Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
A guide to staying cool during heat events
KAMLOOPS - With a heat warning in effect in Kamloops and area through most of the week, residents are being reminded on how to remain cool and safe amid the higher temperatures.IndoorsIn homes without...
Aug 15, 2023
Wildfire that ignited near Merritt and Highway 5A under control
MERRITT, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service got a handle on a new wildfire that ignited near Merritt Monday (Aug. 14) night. While the Hamilton Hill wildfire was very visible from the City of Merritt and ...
Aug 15, 2023
Power knocked out for hundreds in downtown Kamloops late Monday night
UPDATE (8:30 a.m.): BC Hydro reports only 10 customers remain without power in downtown Kamloops. Power is expected to be fully restored at 11 a.m.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - Power is still out for 280 custom...
Aug 15, 2023
No bones about it! The 12th annual Daybreak Rotary Ribfest was a tasty success
KAMLOOPS - A solitary rib bone. All that remains of one of the greatest celebrations of meat and community in Western Canada."These standalone [events], where they're Ribfest-only [events], this is th...
Aug 14, 2023
Strict water restrictions now in place as Kamloops faces Level 5 drought
KAMLOOPS - A week after the City of Kamloops announced strict water restrictions due to Level 5 drought, the city began enforcing those restrictions on residents Monday (Aug. 14).Those restrictions in...
Aug 14, 2023
Residents return home, but winds predicted to pick up around Adams Lake fires
KAMLOOPS - Residents within the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) and Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) were able to return to their homes after evacuation orders were rescinded around ...
Aug 14, 2023
Hillside Stadium to reopen weeks ahead of schedule as track replacement project reaches finish line
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a major facilities project is on the verge of finishing well ahead of schedule.In a news release, Business Operations and Events Supervisor Sean Smith says Hillsid...
Aug 14, 2023
Helicopter crash near Enderby sends three to hospital, pilot left scene
ENDERBY, B.C. - Three people were taken to hospital after a helicopter crash east of Enderby Saturday night.RCMP say the person believed to be the pilot left the scene and has yet to be accounted for....
Aug 14, 2023
Kamloops Innovation Centre moving office space to TRU
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Innovation Centre (KIC) will have another notable change in August.In a news release issued Monday (Aug. 14) morning, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) announced the KIC will mo...
Aug 14, 2023
TNRD reduces the size of the Ross Moore Lake Evacuation Order
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has partially rescinded the evacuation order around the Ross Moore Lake wildfire approximately 10 kilometres south of Kamloops.As of 7 p.m. Sunday (Aug...
Aug 13, 2023
