Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District opens Resiliency Centre; residents could visit properties by next week
KAMLOOPS - With hundreds of properties lost due the Bush Creek East wildfire, the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is opening a Resiliency Centre in Salmon Arm to help those affected. "If you...
Sep 1, 2023
Kamloops to celebrate Labour Day
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Labour Council will be throwing its annual Labour Day picnic on Monday (Sept. 4) to celebrate Labour Day. With music, face painting and plenty of other activities,...
Sep 1, 2023
TNRD says some Evacuation Orders tied to the near Adams Lake, could be downgraded over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says it is getting close to being able to downgrade some of the Evacuation Orders created by the Bush Creek East wildfire as it swept through Ad...
Sep 1, 2023
Evacuation alert cancelled at the northern edge of the Koopiki Creek wildfire near Lytton
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has cancelled the Evacuation Alert created by the Kookipi Creek wildfire. west of Lytton. The original alert for the area west of Lytton was put in pla...
Sep 1, 2023
Columbia Shuswap Regional District working to clear safe path to properties damaged by the Bush Creek East wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District held a virtual public meeting Friday, to give wildfire-impacted residents in the Shuswap, the latest information about when and how they will be able ...
Sep 1, 2023
Wildfire activity leads to different start for school year in North Okanagan-Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - School District 83 (SD83) will be taking a different approach to the start of the school year due to the wildfires in the region.The majority of students enrolled in the North Okana...
Sep 1, 2023
Two arrested after fleeing vehicle crashes into barrier in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Two people were arrested after a vehicle failed to stop for police and crashed into a barrier in Kamloops' West End neighbourhood Friday (Sept. 1) morning.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP s...
Sep 1, 2023
Merritt welcomes new CAO, fleeing from wildfires
MERRITT- The City of Merritt has a new head honcho.Newcomer Cynthia White has stepped in as chief administrative officer a week earlier than planned after being evacuated from the Northwest Territorie...
Aug 31, 2023
School District 73 not impacted by province-wide teacher shortage
KAMLOOPS - While teacher shortages are having an impact on schools across B.C., that is not the case in Kamloops.School District 73 said Thursday (August 31) it has a healthy roster of teachers. That ...
Aug 31, 2023
"I haven't even really grasped how close it was"; Turtle Valley residents return home after evacuation order rescinded
KAMLOOPS - After recommendations from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has rescinded the evacuation order for 57 properties in the Turtle Valley. Residents ...
Aug 31, 2023
