Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Canada Post says the wildfires are affecting its ability to deliver mail and parcels in the region.It's declared a Red Alert in Kamloops, Chase, Scotch Creek, and Sorrento. The Red Alert is...

KAMLOOPS - Public town halls within the City of Kamloops have come closer to fruition.In a meeting Monday (Aug. 21) morning, the City's community engagement select committee - chaired by Councillor Da...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a collision on the North Shore Saturday (Aug. 19) night that killed one person.In a news release issued Monday morning, police say an off-duty officer was tr...

KAMLOOPS - Patty and Ken Gilette are one of hundreds that evacuated their home in the North Shuswap Friday evening (August 18). According to their neighbour, their home in Celista has burned down. The...

KAMLOOPS - Fire crews battling the 41,000-plus-hectare Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap could have some short-term relief this week.In an update Sunday (Aug. 20) night, the BC Wildfire Service ...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has welcomed more than 500 families since August 17 at the Emergency Support Services (ESS) Reception Centre at McArthur Island.A large volume of people who have been i...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) announced that Lower East Adams Lake and the Bush Creek East wildfires have merged and will be referred to as the Bush Creek East fire going forward.This comes ...

KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has banned non-essential stays in hotels or campgrounds in the Okanagan region. "Very large numbers of people are evacuated in the Okanagan and we especially need more acco...

KAMLOOPS - After what B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) calls as "one of the most challenging nights" for first responders this summer, they say winds are much lighter today and relative humidity overnight...

SALMON ARM, B.C.-After a night of world-class music, the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society (SAFMS) has called an end to the 31st annual ROOTSandBLUES festival as communities in the north and south Shuswap...