Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Izman Creek fire classified as wildfire of note; blaze was accidentally sparked by RCMP vehicle
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:45 p.m.): BC RCMP say the Izman Creek fire near Lytton - which is now classified as a wildfire of note - was accidentally sparked by after a police boat trailer malfunctioned on C...
Jul 3, 2025
'We've seen worse years': nearly normal June for Kamloops could alleviate summer hazards
KAMLOOPS - A relatively normal June is setting the stage for a warmer, drier summer in Kamloops. According to Environment Canada, Kamloops Airport recorded an average temperature of 19.8 C, nearly 1.4...
Jul 3, 2025
Evacuation alerts and order remain for Izman Creek fire near Lytton; conditions steady at Scatchard Mountain fire near Chase
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) activated its emergency operations centre (EOC) on Monday (June 30), after the Scatchard Mountain Fire near Chase was first reported. While that...
Jul 2, 2025
Blazers add Latvian goalie, Czech forward in CHL Import Draft
Logan Edmonstone has company in the Kamloops Blazers' crease. The Blazers added two players in the CHL Import Draft on Wednesday, selecting 2007-born goaltender Ivans Kufterins of Riga, Latvia, in Rou...
Jul 2, 2025
TNRL Chief Librarian moving to new job in Salt Lake City
KAMLOOPS - There will be a change in senior leadership at the Thompson Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) for the first time in nine years. Chief Librarian Judy Moore, who has been in the role for the pas...
Jul 2, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue crews forced to douse firework caused landscape fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue was called out on Tuesday (July 1) evening to extinguish a small landscape fire that was caused by an unauthorized fireworks display. "We arrived on scene to some homeo...
Jul 2, 2025
Blue-green algae spotted in Nicola Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - Residents are being asked not to swim in parts of Nicola Lake following the sightings of blue-green algae. In a water quality alert issued Tuesday (July 1), the Upper Nicola Band says ...
Jul 2, 2025
Kamloops Search and Rescue assists overheated hiker in Tranquille Slot Canyons
KAMLOOPS - A hiker in the Tranquille Slot Canyons in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands was rescued on Canada Day after overheating. Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) said it was called by the RCMP to find an...
Jul 2, 2025
Nikaia Creek wildfire near Lytton being held
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 1:00 p.m.): One of two wildfires posing a threat to life and property in the Lytton area is being held. As of Wednesday (July 2) morning, the BC Wildfire Service says the Nikaia...
Jul 2, 2025
