Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No growth on E. Shuswap Road fire overnight
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service continues to work day and night in hopes of extinguishing the East Shuswap Road Fire burning on the Tk’emlups Reserve. Operation Sections Chief J.J. Lum says t...
Jul 14, 2018
Fire crews protect eagle's nest as East Shuswap Road fire flares up
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews were hard at work overnight as hotspots above Shuswap road flared up in the early evening. The 500 hectare East Shuswap Road Fire had moved up the hill, but when the wind shifted...
Jul 14, 2018
Kamloops RCMP investigate park stabbing
KAMLOOPS - One man is in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following a stabbing. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says it happened Thursday afternoon adding police were notified a...
Jul 13, 2018
Indigenous protesters set sights on Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion in Clearwater
CLEARWATER - What began as an Indigenous cultural event over the weekend has grown into an occupation of the North Thompson Provincial Park near Clearwater. The Tiny House Warriors have blocked the en...
Jul 13, 2018
Top cop meets Kamloops media
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP introduced its new Officer in Charge to the media today. Superintendent Syd Lecky arrived in Kamloops a week ago and replaces the departed Brad Mueller. He said he’s...
Jul 13, 2018
Kamloops RCMP warn of bike thefts
KAMLOOPS - Be sure to secure your bicycle. The Kamloops RCMP says between June 1 and July 9, 2018, the Kamloops RCMP responded to 51 bicycle thefts involving the theft of 64 bikes. “The approxim...
Jul 13, 2018
UPDATE: Kamloops wildfire remapped at 500 hectares in size
KAMLOOPS - The wildfire near Shuswap Road has been remapped at 500 hectares in size after minimal growth overnight. Kamloops Fire Centre Fire Information Officer Marla Catherall says extra resources h...
Jul 13, 2018
Kamloops wildfire volunteers remembered one year later
KAMLOOPS - The Sandman Centre is quiet now, but it was around this time last year that thousands of evacuees moved in. 2017 was the worst wildfire season on record in B.C., but in the midst of a terri...
Jul 12, 2018
BUILDING KAMLOOPS (Part 7): Tobiano booming after slow start to the community
In the seventh instalment of our series Building Kamloops, we take a drive about 20 minutes west of the city to Tobiano. Since the golf course was built in 2007, a community has followed, and despite ...
Jul 12, 2018
Boaters beware: Environment Canada issues wind warning
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the South Thompson, Nicola, Shuswap and 100 Mile House areas. The national forecaster says a vigorous cold front is expected to...
Jul 12, 2018
