Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfire grows, evacuation order expands to nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island
UPDATE 5:15 p.m. - Nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island, as well as a provincial park, have been ordered evacuated due to a wildfire burning out of control. The Regional District of Nanaimo expan...
Aug 02, 2025
Brief issue impacting baggage screening belt issues at Kamloops Airport rectified
KAMLOOPS - There didn't appear to be any significant delays at Kamloops Airport (YKA) Saturday (Aug. 2) morning as crews worked to fix an electrical issue that impacted one of the the baggage screenin...
Aug 02, 2025
Clearwater ER to be closed for majority of BC Day weekend
CLEARWATER, B.C. - People in the Clearwater area will not have emergency room coverage for a significant portion of the BC Day long weekend.Interior Health said the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken ...
Aug 02, 2025
Hamer-Jackson doesn't believe Trawin left City of Kamloops because of mayor's actions
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says former Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin is no longer employed by the city. He had been on leave from the job since March 2024. Council says the departure ...
Aug 01, 2025
Into Thin Air - Fred Yellow Old Woman | Family returns to Tk'emlúps for answers in sudden disappearance
TK'EMLUPS - Fred Yellow Old Woman comes from a close-knit family, and though he's been missing since 2011, his relatives are drawn back to the Kamloops area every year in search of answers."It's been ...
Aug 01, 2025
Rare BC Day long weekend without a campfire prohibition from BCWS
KAMLOOPS - While the interior of B.C. was just hit by a heat wave and the first heat warning of the year, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has not been forced to enact a campfire ban in the Kamloops Fir...
Aug 01, 2025
Kamloops mayor files second defamation lawsuit against councillor
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has launched a second defamation lawsuit against a council colleague.A filing in BC Supreme Court dated July 31 alleges Councillor Katie Neustaeter defamed...
Aug 01, 2025
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Kamloops, surrounding region
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a large portion of the Southern Interior.The watch, put in place Friday afternoon (Aug. 1), covers the North and South Thompson...
Aug 01, 2025
Wildfire near Heffley Creek being held at 5.8 hectares
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says a wildfire in the Heffley Creek area of Kamloops is being held at 5.8 hectares in size.It means the Lyons Creek fire, located between Lyons Lake and Heffley-Lou...
Aug 01, 2025
Incident Management Team assigned to Cantilever Bar fire near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says an Incident Management Team has been assigned to the Cantilever Bar wildfire near Lytton, which is now estimated to be 1,262 hectares in size.Its up from th...
Aug 01, 2025
