Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
North Shuswap firefighters lose their homes while protecting the community
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - More than 10,000 residents had a chance to return to the North Shuswap on Wednesday (Sept 7), after the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) rescinded evacuation orders put i...
Sep 7, 2023
CSRD lifts evacuation alert for Anglemont
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - A community in the North Shuswap has been given 'all clear' status.In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 7), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSR) rescinded its evacuation ...
Sep 7, 2023
Two Kamloops men arrested after knifepoint carjacking
KAMLOOPS - Two men were arrested after a carjacking in Lower Sahali Wednesday (Sept. 6) afternoon.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to a gas station parking lot on the 800-bloc...
Sep 7, 2023
One-year-old dies after being struck by a vehicle on the North Shore: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A one-year-old baby died after being hit by a vehicle on the North Shore Wednesday (Sept. 6) afternoon.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to the 1500-block of Ord Roa...
Sep 7, 2023
Residents in Chase retirement community returning following lifting of evacuation alerts
CHASE, B.C. - Residents of Parkside Community in Chase are returning home after evacuation alerts due to the Bush Creek East wildfire were lifted.In a news release issued Wednesday (Sept. 6) Interior ...
Sep 7, 2023
Vehicle incident closes Highway 1 between Salmon Arm and Tappen
UPDATE (8:30 a.m.): DriveBC says Highway 1 between Salmon Arm and Tappen fully reopened.EARLIER: SALMON ARM, B.C. - A stretch of the Trans Canada Highway in the Shuswap is closed in both directions.In...
Sep 7, 2023
Shuswap residents return home to a community in that some areas will be unrecognizable
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - "The drive in here was stunningly beautiful - this beautiful tunnel of trees you went through that was green and lush," recalled Columbia Shuswap Regional District Information Off...
Sep 6, 2023
'The city is out of the picture': Westsyde residents prepare to take on Noble Creek Irrigation System challenge
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has decided on the decommissioning of a part of the Noble Creek Irrigation System and the city will now look at a temporary pump option for next year. Residents, on the oth...
Sep 6, 2023
Province of B.C. opens Disaster Financial Assistance program to wildfire-affected communities
VICTORIA - As North Shuswap evacuees return home, the province has opened its Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program to communities affected by wildfires all over B.C. The province announced Wedn...
Sep 6, 2023
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra appoints U.K. university graduate as executive director
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) has appointed its new executive director.In a news release issued Tuesday (Sept. 5), KSO unveiled Christopher Young as its new executive director follo...
Sep 6, 2023
