Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Interior Health issues pair of drug alerts; one specifically for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a pair of drug alerts, one of which is specifically for the City of Kamloops.The alert for Kamloops was issued Wednesday (July 9) as Interior Health warned of a p...
Victor Kaisar Jul 10, 2025

Questions remain after 7-month-old puppy dies after swimming in algae-infested Nicola Lake
MERRITT - Owners of a dog who died after swimming in Nicola Lake near Merritt are warning about the dangers of blue-green algae.Kristin Awde told Global News that her seven-month-old puppy, Romie, bec...
Victor Kaisar Jul 10, 2025

UPDATE: High streamflow advisory, special weather statement lifted as rain subsides
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 11:00 a.m.): The high streamflow advisory and the special weather statement have both been lifted. EARLIER - A High Streamflow Advisory remains in effect for the South Thompson Rive...
Victor Kaisar Jul 10, 2025

Kamloops Fire Rescue and RCMP working together on origin of Strathcona Park fire
KAMLOOPS - A fire broke out just before 4 p.m. in Strathcona Park Tuesday (July 8), which quickly grew to one hectare in size before firefighters put it out. Following eyewitness reports of it potenti...
Victor Kaisar Jul 09, 2025

Wide Angle exhibition shares more than 100 years of Kamloops movie-making, and theatre experience
KAMLOOPS - Whether you're a film aficionado, or a Kamloops history buff, the latest exhibition at the Kamloops Museum will likely catch your eye. Wide Angle is a collection of photos, stories, and equ...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jul 09, 2025

TNRD downgrades orders and alerts for Izman Creek fire near Lytton
LYTTON - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded both their evacuation orders and alerts to all clear with regards to the Izman Creek wildfire. The order to all clear took effect a...
Michael Reeve Jul 09, 2025

RCMP Underwater Recovery Team searching for missing TRU student
KAMLOOPS - The search for a missing TRU (Thompson Rivers University) student who was last seen entering the Thompson River on Sunday (July 6) has stretched into it's third day. RCMP Dive Team (image c...
Victor Kaisar Jul 09, 2025
City of Kamloops urging caution as battery linked to recycling plant fire
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has confirmed that the origin of a fire at the Emterra Material Recycling Facility was a lithium-ion battery. The fire occurred on June 19. "The fire originated in a lo...
Michael Reeve Jul 09, 2025

Arson suspected in Strathcona Park grass fire
KAMLOOPS - Following witness reports of a grass fire being intentionally set in the city Tuesday afternoon (July 8), police say it's now an arson investigation. A fire broke out just before 4 p.m. in ...
Jul 09, 2025

South Thompson region under special weather statement, heavy rainfall anticipated
KAMLOOPS - The potential for heavy rain has prompted a special weather statement from Environment Canada. The forecaster says the South Thompson region could see embedded thunderstorms Wednesday (July...
Victor Kaisar Jul 09, 2025

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