Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

LYTTON, B.C. - The largest wildfire in the Kamloops Fire Centre is no longer considered out of control.In an update to its website, the BC Wildfire Service says the Cantilever Bar fire south of Lytton...

LYTTON - Over 1,200 residential customers of BC Hydro in the Fraser Canyon north of Hope, as well as in Lytton, have been without power since Monday (Aug. 4) afternoon.According to BC Hydro's online o...

KAMLOOPS - While the Kamloops Daybreak Rotary Club prepares to sink its teeth into one final edition of Ribfest, the club is also expected to make an announcement about the future of the summer staple...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who had a near-drowning experience in the Thompson River when he saved the lives of two people last summer is taking river safety into his own hands.Robert Griffiths took to ...

KAMLOOPS - The Search, Recovery and Detection K9s of BC, a provincial non-profit based in Kamloops, was recently able to upgrade the technology used in search operations, thanks to a donation made by ...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There will be two temporary closures of the emergency room at the 100 Mile House District General Hospital this BC Day long weekend.Interior Health says the ER in 100 Mile House...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters made quick work of a Saturday (Aug. 2) evening grassfire along the Trans-Canada Highway near the Yellowhead Interchange with Highway 5.Firefighters were called around ...

SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Construction is underway on a six-storey, 110-unit rental building that former Sun Peaks Mayor Al Raine referred to in his farewell note to the community prior to his passing last ye...

KAMLOOPS - A special air quality statement has been reissued for the Kamloops area less than a day after the previous alert was lifted.The advisory covers the South Thompson and the Fraser Canyon, and...

KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 9:30 p.m.): While there have been some new fires reported, the BC Wildfire Service appears to be getting a handle on wildfires sparked after Saturday's (Aug. 2) on again, off again ...