Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Return of hot, windy conditions expected to spur growth of wildfires
KAMLOOPS - While the last few days have provided a bit of a reprieve on the front lines of the B.C. wildfires, the relative calm is not expected to last. Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2017

Nominations open for Kamloops byelection
KAMLOOPS - Today is the first day for official nominations for the September 30th byelection. The City has just published the guidelines for the nomination processes. Electors will vote for a mayor an...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2017

Council to discuss KGHM-Ajax today
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Council is likely to have the KGHM-Ajax mine front and centre today as they determine what options they might have in dealing with a new report from the Environmental Assessment Of...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2017

CFJC Today columnist McQuarrie becomes fourth candidate vying for Kamloops mayor's chair
KAMLOOPS - Another candidate has entered the mayor’s race in the upcoming Kamloops by-election. CFJC Today and Armchair Mayor columnist Bill McQuarrie has put his name forward for the city’...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2017

Residents near Red Lake preparing for the worst as fire nears
RED LAKE, B.C. - More than five weeks after igniting, the Elephant Hill wildfire is showing no signs of slowing down. The fire is now a whopping 168,000 hectare in size, and for the last several days ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2017

Ribfest attendees brave the smoke for smoked meat
KAMLOOPS - A spokesman for the sixth annual Ribfest is calling the event a success. The smoke cleared just in time for the three day festival. While there were some concerns that wildfire smoke would ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2017

Kamloops RCMP probe origin of smoke grenade found in Lower Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the pin of a smoke grenade left in Lower Sahali yesterday had been pulled – but the device misfired. That’s why officers treated the device gingerly, cordoning...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2017

City of Kamloops tries out sustainability initiatives at Hot Night and Ribfest
KAMLOOPS - With Saturday's combination of Ribfest and Hot Night in the City, this weekend was a celebration of consumption in the city of Kamloops. While revving engines and hucking bones makes for a ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2017

Pet supplies almost out for evacuees
KAMLOOPS - While we seem to be keeping up to speed taking care of our two-legged evacuees, the four-legged variety are still in need of some help. Four Paws Food Bank says it’s still in need of ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2017

Smoky skies still a problem, but lightning danger drops off
KAMLOOPS - While the skies were looking pretty decent earlier this morning, smoke is starting to return to the valley, and Environment Canada has kept the Special Air Quality statement in place for mo...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2017

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