Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Semi-trailer truck catches fire, closes westbound Highway 1 lanes west of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE- 4:30 AM August 3- - A semi driver was pulled from his rig and taken to hospital with undetermined injuries following an incident last night in the westbound lanes of the Trans Canad...
Aug 2, 2021
TNRD rescinds evacuation order for 101 properties affected by Young Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order Monday (Aug. 2) evening. The evacuation order for 101 properties in the Bonaparte Plateau electoral area due to t...
Aug 2, 2021
Evacuation order to be downgraded for Spences Bridge
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) announced it will downgrade an evacuation order for Spences Bridge on Tuesday (Aug. 3) at noon.Highway 8 is expected to re-open at the same time...
Aug 2, 2021
One property evacuated, rainfall assists firefighting efforts in Columbia Shuswap Regional District
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was issued by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Monday (Aug. 2) afternoon. The order affects one property, but is covers the west end of Humamilt Lake located north...
Aug 2, 2021
White Rock Lake wildfire slowed by rain
***This story was updated with the Sunday morning Evacuation Alert. KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature finally helped wildfire fighting efforts Sunday, delivering much needed precipitation to the aggressive Whi...
Aug 2, 2021
Police investigate two arson cases in Armstrong
Some grass fires in Armstrong this weekend are being investigated as arson by RCMP.Police say on Saturday, July 31, a person out for a walk came upon two small grass fires burning in the ditch near th...
Aug 1, 2021
SD73's insurance provider for international students suffers cybersecurity breach
KAMLOOPS - School District No. 73 (SD73, Kamloops-Thompson) said it was notified that guard.me, the travel and medical insurance provider for its international student program, experienced a cybersecu...
Aug 1, 2021
B.C. wildfire count nears 250 but cooler temperatures, light rain bring some relief
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting a slight increase in the number of active wildfires but cooler temperatures and forecasts of rain could bring some relief. B.C.'s joint information centre repo...
Aug 1, 2021
Two communities northeast of Salmon Arm evacuated due to Crazy Creek Gorge wildfire
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation order was issued by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Saturday (July 31) evening.The communities of Queest Village and Pete Martin Bay - northeast of Salmon Arm - are eva...
Aug 1, 2021
Evacuation Alert issued northwest of 100 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for the 108 Mile Ranch West Area. The Alert stretches west from Highway 97 to the Chimney Lake Forest Service Road and is n...
Jul 31, 2021
