Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cache Creek residents return home after being forced out by fires
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Residents of a village in British Columbia's Interior are thrilled to be heading home after being rushed out by a fast-moving wildfire, but they fear an uphill battle in repairing ...
Kayla Derkach Jul 18, 2017
Christy Clark spends final hours as premier talking to evacuees
KAMLOOPS - Christy Clark spent her last few hours as premier at the Emergency Reception Centre in Kamloops. Clark met with evacuees and volunteers outside the Sandman Centre in Kamloops this morning. ...
Kayla Derkach Jul 18, 2017
Smoky skies forces Kamloops Marathon cancellation
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the Kamloops Marathon have decided to cancel the event. The marathon was scheduled for this weekend, but organizer Christopher Seguin says Kamloops is not a good place to do s...
Kayla Derkach Jul 18, 2017
Kamloops lotto winner pledges to help wildfire victims
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who won a big lottery jackpot is pledging to donate some of his winnings to victims of BC’s wildfire crisis. Jason Labby won $500,000 in the July 7 Lotto Max draw, afte...
Kayla Derkach Jul 18, 2017
Kamloops man owns up to stabbing cabbie
KAMLOOPS - A young Kamloops man has pleaded guilty to the August, 2016 stabbing of a local taxi cab driver. Austin Eyres pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in BC Supreme Court in Kamloops yesterday....
Kayla Derkach Jul 18, 2017
Smoke causes flight cancellations at Fulton Field
KAMLOOPS - Smoke caused problems for planes flying in and out of Kamloops this morning. Several flights were cancelled at Kamloops Airport this morning, both by Westjet and Air Canada Express. The cei...
Kayla Derkach Jul 18, 2017
Kamloops man missing after boating incident in Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA - A 23 year old Kamloops man is missing after a boating incident on Okanagan Lake near Kelowna, and RCMP fear the worst. The man was among a group of eight people boating between Gyro Park and...
Kayla Derkach Jul 17, 2017
Kamloops city council makes statement with opposition to Ajax
KAMLOOPS - If the decision on the proposed Ajax mine was up to Kamloops city council, it would not have a chance. That’s the message that rang loud and clear on Monday, as five councillors out o...
Kayla Derkach Jul 17, 2017
City still to receive $3.8 million annually from KGHM if Ajax approved
KAMLOOPS - While city council has made it clear where they stand on Ajax with a resounding ‘no,’ the community benefit agreement between the KGHM and the city is still in play if the propo...
Kayla Derkach Jul 17, 2017
Smoky skies worsen in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There is good news on the weather front, as Environment Canada is calling for widepsread rain in the Interior this Thursday, which could bring relief for the hundreds of firefighters. In th...
Kayla Derkach Jul 17, 2017
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