Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue confirms cause of East Shuswap Road fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue has confirmed the official cause of a wildfire that scorched 545 hectares on the Tk’emlups Reserve earlier this month. The East Shuswap Road fire sparked on July ...
Jul 25, 2018
Finding Freddy Lee: search continues for Chinese-Canadian WW1 veteran from Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Throughout World War 1, Canadians suffered over 149 000 casualties, with over 56 000 men killed or missing in combat. One of those men killed, but whose remains were never found was Kamloop...
Jul 24, 2018
Pop-up U.S. consulate comes to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - American and dual citizens living in the Kamloops area will be able to access consular services close to home later this week. The U.S. Consulate General Vancouver will hold a “pop-up...
Jul 24, 2018
Campfires to be prohibited in Kamloops Fire Centre later this week
KAMLOOPS - The campfire ban that has become an almost annual occurrence in the Kamloops Fire Centre will come into effect this week. The province has announced campfires will be prohibited throughout ...
Jul 24, 2018
Environment Canada warns of smoky skies
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a Smoky Skies bulletin for much of the southern Interior, including the South Thompson valley. According to the forecaster, smoke is blowing in from various wi...
Jul 24, 2018
New scam extorts victims over alleged porn-viewing habits: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are warning about a new scam in which the fraudster tries to extort the innocent person over his or her alleged pornography viewing habits. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in this scam, the mar...
Jul 24, 2018
Singh Street, Halston Avenue to get facelifts
KAMLOOPS - A couple of road construction projects on the Kamloops North Shore are about to get underway. According to the City of Kamloops, Halston Avenue will be resurfaced from Kingston Avenue west ...
Jul 24, 2018
Local praise for report detailing addictions recovery strategies
KAMLOOPS - A recent report by the BC Centre on Substance Use outlines strategies for strengthening recovery from addictions and reducing the stigma faced by those entering that process. The report pro...
Jul 23, 2018
Construction to temporarily close Tudor Village lab
KAMLOOPS - Ongoing construction at an Interior Health lab in Kamloops will result in a closure starting later this week. The Tudor Village Laboratory on Summit Drive in Sahali will be closed beginning...
Jul 23, 2018
Arson suspect arrested after Kamloops Fire Rescue douses small fire on West Seymour
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been arrested after firefighters had to put out a fire in a basement suite this morning. The blaze was called in at a home in the 100 block of Seymour Street West at abou...
Jul 23, 2018
