Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Trans Canada Highway closed south of Ashcroft
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada Highway is going to be shut down most of this morning after a vehicle incident between Riverview Avenue and Cornwall Road. That's pretty much the entire highway from Ashcro...
Jul 28, 2020
Kamloops residents enjoying city's first heatwave of the summer
KAMLOOPS - The beaches are filling up, and so is the water park at Riverside. People flocking outside to get a little sun and heat. Kamloops is experiencing its first official heatwave of the summer w...
Jul 27, 2020
Kamloops RCMP seek to identify mailbox thieves
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a pair of suspects after a recent theft from mailboxes. In a release today (July 27), police say two people entered an apartment building in the 900 block of V...
Jul 27, 2020
City crews begin work on closed trail at Kenna Cartwright Park
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops crews are currently working to improve drainage at a trail at Kenna Cartwright Park. The trail, which begins near the Home Depot parking lot, has been closed since May due ...
Jul 27, 2020
Flood barriers being removed from city parks
KAMLOOPS - Work is underway to remove flood mitigation measures from Riverside Park. Hesco barriers were set up in both Riverside Park and McArther Island Park to protect essential infrastructure as t...
Jul 27, 2020
Fire breaks out near Captain's Cove Marina in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - UPDATED: Emergency crews managed to suppress a fire at Captain's Cove Marina in Salmon Arm this afternoon (July 27). Salmon Arm Fire Department Chief Brad Shirley says firefighters arrive...
Jul 27, 2020
Planet Fitness Kamloops implementing mask requirement
KAMLOOPS - Planet Fitness will soon require all of its gym members to wear masks when they come in for a workout - including those in Kamloops. In a release online, Planet Fitness, Inc. says all membe...
Jul 27, 2020
One dead after early morning collision
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead after an incident this morning on the East Trans Canada Highway. Staff Sergeant Mathias Val Laer says a pedestrian was struck by an eastbound semi trailer unit. No detail...
Jul 27, 2020
Heat warnings issued for B.C interior regions
KAMLOOPS - With hot weather already making its presence known, Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for several regions in B.C. Starting today (July 26), temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsiu...
Jul 26, 2020
Interior Health warns of fentanyl-laced drug on Kamloops streets
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an urgent warning to drug users in the Kamloops area. The drug has been found to contain dangerous levels of fentanyl and benzos.The small orange bags are being s...
Jul 24, 2020
