Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Heat warning ends but fires still burn
KAMLOOPS - One good thing this morning is that Environment Canada has ended the heat warning that's been in effect for our area these past few days. Temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid-t...
Doug Collins Jul 15, 2021
First Nation to release report on unmarked graves at Kamloops residential school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Tk'emlps te Secwpemc First Nation is set to release a report today outlining the findings of a search of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School property using ground-penetr...
Doug Collins Jul 15, 2021
Tremont Creek wildfire puts 675 properties on evacuation alert
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert was issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre in Kamloops Wednesday (July 14) evening. The 750-hectare Tremont Creek wildfire ne...
Doug Collins Jul 14, 2021
Barnes Lake area evacuated; Highway 1 corridor west of Savona under alert
ASHCROFT, B.C. - The 50 properties put on evacuation alert due to the Tremont Creek wildfire east of Ashcroft are now under evacuation order.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says the 780-hectare ...
Jul 14, 2021
Knutsford residents feeling nervous about suspicious fire after close call Tuesday night
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating five suspicious fires in Knutsford last night. Emergency crews were called to fires at both the 3.5-kilometre mark and the 10-kilometre mark of Goose Lake Ro...
Jul 14, 2021
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say Norma Riba has been found safe and sound.
James Peters Jul 14, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Village of Ashcroft, Ashcroft Indian Band under evacuation alerts
ASHCROFT, B.C. - After an evacuation alert was announced for Cache Creek earlier Wednesday afternoon (July 14), nearby Ashcroft and the Ashcroft Indian Band have followed suit.At 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, ...
Jul 14, 2021
City planning for paved access road connecting Juniper Ridge to Rose Hill
KAMLOOPS - As wildfires continue to ignite around B.C., the City of Kamloops says action has been taken to improve exit routes in the Juniper Ridge area. On July 1, an interface fire quickly burned th...
Jul 14, 2021
Council, fire chief put Village of Cache Creek on evacuation alert
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Cache Creek Fire Chief Tom Moe says the community is being put on evacuation alert due to the worsening wildfire situation.In a post to the Cache Creek Fire Department Facebook pag...
Jul 14, 2021
Power restored after large outage in Kamloops.
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Power has been restored. EARLIER: B.C. Hydro is reporting a large power outage in Kamloops. According to the Crown corporation's outage map, the outage was first reported at about 3...
James Peters Jul 14, 2021
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