Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Major delays due to smoke at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Incoming flights to Kamloops Airport are delayed Monday afternoon due to the thick smoke blanketing the valley from BC’s raging wildfires. Manager Fred Legace says it’s too dang...
Kayla Derkach Jul 10, 2017

Winds will create problems for firefighters in the Interior
KAMLOOPS - Gusty winds are going to be a serious problems for those fighting the wildfires in the B.C. interior. The dangers from gusting winds create difficulty for crews to establish guards, and oft...
Kayla Derkach Jul 10, 2017

Premier-designate John Horgan meets with evacuees
KAMLOOPS - NDP leader John Horgan confirmed in Kamloops on Sunday that he supports statements earlier by Premier Christy Clark that the government will do everything possible to bring the wildfires un...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

Tearful wildfire victims hoping to get back home soon, thankful for help
KAMLOOPS - Tears streamed down Ester Spye’s face as she talked with Premier Christy Clark and Ashcroft-based Liberal MLA Jackie Tegart, pleading for any help she can get after her house on the A...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

CIFM transmitter burns to the ground near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - A transmitter for our sister radio station CIFM serving the Ashcroft and Cache Creek area has been destroyed by the Ashcroft Reserve Wildfire. Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Engineers w...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

Crews continue to battle Little Fort and Ashcroft wildfires
KAMLOOPS - It’s another busy day for crews on the wildfire front. Kamloops Information Officer Jody Lucius says firefghters are concentrating on three wildfires within the Kamloops Fire Centre S...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

Evacuation ordered for Scottie Creek and Hihium Lake properties
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - An evacuation order has been issued in the Scottie Creek and Hihium Lake area. The TNRD says a rapidly moving wildfire continues to threaten properties North of Cache Creek. The 14...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

Kamloops air quality risk decreased
KAMLOOPS - While Kamloops air quality has improved, other areas of the province remain extreme. Trevor Smith, Meteoroloist with Environment Canada, says most areas in the Cariboo region are sitting at...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

Wildfire evacuee centre changed to TRU
KAMLOOOPS - The wildfire evacuee centre is now located at TRU. Emergency Operation Centre Information Officer Debbie Sell says the centre was changed from McArthur Island Park to TRU due to a high dem...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

Premier-designate Horgan scheduled to visit Kamloops wildfire evacuation centres Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Premier-designate John Horgan is scheduled to visit Kamloops Sunday afternoon to offer support to wildfire evacuees and support workers. Horgan was supposed to be taking part in the Victori...
Kayla Derkach Jul 09, 2017

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