Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
North Shore vehicle fire under investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle fire Aspen Street and Tranquille Road Friday (June 25) evening.A Honda Civic was found with fire damage in the engine compartment. The flames wer...
Jun 28, 2021
Relatively quiet weekend in Kamloops Forest District
KAMLOOPS - Despite the heat, there were just three new wildfires reported over the weekend in the Kamloops Fire District. And all three are less than one hectare in size. The closest new fire to Kamlo...
Jun 28, 2021
SD73 buses cancelled, COVID-19 immunization clinic moved as Kamloops grapples with extreme temperatures
KAMLOOPS - The record-breaking heat has resulted in some big changes to be aware of Monday (June 28) in Kamloops. In an email to parents, Kamloops-Thompson School District Superintendent Terry Sulliva...
Jun 27, 2021
First Nations based motorcycle group from Alberta travels to pay respects in Kamloops
The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide 24/7 support to residential school survivors and others who are affected. Call 1 (866) 925-4419.--KAMLOOPS - The out-of-pr...
Jun 27, 2021
Walk from Whitehorse to Kamloops honouring children who died at residential schools
WHITEHORSE - A monumental journey from Whitehorse, Yukon to Kamloops. On Friday (June 25), Northern Nations Alliance began its Warriors Walk for Healing Nations: a walk greater than 2,100 kilometres i...
Jun 27, 2021
New daily temperature record in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops reached a new record maximum temperature Saturday. At 6 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the temperature reached 40.4 degrees Celsius at Fulton Field, topping the old mark of 38.4 degrees ...
Jun 26, 2021
Highway 1 west of Golden re-opening late Saturday after vehicle incident
KAMLOOPS - Highway 1 approximately 14 to 24 kilometres west of Golden is estimated to re-open at 8 p.m. Saturday (June 26). Drive B.C. said a vehicle incident in the morning - where a vehicle caught f...
Jun 26, 2021
SNTC Council of Chiefs says significant progress must be made on 94 calls to action
The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide 24/7 support to residential school survivors and others who are affected. Call 1 (866) 925-4419.--SECWEPEMC TERRITORY - Th...
Jun 26, 2021
Kamloops Arts Council hires TRU alumnus as new executive director
KAMLOOPS - Tanya Nielsen was introduced as the Kamloops Arts Council's new executive director Friday (June 25)."My interest has always been in the ability to take some words and turn them into poetry,...
Jun 26, 2021
Interior Health COVID-19 vaccination now open for drop-ins for those seeking first dose
KELOWNA - Interior Health (IH) says anyone 12 and over looking to get a first dose of COVID-19 is now welcome to drop into a community clinic. In a news release, IH says no appointments are necessary ...
Jun 25, 2021
