Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops to expand cooling response network with new misting stations
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has begun to look for and evaluate locations where new misting stations will be set up to help people cool off in the hot summer months.Emergency Preparedness Manager T...
Mar 17, 2025
TRU professor says removal of consumer carbon tax leaves gap in Canada's emission reduction plan
KAMLOOPS - New Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to eliminate the consumer carbon, with British Columbia Premier David Eby stating he will now scrap the April 1 increase and remove the provincial...
Mar 17, 2025
RCMP say one man in custody after weapons, threats report in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 18): This story has been updated with new information here. EARLIER: One man was arrested after Kamloops Mounties were called out to a weapons threats report Monday morning (M...
Mar 17, 2025
KFR says smoke in Juniper due to controlled burn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue (KFR) says smoke rising from the Juniper Ridge area Monday (March 17) is from a controlled burn that is taking place above Galore Crescent.pic.twitter.com/3qdjDuUbl...
Mar 17, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue douses early morning fire near Tranquille Road businesses
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called out to an early morning fire Monday (March 17) near a collection of businesses in the 200-block of Tranquille Road. The call came in shortly after 4:0...
Mar 17, 2025
Emergency departments in 100 Mile and Lillooet to temporarily close for most of Monday
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The emergency departments in 100 Mile House and Lillooet will be temporarily closed for most of Monday (March 17). Interior Health says the ER at 100 Mile District General Hospi...
Mar 17, 2025
Major renovation work underway at Crossroads Inn in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Major renovation work at the Crossroads Inn at Seymour Street and Sixth Avenue in downtown Kamloops is full swing after a number of delays. The work will see nine hotel rooms on the first f...
Mar 16, 2025
RCMP say one person killed in Friday afternoon crash on Clearwater Valley Road
CLEARWATER, B.C. - One person was killed in a head-on crash on the Clearwater Valley Road near Second Canyon just after 2:00 p.m. Friday (March 14) afternoon.The RCMP say they were called just to the ...
Mar 16, 2025
Lillooet ER to close for third time this week; fourth closure of 2025
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for another 24 hours this weekend. Interior Health says the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be c...
Mar 15, 2025
Numerous Kamloops, Cariboo volunteer fire departments getting provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - A number of Kamloops-and-Cariboo-area fire departments will be getting provincial funding that the B.C. Government says will help them better prepare and respond to emergencies. The B.C. Em...
Mar 15, 2025
