Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival cancelled due to city smoke
KAMLOOPS - Smoke has put out the dragon. Kamloops Dragon Boat Festival has been cancelled due to the thick smoke blanketing the city. The festival was scheduled to take place Saturday, August 12th. Da...
Aug 06, 2017
Highland Valley workers vote on tentative agreement this week
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Voting on the tentative agreement between the United Steelworkers and Teck Resources is set to take place this week. After almost a year of discussion, the union and mine recently a...
Aug 06, 2017
Ontario company handing out hundreds of free masks to wildfire workers
KAMLOOPS - An Ontario-based company is on a mission to help wildfire workers breathe easier. Rich Szasz, Chief Innovation Officer with 02 Canada, says he and his colleagues spent more than two years d...
Aug 06, 2017
Friedman withdraws from race for Mayor's chair
KAMLOOPS – And then there were three… Late Saturday afternoon, Cindy Ross Friedman withdrew her name from the ballot of the upcoming civic by-election, making her announcement via email an...
Aug 05, 2017
Downtown standoff ends in an arrest
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Sascha Fesenko says police continue to actively investigate Saturday’s incident downtown and aren’t commenting further at this time. EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A man ha...
Aug 05, 2017
Truck fire draws large crowd downtown
KAMLOOPS - A truck fire drew quite the crowd Friday night. Kamloops Fire Rescue Platoon Captain Troy Grant says a man was driving an older model pick-up truck through downtown Kamloops just after 8 p....
Aug 05, 2017
Motorists continue to throw cigarette butts out window despite fire risk
KAMLOOPS - Despite the extreme fire danger throughout the Southern Interior Kamloops RCMP say some motorists continue to throw their cigarette butts out the window. Corporal Jodi Shelkie says they rec...
Aug 04, 2017
'Heartless' thief steals pet supplies from Four Paws evacuation site
KAMLOOPS - It’s being called a heartless theft after a large volume of pet supplies was stolen from the Four Paws Food Bank tent outside of the Sandman Centre Wednesday night. According to staff...
Aug 04, 2017
City nature parks, backcountry closed due to extreme fire risk
KAMLOOPS - For the second time in a month, the City of Kamloops has closed all city parks due to an extreme fire risk. Officials say the extremely dry conditions throughout the City has made keeping t...
Aug 04, 2017
TNRD update evacuations orders and alerts for Elephant Hill fire
KAMLOOPS - With the significant fire activity on the Elephant Hill fire today, the TNRD has issued more evacuation orders and alerts for residents in the area. Properties on the southwest flank of the...
Aug 04, 2017
