Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfires impacting postal service in Kamloops, Shuswap and Okanagan
KAMLOOPS - Canada Post says the wildfires are affecting its ability to deliver mail and parcels in the region.It's declared a Red Alert in Kamloops, Chase, Scotch Creek, and Sorrento. The Red Alert is...
Aug 21, 2023
Kamloops committee agrees on framework of council public town hall meetings
KAMLOOPS - Public town halls within the City of Kamloops have come closer to fruition.In a meeting Monday (Aug. 21) morning, the City's community engagement select committee - chaired by Councillor Da...
Aug 21, 2023
Motorcyclist dead after collision with a pickup truck on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a collision on the North Shore Saturday (Aug. 19) night that killed one person.In a news release issued Monday morning, police say an off-duty officer was tr...
Aug 21, 2023
'I'm pretty sure it's gone'; Wildfire evacuees in Kamloops uncertain about their homes
KAMLOOPS - Patty and Ken Gilette are one of hundreds that evacuated their home in the North Shuswap Friday evening (August 18). According to their neighbour, their home in Celista has burned down. The...
Aug 21, 2023
Smoke cover and rainfall expected to lessen short-term fire behaviour from Bush Creek East wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews battling the 41,000-plus-hectare Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap could have some short-term relief this week.In an update Sunday (Aug. 20) night, the BC Wildfire Service ...
Aug 21, 2023
Kamloops welcomes over 500 evacuees
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has welcomed more than 500 families since August 17 at the Emergency Support Services (ESS) Reception Centre at McArthur Island.A large volume of people who have been i...
Aug 20, 2023
Merging Fires: Lower East Adams Lake and Bush Creek East wildfires
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) announced that Lower East Adams Lake and the Bush Creek East wildfires have merged and will be referred to as the Bush Creek East fire going forward.This comes ...
Aug 20, 2023
Non-essential travels restricted in the Okanagan region
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has banned non-essential stays in hotels or campgrounds in the Okanagan region. "Very large numbers of people are evacuated in the Okanagan and we especially need more acco...
Aug 20, 2023
More evacuation orders and alerts to come after what firefighters call as "one of the most challenging nights"
KAMLOOPS - After what B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) calls as "one of the most challenging nights" for first responders this summer, they say winds are much lighter today and relative humidity overnight...
Aug 19, 2023
Wildfires force ROOTSandBLUES festival to cancel
SALMON ARM, B.C.-After a night of world-class music, the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society (SAFMS) has called an end to the 31st annual ROOTSandBLUES festival as communities in the north and south Shuswap...
Aug 19, 2023
