Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Danger is low in Kamloops Fire Centre, but BC Wildfire Service urges caution for campers
KAMLOOPS - Despite the recent wet weather throughout the province, the BC Wildfire Service is urging the public to exercise vigilant fire safety as they head out into nature this summer.Entering the f...
Jul 03, 2020
Suspect in custody after Valleyview police incident, but not before RCMP cruiser rammed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a wanted individual is in custody, but not before ramming a police vehicle in Valleyview Friday afternoon.According to Sgt. Jeff Bingley, officers tracked down the 36-year...
Jul 03, 2020
Kamloops home sales bounce back in June, prices up sharply
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate sector bucked the trend of slower sales last month, but prices were up markedly.In a news release, the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) says 2...
Jul 03, 2020
Red-hot Kamloops building sector does nearly $70 million in June business
KAMLOOPS - While the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated almost every aspect of society, the Kamloops construction sector has proven largely impervious.Month-end numbers for June provided by the City of ...
Jul 03, 2020
Have you seen this stolen boat and trailer?
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm hope you can help them track down a stolen boat and trailer.The theft was reported on Monday (June 29) from a property on 15th Street SE in Salmon Arm.Image Credi...
Jul 03, 2020
Vandals use bricks to smash windows at Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Hall was hit by a vandal overnight.City of Kamloops Risk Manager Terry Pile says a caretaker was inside the building at First Avenue and Seymour Street overnight when they hea...
Jul 03, 2020
Traffic getting through on Trans Canada Highway near Revelstoke after Thursday closure
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway has reopened to traffic in the Revelstoke area after it was closed most of the day Thursday (July 2).According to Drive BC, the highway has reopened to sing...
Jul 03, 2020
Flames destroy travel trailer on Tk'emlups Reserve
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) doused a trailer fire Friday morning (July 3) along Shuswap Road on the Tk'emlups Reserve.The call came in to KFR for a structure fire at around 10:00 a.m.Firefig...
Jul 03, 2020
Sanitary line installation closing part of Tranquille Road next week
KAMLOOPS - Motorists along Tranquille Road should be prepared to a slower-than-normal commute Monday morning as work on an underground main moves into its second phase.The City says the intersection o...
Jul 03, 2020
Retired fisheries biologist calls on government to protect Stump Lake water levels
KAMLOOPS - As Stump Lake continues to rise, residents who live on the lake continue to battle rain and wind in a last-ditch effort to save their homes. Now a retired provincial fisheries biologist has...
Jul 02, 2020
