Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Contractor plans to have Highway 5A at Stump Lake passable before the weekend
MERRITT, B.C. - The contractor in charge of maintaining Highway 5A says crews hope to have traffic flowing through the Stump Lake area later this week.High water has submerged the road surface in thre...
May 12, 2020
City flood preparations in place ahead of North and South Thompson River peak
KAMLOOPS - The city is preparing for the worst flood in more than 20 years. It's contracted Extreme Excavator to put up Hesco baskets along Rivers Trail at Riverside Park. "The key there is we're prot...
May 11, 2020
Multiple construction projects getting underway this week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is taking advantage of empty facilities and reduced road traffic to tackle some spring construction projects. Work began today (May 11) on the Tranquille Road utility i...
May 11, 2020
Cache Creek compost fire expected to keep smouldering for a few days
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Fire officials say a smouldering pile at a composting facility outside of Cache Creek may continue to throw smoke for a couple of days.Fire Information Officer Kyla Fraser says the...
May 11, 2020
Province ends high water advisory for Cache Creek area
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Cache Creek area appears to be out of trouble from high water.The B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) has ended a high streamflow advisory for the Bonaparte River and Cache Creek....
May 11, 2020
Teen recovering in hospital after nearly drowning in North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - A 15-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after collapsing in the North Thompson river Friday evening.RCMP say the girl was rushed to Royal Inland Hospital shortly after 8:00 pm Friday (...
May 11, 2020
Shuswap man with history of bilking investors sentenced to house arrest
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Thirteen years after he was convicted of bilking investors out of millions, a Salmon Arm man has been nabbed once again.In 2007, the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) banned Richard...
May 11, 2020
Kamloops Y showing appreciation for daycares that have remained open for essential workers
KAMLOOPS - There are 75 daycares in Kamloops that have remained open during the pandemic to care for children of essential workers. The Kamloops YMCA's Family Services department is showing their appr...
May 11, 2020
Petroleum analysts expecting below average gas prices to last through summer
KAMLOOPS - As Canada begins to ease some COVID-19 restrictions and more people get out on the roads, fuel pricing experts say the price of gas likely won't shoot up to where it was last summer. The la...
May 10, 2020
One person taken to hospital in critical condition Friday evening
KAMLOOPS - B.C Emergency Health Services says one person was taken to Royal Inland Hospital in critical condition last night (May 8). In an email, BC EHS confirmed that around 7:41 p.m, they responded...
May 09, 2020
