Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Unsettled weather expected to continue into July
KAMLOOPS - It was a rainy month of June in Kamloops. According to Environment Canada Meteorologist Bobby Sekhon, the city received around 41 millimetres of precipitation last month, compared to the mo...
Jul 2, 2020
One dead in Canada Day crash near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service have confirmed one person died in a crash near Ashcroft Wednesday (July 1).According to B.C. Emergency Health Services (EHS), first responders were ...
Jul 2, 2020
Kamloops-area rivers primed to peak yet again: province
KAMLOOPS - After our rain-soaked Wednesday, the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) says the highest levels of the year are likely still to come for Kamloops-area rivers.In a new bulletin Thursday (July ...
Jul 2, 2020
Merritt RCMP seek witnesses to Canada Day sports car crash
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP are looking for witnesses to the Canada Day crash of a high-performance sports car outside of Merritt.According to Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey of RCMP Southeast District, the rollover c...
Jul 2, 2020
Cache Creek fire hall drying out after waterway spills its banks Tuesday
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department dodged a bullet from Mother Nature Thursday morning (July 2).The Canada Day torrent of rain led to a rapid rise in Cache Creek overnight, ...
Jul 2, 2020
Secwepemc chiefs call on Tiny House Warrior pipeline protest to 'stand down'
SIMPCW TERRITORY B.C. - The chiefs of two Secwepemc bands are calling on an Indigenous group protesting construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline to stand down, saying the protest violates Secwepemc...
Jul 2, 2020
Flooding closes Trans Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - UPDATE- 8:00 am- Friday July 3- The Trans Canada Highway remains closed this morning ( Friday) in two spots near Revelstoke. One closure is between the Woods Bridge and Summit Lake ...
Jul 2, 2020
Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain approval
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The court dismissed the appeal this morning from the Squ...
Jul 2, 2020
Flood concerns rise as Environment Canada warns of extended rain through B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - Heavy rain should be expected across a wide area of the BC Interior through Thursday evening. Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement Wednesday (July 1) evening, warning of th...
Jul 1, 2020
Recent rain leads to Evacuation Alert in Salmon Arm
KAMLOOPS - A single-family home in Salmon Arm is the subject of a Columbia Shuswap Regional District Evacuation Alert. The Alert was put in place Tuesday (June 30) following higher-than-normal amounts...
Jul 1, 2020
