Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Mountie’s conduct under review after blackface jokes posted online
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are reviewing the online conduct of a Kamloops police officer after he made blackface jokes on a personal social media account while receiving skincare treatment.Const. Rupert Meinke p...
Jul 06, 2020
North Thompson, Cariboo under severe thunderstorm watch
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of the Central Interior.It includes the 100 Mile and North Thompson areas, as well as the Cariboo and Prince George region...
Jul 06, 2020
Province says rivers have peaked for the season after handling Canada Day rain
KAMLOOPS - Provincial officials say it appears the largest rivers in the Interior have peaked for the year and will now begin a steady decline.Dave Campbell of the B.C. River Forecast Centre says a pu...
Jul 06, 2020
Accidents lead to at least one fatality Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Some serious accidents in our area this weekend. Two air ambulances were used to airlift victims of what is believed to have been a two-vehicle accident on the Mamette Lake Road between Mer...
Jul 06, 2020
Evacuation Order issued for Cache Creek trailer park
CACHE CREEK - UPDATE- 7:30 AM- Monday, July 6- More than a dozen homes in Cache Creek have fallen under an Evacuation Order as the Bonaparte River continues to rise and fall. The Village of Cache Cree...
Jul 05, 2020
Tranquille Road project enters Stage Two this week
KAMLOOPS - Drivers on the city's north shore are being reminded that starting Monday (July 6), construction on the Tranquille Road project will enter Stage 2. Stage 2 stretches along Tranquille Road f...
Jul 05, 2020
Pools, additions, renovations; City notes shifting construction trend during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Many industries have slowed with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but construction in the Kamloops region has continued with its near-record pace.So far, the year-to-date count...
Jul 05, 2020
Village of Cache Creek properties on evacuation alert, with flood warning issued for Bonaparte River
CACHE CREEK - The Village of Cache Creek has issued evacuation alerts for several hundred residents, as the Bonaparte River is now under a flood warning. According to the BC River Forecast Centre, the...
Jul 05, 2020
Mix of sun, clouds, and rain to continue next week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - While rainfall has been a constant part of recent Kamloops forecasts, Environment Canada says the sun is on its way for a reprieve. Meteorologist Bobby Sekhon says the drizzling weather sho...
Jul 04, 2020
Kamloops MLA says Trans Canada twinning near Chase will be more money for less highway
CHASE, B.C. - The MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson says the latest details on the Trans Canada Highway improvements through the Chase area show the government is delivering less highway for more money....
Jul 03, 2020
