Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Mara Mountain wildfire burning away from Sicamous: CSRD
SICAMOUS -- The Mara Mountain fire is growing away from Sicamous, according to a news release issued on Saturday (July 20) by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. Lightning is the suspected cause o...
Jul 21, 2024
Wildfire sparks southeast of district of Wells
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to the 170-hectare Antler Creek Wildfire, which was discovered on Saturday (July 20) burning about 12 kilometres southeast of the district of Wells in the Cariboo...
Jul 21, 2024
Kamloops Venom snare third consecutive lacrosse league title
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Venom are champions of the Thompson-Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League for a third consecutive season. Kamloops knocked off the visiting Vernon Tigers 13-7 on Saturday (July 20) ...
Jul 21, 2024
Cook's Ferry Indian Band offering paid fire mitigation work to public
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. -- Indigenous and non-Indigenous members of the public are being called on by the Cook's Ferry Indian Band to help with fire mitigation work.No experience is required for the paid...
Jul 21, 2024
Kamloops Broncos drop home opener to Rebels of Langford
KAMLOOPS -- Colton Meikle had more than 100 yards receiving for his Kamloops Broncos in a losing effort on Saturday (July 20) at Hillside Stadium. The Westshore Rebels of Langford posted a 43-27 victo...
Jul 21, 2024
Calmer winds quiet Shetland Creek fire behaviour
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Updates provided by municipal authorities in the villages of Ashcroft and Cache Creek Saturday (July 20) lend some reasons for hope in the fight against the Shetland Creek wildfire.Th...
Jul 20, 2024
Sicamous-area fire burning away from community: CSRD
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says a wildfire that broke out on Mara Mountain outside of Sicamous earlier this week is burning away from populated areas.In an update p...
Jul 20, 2024
Merritt emergency room to be closed again Sunday: Interior Health
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be subject to another 26-hour closure - its second in three days and fifth of July.In a news release, Interior Health...
Jul 20, 2024
Public asked to be cognizant of suspicious activity amid property crime uptick in Lillooet
LILLOOET -- RCMP are asking the public to be vigilant amid an uptick in property crime in Liillooet. Lillooet-Lytton RCMP media relations officer Cst. Balraj Saran notes in a press release the importa...
Jul 20, 2024
Two dead in Saturday crash near Sorrento: RCMP
SORRENTO, B.C. - A fatal collision closed a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.'s Southern Interior Saturday (July 20).According to DriveBC, the crash took place in the Shuswap region between ...
Jul 20, 2024
