Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Loop drop-in centre converts to mobile meal delivery after moving out of former location
KAMLOOPS - Over the long weekend, the Loop drop-in facility at 405 Tranquille Rd. closed its doors, but the centre's operator says it has pivoted to mobile meal distribution. The building was purchase...
Aug 06, 2024
Organizers aiming to expand Kamloops International Cup with more English Premier League clubs, youth tournament
KAMLOOPS -- Jonathan Rinaldi and Elijah Dos Santos are familiar with the pinch of taking penalty kicks under pressure at Hillside Stadium. Both of them converted from the spot in the 2022 U Sports Men...
Aug 06, 2024
Kamloops Fire Centre hit with more than 1,100 lightning strikes in 48 hours, sparking several new fire starts
KAMLOOPS - Residents in the Interior looked to the sky with concern over the weekend, as thunder and lightning passed through the area. Summer wildfire risk is top of mind and the BC Wildfire Service ...
Aug 06, 2024
Group of properties threatened by Shetland Creek wildfire downgraded to evacuation alert: TNRD
A revised evacuation order has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District due to immediate danger to life safety caused by the Shetland Creek Wildfire, effective as of 2 p.m. on Tuesday (Aug...
Aug 06, 2024
Juno Award nominee Barber to headline festival in Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS -- Three-time Juno Award nominee singer-songwriter Jill Barber will headline The Create Festival on Sept. 7 at Sun Peaks Resort. The festival celebrates arts and culture in Sun Peaks, offeri...
Aug 06, 2024
Clearwater businesses feeling effects of Jasper wildfire
CLEARWATER, BC - Wells Gray Provincial Park is often one stop along a busy travel corridor for international tourists that includes Vancouver, Jasper, Banff and Calgary. But the wildfire that tore thr...
Aug 06, 2024
Tsilhqotʼin National Government initiates emergency salmon task force
The Tsilhqotin National Government (TNG) is initiating an emergency salmon task force. Increased sediment, debris and flow to the Chilcotin River and Fraser River has and will continue to have dramati...
Aug 06, 2024
All-clear notice issued for Wells Gray Country, Lower North Thompson properties: Dunn Creek wildfire
An evacuation alert issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District on Sunday (Aug. 4) due to the Dunn Creek wildfire has been downgraded to all clear effective at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.The notice impacts...
Aug 06, 2024
Number of highway fatalities down from last year: BC Highway Patrol
KAMLOOPS - Over the last five years, the number of highway fatalities in the province has gone down every year. According to BC Highway Patrol, in the first seven months of 2023, 176 people died in hi...
Aug 06, 2024
What City of Kamloops gives, gets in new training camp deal with B.C. Lions
Kamloops has the Leos for at least two more years. The B.C. Lions and the City of Kamloops on Tuesday (Aug. 6) issued a joint press release to announce the CFL club's training camp will take place at ...
Aug 06, 2024
