Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The same fire that destroyed the village of Lytton is moving up the Thompson Valley and threatening another community - Spences Bridge. Late Tuesday evening (July 20), the Thomp...

KAMLOOPS - The largest wildfire in B.C. has spurred another evacuation order. Tuesday evening (July 20), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District ordered the evacuation of seven more properties due to th...

UPDATE (7:05): An evacuation alert was issued for 165 properties in the Grasslands electoral area.Affected properties include:2370 to 2912 Barnhartvale Rd2901 to 6975 Hwy 974120 to 4249 Kristianson Rd...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council voted in favour of an exemption for a potential 40-unit, multi-family, affordable housing rental building at the intersection of Tranquille and Oak Road, after initially be...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) and the City of Kamloops are asking homeowners to 'FireSmart' their properties again this summer.Fire Chief Steve Robinson said there's more urgency for Kamloops ...

KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says a low pressure system bringing a change in the weather Tuesday evening (July 20) to Wednesday may not be much help to wildland firefighters.Forecast Lisa Erven says ...

KAMLOOPS - With 20 active evacuation orders issued within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, as well as 26 active evacuation alerts, the TNRD is in a tight spot for where to send evacuees. "I can ...

KAMLOOPS - As of Tuesday afternoon (July 20), BC Wildfire Service data shows the White Rock Lake fire near Westwold is still burning out of control at more than 4,300 hectares. Thompson-Nicola Regiona...

KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has been in Stage 3 of its reopening plan for almost a month, and it's keeping the hospitality industry busy.With no group limits on indoor and outdoor dining - Kamloops re...

KAMLOOPS - Chiefs from the 16 communities of the Secwpemc Nation declared a State of Emergency due to the wildfires within the territory Monday (July 19) evening. According to a release by Secwpemc Na...