Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue wraps up 2015
KAMLOOPS — With 2015 almost finished, Kamloops Fire Rescue is taking the time to look back on the year which was for the department. Life Safety Educator for KFR, Cpt. Sheldon Guertin says the n...
Dec 29, 2015
Syrian refugee family en route to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The first privately-sponsored Syrian refugee family to arrive in Kamloops will be on our doorstep this week. Heidi Coleman of the group Refugees and Friends Together says the family will ar...
Dec 29, 2015
One last push for Operation Red Nose volunteers
KAMLOOPS - Operation Red Nose is still looking for volunteers as it prepares for its busiest night of the year. New Year’s Eve is also the last night of the season for the program. Co-ordinator ...
Dec 29, 2015
Yellowhead crash leaves one in critical condition
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a man critically injured in a crash on the Yellowhead Highway this morning was not wearing his seatbelt. According to investigators, the crash happened at about 9:00 this morning a...
Dec 29, 2015
Minor delays at the Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS – While it looks like the worst of the storm is over, Winter weather over the last few days created less than desirable conditions at the Kamloops airport. During the height of the stor...
Dec 28, 2015
Kamloops residents dig out
KAMLOOPS - Residents spent much of the morning digging out, after a huge dump of snow blanketed the city over the Christmas weekend According to Environment Canada, the city received 20 cm of snow ove...
Dec 28, 2015
Where to dispose of your real Christmas tree
KAMLOOPS - With Christmas festivities winding down, residents are reminded of a number of locations where they can dispose their real Christmas trees. Glen Farrow is the Environment Services Manager, ...
Dec 27, 2015
Boil water advisory issued at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS - A boil water advisory is still in place for Sun Peaks, after a water main ruptured yesterday (December 26) in the resort. In an online statement posted at 3:30pm December 27 – Sun Pe...
Dec 27, 2015
Stolen truck recovered in Kamloops McDonald's drive-thru
KAMLOOPS - (News release provided by Kamloops RCMP) On December 26, 2015 at 3:30 PM Kamloops RCMP members located a stolen 2014 White Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with Alberta plates. The vehicle had b...
Dec 27, 2015
Snowfall blankets Kamloops, weather alert issued late
KAMLOOPS - Many residents in Kamloops were caught off guard by a substantial snowfall on Saturday and Sunday. On Twitter, residents reported varying amounts of snow falling in the city. 5 cm last two ...
Dec 26, 2015
