Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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 5, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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LYTTON, B.C. - The Lytton First Nation has rescinded an evacuation alert for four reserves that were impacted by the Nikaia Creek wildfire on the west side of the Fraser River, which has been extingui...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 4, 2025
Interior Health reports no active measles cases in Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says there are no active measles cases within its jurisdiction, a little over a week after a myriad of infections were confirmed - including one case in Kamloops - which pro...
Jul 3, 2025
Kamloops set to host BC Ball Hockey Provincials over next two weekends
KAMLOOPS - Hockey season isn't quite over in Kamloops, as the city is set to host the 2025 BC Ball Hockey Provincials over the next two weekends. The Kamloops Blackjacks took to the floor Wednesday (J...
Jul 3, 2025
Scatchard Mountain fire near Chase now under control
CHASE, B.C - There is more good news for people east of Kamloops as the Scatchard Mountain Fire is now classified as under control. That means that suppression efforts on the 33.4 hectare fire that sp...
Jul 3, 2025
UPDATE: Rhonda Nixon out as SD73 Superintendent following bullying allegations
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 3:20 p.m.): The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) has announced the departure of Rhonda Nixon after four years as Superintendent, months after bullying allegations were level...
Jul 3, 2025
