Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No injuries in Mission Flats dump fire Wednesday; cause undetermined
KAMLOOPS - An early morning fire at the city's busiest landfill brought out a large response from Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). Just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday (May 14), crews were called out to the Mis...
May 14, 2025
Q1 2025 totals show slower pace of drug deaths in B.C., Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The province says Kamloops has lost 11 lives to the toxic drug crisis during the first three months of the year - representing a significantly slower pace of fatalities than in recent years...
May 14, 2025
R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopens after peaceful blockade
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous reopened one day after a peaceful blockade began. DriveBC reported that the stretch of Highway 1 through Sicamous reopened shortly before 6:00 p.m. T...
May 14, 2025
Metal pile on fire in Mission Flats Landfill
UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): In another email to parent, Nixon says KFR Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Cail told the district that the Mission Flats Landfill fire is being held and it's now safe for staff and student...
May 14, 2025
Another 13 hour closure coming to Lillooet ER
LILLOOET - Residents in the Lillooet area are navigating yet another spell without emergency room access, the sixth this month. Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre w...
May 13, 2025
Increased Kamloops transit fares okayed by council's Committee of the Whole
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council has tentatively approved a new fee schedule that will see the cost of transit fare gradually increase by 50 per cent over the next four years. The cost of a single far...
May 13, 2025
SD73 board approves South Kamloops catchment changes ahead of new Sníne Elementary School's opening
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education approved new catchment areas Monday (May 12) to go along with the addition of Snne Elementary School in Pineview Valley. As of Sept. 1, 2026, elemen...
May 13, 2025
RCMP raiding three properties on Tk'emlups reserve
TK'EMLUPS - Kamloops RCMP are executing a trio of search warrants in Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Tuesday (May 13) morning. Members of the Kamloops detachment and other agencies are carrying out the warrant...
May 13, 2025
Bridge over Sicamous Narrows blockaded as First Nation calls for involvement in project
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The R.W. Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous is closed due to a peaceful protest blocking the road. Splatsin and Splatsin Development Corporation (SDC) implemented a peaceful blockage of the bri...
May 13, 2025
Ashcroft Fire Rescue credits good Samaritans for putting out grass fire along Highway 1
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Firefighters in Ashcroft are crediting a group of good Samaritans for putting out a grass fire that crossed the Trans Canada Highway. In a social media post Monday (May 12), Ashcroft ...
May 13, 2025
