Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue responding to fire at Scott's Inn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews are battling a downtown fire Monday (June 3) morning. A large plume of dark smoke could be seen emerging from Scott's Inn & Suites on the 500-block of 1...
Jun 03, 2024
Environment Canada alerts drivers of mixed precipitation on Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers in B.C.'s southern interior can expect some slippery conditions on mountain passes until as late as Tuesday (June 4) morning. In a special weather statement online, Environment...
Jun 03, 2024
Vehicle incident snarls northbound traffic on Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers heading back home to Kamloops, Merritt and area Sunday (June 2) are told to expect major delays. DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on the northbound lanes of the Coq...
Jun 02, 2024
Man succumbs to injuries after dirt bike incident near Monte Creek: Kamloops Search and Rescue
KAMLOOPS - A 35-year-old man passed away after experiencing cardiac arrest after a dirt bike incident. In a post to social media Sunday (June 2) afternoon, Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) say they w...
Jun 02, 2024
Kamloops experiences normal May but warmer and drier conditions en route
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops may have felt cooler and wetter in the month of May, but it was a return to normal climatology. Preliminary numbers provided by Environment Canada show Kamloops received 25.7 milli...
Jun 02, 2024
Kamloops city staff seeking approval for purchase of hundreds of bear-resistant waste carts
KAMLOOPS - Bear-resistant solid waste carts could be distributed across the City of Kamloops on an on-requested basis. City of Kamloops staff are recommending the livability and sustainability select ...
Jun 02, 2024
Strike action begins at Gibraltar Copper Mine
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Workers at Gibraltar Copper Mine near McLeese Lake have begun strike action as of June 1, 2024."A fair collective agreement, with wages and benefits that reflect the significant ...
Jun 01, 2024
Fallen Heroes to be honoured by Merritt RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - Two police officers killed in the line of duty 90-years ago, will be recognized this weekend with the unveiling of two plaques at this Saturday's RCMP Regimental Ball in MerrittOn May ...
Jun 01, 2024
Kamloops' Recchi powers NorthPaws to opening night victory
KAMLOOPS - It was a low scoring affair at Dearborn Ford Field at Norbrock Stadium on Friday night (May 31), as the Kamloops NorthPaws opened the 2024 WCL season by welcoming the Victoria HarbourCats t...
Jun 01, 2024
Charges laid in the death of a Lumby woman
LUMBY, B.C. - Charges have been laid in relation to the death of Tatjana Stefanski.On April 13, Stefanski was reported as having been abducted from her home in Lumby, and on the 14th police located he...
Jun 01, 2024
