Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Izman Creek fire may see increased behaviour during upcoming warming and drying trend
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 11:00 a.m.): The BC Wildfire Service is expecting fire behaviour on the Izman Creek fire near Lytton to pickup over the next few days because of a warming and drying trend. Info...
Jul 06, 2025
Transition to new air ambulance contractor to continue during re-evaluation of 'tainted' process
VANCOUVER - A BC Supreme Court judge refused on May 21 to grant an air ambulance company an injunction to continue working out of its Kamloops base and to pause the contract given to a competitor.But ...
Jul 06, 2025
All permits issued clearing way for construction to begin on Highland Valley Copper extension: Province
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The B.C. Government says it has issued all the necessary permits to Teck Resources, as it works to extend the life of the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine near Logan Lake by anothe...
Jul 05, 2025
More maintenance-related closures coming to McArthur Island soccer fields
KAMLOOPS - The soccer fields at McArthur Island will be closed for maintenance for most of July in preparation for a series of upcoming tournaments. In a statement, the City of Kamloops said crews wil...
Jul 05, 2025
UPDATE: Incident Management Team assigned to Izman Creek wildfire near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 2:45 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has deployed an Incident Management Team as it continues to work on the Izman Creek fire, north of the Village of Lytton. In an update...
Jul 05, 2025
Province hopes changes to DCCs spur investment in new housing across B.C.
KAMLOOPS - This week, the Province of B.C. announced structural changes to development dost charges (DCC) in an attempt to spur development of much need housing units. DCC's are fees paid by developer...
Jul 04, 2025
Falkland-area residents opposed to new road rescue service; North and South Shuswap residents in favour
SHUSWAP, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District's (CSRD) plan to add a new road rescue service in the Falkland-area has crashed. Preliminary results released by the CSRD on Friday (July 4) show...
Jul 04, 2025
Kamloops man found not criminally responsible in fatal North Shore stabbing due to 'mental disorder'
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been found guilty, but not criminally responsible in connection with a stabbing at a North Shore apartment in March 2020 that killed one man and injured three others.In K...
Jul 04, 2025
Neskonlith Band, TNRD lift evacuation alerts connected to Scatchard Mountain fire
CHASE, B.C. - The Neskonlith Indian Band and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) have lifted evacuation alerts that were in place due to the Scatchard Mountain fire near the Village of Chase....
Jul 04, 2025
Lytton First Nation rescinds evacuation alert related to Nikaia Creek wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton First Nation has rescinded an evacuation alert for four reserves that were impacted by the Nikaia Creek wildfire on the west side of the Fraser River, which has been extingui...
Jul 04, 2025
