Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Update: Fortis BC’s Corporate Communications Manager Sean Beardow says the gas leak has been brought under control and attributes the 5 a.m. gas line break to “third party damag...

KAMLOOPS - Often when tragedy strikes, it can present an opportunity for some good to come of it. In the case of Hayleigh O'Brien's death after a battle with ovarian cancer, her family is working to m...

KAMLOOPS - It was an issue they hammered at while in opposition and one they raised often during last year’s provincial election campaign: the NDP’s quest to halt raw log exports. B.C. For...

KAMLOOPS - The Cariboo Regional District is backing a plan that would bring electric charging stations along the route from Kamloops to Haida Gwaii. It follows a pitch from the Community Energy Associ...

KAMLOOPS - Will a bigger snowpack help mitigate the wildfire risk in B.C. this summer? Not necessarily, according to the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC). BCRFC Head Dave Campbell says while the North...

KAMLOOPS - The opioid crisis will the focus of a panel discussion at Thompson Rivers University Monday night. It will be hosted by fourth year Bachelor of Science and Nursing student Marina Troke, wit...

KAMLOOPS - There’s no end in sight to the wintry weather in Kamloops. Environment Canada says Saturday’s record snowfall - 15.4 centimetres of it at the Kamloops Airport, smashing the prev...

KAMLOOPS - The snow fell fast and heavy on Kamloops Saturday. Environment Canada Meteorologist Chris Emond says Kamloops recorded 15 cm at the airport, and plenty more fell at higher elevations. ̶...

KAMLOOPS - Multiple flights departing and arriving at the Kamloops Airport have been cancelled due to heavy snowfall. “With the snow falling as it has been, once it gets heavy, then it starts to...

KAMLOOPS - The forecasted blast of wintry weather has arrived in Kamloops, and snowfall warnings blanket most of Southern B.C. Snowfall warnings are in effect for the South Thompson, Nicola, and Shusw...