Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New Afton receives provincial permit to begin B3 zone mining
KAMLOOPS - The New Gold-New Afton mine just west of Kamloops has reached what it calls a "significant milestone", receiving its provincial approval to begin mining the so-called B3 zone.The B3 zone is...
May 25, 2021
Okanagan Lake volunteer search for Kamloops firefighter comes to an end
KELOWNA - UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP say, while the volunteer SAR team has been stood down, Mounties will continue their search "until the diver is located." EARLIER: An exhaustive search of Okanagan Lake h...
May 25, 2021
B.C. government announces 144 childcare spaces in Kamloops and area
KAMLOOPS - More parents in the Thompson, Cariboo and Shuswap regions will be able to return to work, go back to school or pursue other opportunities. The B.C. government has announced 144 new licensed...
May 25, 2021
Westmount home damaged by fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews had to deal with a house fire in Westmount last night around the supper hour. The home was located at 631 Collingwood Drive. Damage was extensive. KFR says th...
May 25, 2021
More gang deaths plague long weekend
VANCOUVER - At least two more deaths on the weekend believed related to ongoing gang wars in the Lower Mainland. A man was gunned down in Coquitlam Saturday afternoon. IHIT, the Integrated Homicide In...
May 25, 2021
No major wildfires over holiday weekend
KAMLOOPS - It has been a quiet long weekend on the wildfire front in the Kamloops Fire Centre and across the rest of British Columbia. However the situation could change in the coming days with thunde...
May 24, 2021
‘We have to continue advocating for them’: peaceful Palestine protest held in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Ayesha Mosque and Kamloops Islamic Association (KIA) held a peaceful protest Friday (May 21) in response to escalating violence between Israel and Palestine.Around 70 people attended th...
May 23, 2021
CN vegetation management in Thompson and Nicola Valley begins in late July
KAMLOOPS - Canadian National Railway (CN) unveiled when it will conduct its annual vegetation management program in summer 2021.Certified applicators will be applying herbicides on and around the rail...
May 23, 2021
Highway 5A in Merritt opens following downed hydro lines
MERRITT - Update: Traffic has resumed at Highway 5A in Merritt and B.C. Hydro is no longer on scene where a vehicle crashed into a hydro pole line. Earlier: Highway 5A in Merritt is closed in both dir...
May 23, 2021
Two wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre to start May long weekend
KAMLOOPS - Two new wildfires emerged in the Kamloops Fire Centre as the Victoria Day long weekend began.A 0.50-hectare fire near Annis Bay northeast of Salmon Arm and a 0.01-hectare fire near Mile Cre...
May 22, 2021
