Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Squilax First Nation announce 31 homes were lost due to Bush Creek East wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Chief of Skwlax te Secwepemculecw Jamie Tomma and his brothers spoke to the media Friday (August 25) explaining how much of an effect the Bush Creek East Wildfire has on them and their ...
Aug 25, 2023
Big send-off for Costa Rican firefighters leaving Knutsford
KNUTSFORD- Mucho gracias and thank you was the motto for Knutsford residents on Thursday evening. In awe of the firefighting efforts in their community, Knutsford residents held a pizza party send-off...
Aug 25, 2023
FortisBC offering energy credits to evacuated home owners and businesses
KAMLOOPS - FortisBC says it will not charge residents and businesses of evacuated properties for any energy used over the period of their evacuation order.In a news release Friday (Aug. 25), FortisBC ...
Aug 25, 2023
131 structures lost in Shuswap as a result of Bush Creek East wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) says the Bush Creek East fire that swept through the Shuswap last weekend, destroyed 131 structures and damaged another 37. The figures are con...
Aug 25, 2023
Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon to remain closed through weekend
CHILLIWACK - The provincial government says Highway 1 between Boston Bar and Lytton will remain closed through the weekend. The road was closed on Aug.17 when the Kookipi Creek wildfire approached a 1...
Aug 25, 2023
Highway 1 through the Shuswap reopens
UPDATE (10 a.m.): DriveBC confirms the Trans Canada Highway between Chase and Sorrento did reopen to the public at 10 a.m. Friday. However, DriveBC stresses that no stopping will be permitted along th...
Aug 25, 2023
Evacuation Order downgraded around Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There is a positive turn of events connected to the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops. The Thompson Nicola Regional District has downgraded an Evacuation Order connected to the fir...
Aug 24, 2023
Stein Mountain wildfire northwest of Lytton leads to another evacuation order and alert
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded an Evacuation Order north of Lytton due to the ongoing growth of the Stein Mountain wildfire. The latest order was delivered Thursd...
Aug 24, 2023
BC Wildfire Service says crews returned to the Shuswap after safety concerns met
KAMLOOPS - Tensions were high as a large group of people with food and supplies confronted a police roadblock along Highway 1 in the Shuswap Wednesday (Aug. 23). They were hoping to gain access and br...
Aug 24, 2023
17 years later, new hope for family of missing Kamloops woman
KAMLOOPS- It's been 17 years since Kamloops' Jessie Foster got on a plane and never returned home. Nearly two decades later Jessie's family is still looking for answers, but the recent arrest of an al...
Aug 24, 2023
