weekly COVID-19 cases, Central Okanagan sees another large uptake
KAMLOOPS - After a slight decrease the previous week, he latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases by Local Health Area (LHA) shows Kamloops' COVID-19 cases have doubled over the last week.The map from the B...
Aug 11, 2021
2022 TRU Training house is underway
KAMLOOPS - A wood cutting ceremony was held in Tobiano on Wednesday (Aug. 11) morning to launch the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Training house.The annual project aims to educate construction stud...
Aug 11, 2021
Kamloops residents revel in fresh, smoke-free air (for now)
KAMLOOPS - For weeks, folks have been hoping for a glimpse of this - fluffy white clouds drifting lazily across the blue sky. "I'm just happy that it's clear skies," one person at Pioneer Park said wi...
Aug 11, 2021
Medal of honour, other sentimental items stolen from emergency evacuation bin in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help in recovering some stolen items with irreplaceable sentimental value.A poem from a family's late son, a silver medal of honour, and four silve...
Aug 11, 2021
B.C records 536 new COVID-19 cases, with 258 identified in Interior Health region
VICTORIA - The Interior Health (IH) region continues to lead the way with new COVID-19 cases and active infections in B.C. The province is reporting 536 new virus cases today (Aug. 11), 258 of which f...
Aug 11, 2021
Elective surgeries postponed in Interior Health hospitals as B.C. prepares for heatwave response
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government says all hands are on deck to prepare for the heat warning issued by Environment Canada that could last as late as Sunday (Aug. 15).During an availability on Wednesday (...
Aug 11, 2021
United Way accepting B.C. wildfire relief funding applications
KAMLOOPS - United Way B.C. (UWBC) says applications are now open for agencies and organizations helping with wildfire relief.In early July, UWBC re-launched its United For BC Wildfire Recovery Fund to...
Aug 11, 2021
