Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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"I haven't even really grasped how close it was"; Turtle Valley residents return home after evacuation order rescinded
KAMLOOPS - After recommendations from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has rescinded the evacuation order for 57 properties in the Turtle Valley.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
Precipitation across the Shuswap helping in the fight against the Bush Creek East wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Help, in the form of cooler wet weather, has finally arrived in Shuswap, allowing firefighters to gain some ground on their efforts to hold back the Bush Creek East wildfire. The fire has t...
Aug 31, 2023
Downton Lake wildfire area restriction order extended
LILLOOET - The BC Wildfire Service(BCWS) has announced the extension of an Area Restriction Order (ARO) in connection with the Downton Lake wildfire in the Lillooet zone of the Kamloops Fire Centre. T...
Aug 31, 2023
Man sent to hospital after early morning hit-and-run on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - A man in his 20s was sent to hospital with significant but believed to be non-life-threatening injuries after a reported hit-and-run on the North Shore Thursday (Aug. 31) morning.In a news ...
Aug 31, 2023
Pair of trailers stolen from Dallas business
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for the public's help in finding two trailers recently stolen from the Dallas neighbourhood.In a news release issued Wednesday (Aug. 30), police say a Jayco Whiteh...
Aug 31, 2023
TNRD downgrades evacuation order for Turtle Valley and some properties south of Kamloops
CHASE, B.C. - An evacuation order was lifted for residents of Turtle Valley impacted by the Bush Creek East wildfire.In a news release issued Wednesday (Aug. 30) evening, the Thompson-Nicola Regional ...
Aug 31, 2023
