Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops nabs seized sports car through provincial grant, will use it to illustrate perils of criminal lifestyle
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops vehicle fleet includes plenty of pickup trucks and compact cars - and now it includes a luxury sports car.In a news release, the city says it has acquired a 2008 Porsch...
Aug 8, 2023
Kamloops RCMP searching for witnesses of West End brush fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are seeking witnesses to a large brush fire that ignited in the West End neighbourhood over the weekend.In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 8) morning, RCMP say officers we...
Aug 8, 2023
Wildfire prompts TNRD to place 85 properties on evacuation alert
KAMLOOPS - Dozens more properties in the B.C. Interior have been placed on evacuation alert as the Bush Creek East wildfire near Adams Lake fills the air with thick smoke. The Thompson-Nicola Regional...
Aug 7, 2023
TNRD issues evacuation order for 13 properties due to Bush Creek East wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Another evacuation order was issued by the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) due to a wildfire within the Adams Complex.At 4 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 6), the TNRD issued evacuation orders f...
Aug 6, 2023
Wildfire ignites southeast of Little Fort
UPDATE (9 p.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the Stolle Creek wildfire is being held at two hectares in size. Its suspected cause is unknown.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A new wildfire nearly three kilometres...
Aug 6, 2023
'It's a really good feeling': Kamloopa Powwow Society President reflects on 3-day event
KAMLOOPS - The 42nd annual Kamloopa Powwow was filled with thousands at the Arbor on Tk'emlups Powwow grounds. A three-day event filled with music, dancing and vendors to display their artwork for eve...
Aug 6, 2023
Ross Moore Lake Wildfire: Planned ignitions to control fire from spreading
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) said planned ignitions occurred on the Ross Moore Lake wildfire yesterday and that has produced a column of smoke visible from Kamloops. The information officer for the Ross...
Aug 6, 2023
Foul play suspected in death of man whose body was found on Paul Lake Road Tuesday: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the man whose body was found in the 600-block of Paul Lake Road just outside of Kamloops this week fell victim to foul play.In a news release issued late Saturday afternoon (Aug. 5...
Aug 5, 2023
Lytton-area fire prompts small evacuation Friday
LYTTON, B.C. - A fire that has burned along Highway 12 near Lytton since mid-July caused a small evacuation order Friday (Aug. 4).The Thompson Nicola Regional District says residents of two properties...
Aug 4, 2023
VIDEO: Get up close with crews responding to Adams Lake fire Wednesday
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - When flames raced toward a community of homes and cabins on the east side of Adams Lake Wednesday (Aug. 2), B.C. Wildfire Service ground crews sprung into action.WATCH: (Video Credi...
Aug 4, 2023
