Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Accident closes Highway 5A for several hours Wednesday night
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE - One man has been pronounced deceased after a collision late yesterday afternoon between a car and a motorcycle. The accident happened on the old Merritt Highway, highway 5A, near t...
May 17, 2018
Rising rivers prompts city to activate flood response plan
KAMLOOPS - The rising Thompson Rivers have prompted the City of Kamloops to activate various aspects of its flood response plan. Those actions included closing the Rivers Trail between Riverside Park ...
May 16, 2018
Driver injured after car hits utility pole in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say it likely will be 5:00 p.m. before the utility pole and Telus line struck by the car is removed. Police say the pole came down in a precarious position, and will take longe...
May 16, 2018
Crime Stoppers seek suspect in tire theft
KAMLOOPS - A brazen tire theft has Kamloops Crime Stoppers seeking the public’s help. It occurred early Tuesday morning just before 6:30 a.m. when a blue and tan Pontiac Montana drove into the p...
May 16, 2018
Funny money making the rounds in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly used counterfeit money at the 7-11 on 8th Street on the North Shore. The incident occurred May ...
May 16, 2018
Record-breaking temperatures fail to materialize in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It’s certainly been hot this week in Kamloops, but not hot enough to break any records. Environment Canada Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the closest we came was on Tuesday. “...
May 16, 2018
Tunkwa Lake fire already elevating particulate readings in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - The forest fire burning near Tunkwa Lake is already having a negative impact on the air quality in Kamloops. TRU Environmental Studies Professor Michael Mehta oversees two networks of air q...
May 16, 2018
McGill Road rehab expected to cause disruptions
KAMLOOPS - Motorists beware: another road project is set to start in Kamloops and there will be traffic disruptions. This time the City of Kamloops has contracted BA Dawson Blacktop to carry out rehab...
May 16, 2018
Tunkwa Lake fire rages on after overnight battle
KAMLOOPS - Update: The BC Wildfire Service has mapped the Tunkwa Lake fire and confirm it is currently140 hectares in size. “We have 60 people on site today working on that fire,” says Fir...
May 16, 2018
Ottawa injects $188,000 into Kamloops' Sagebrush, Pavilion theatres
KAMLOOPS - A federal cabinet minister made a rare appearance in Kamloops this afternoon. Transport Minister Marc Garneau appeared on behalf of Culture Minister Melanie Joly, announcing a $188,000 cont...
May 15, 2018
