Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sajjan touts prevention, cooperation in first trip to wildfire front as federal emergency minister
KAMLOOPS - The federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Harjit Sajjan, visited Kamloops this week for the first time since taking on his new role in cabinet. As Minister of Emergency Preparedness, ...
Aug 3, 2023
More Kamloopsians embrace xeriscaping, move away from traditional lawns
KAMLOOPS - While a green piece of manicured lawn used to be the norm, more and more properties in Kamloops are opting out of lawn maintenance. According to Colin Lyons, owner of Lyons Landscaping, he'...
Aug 3, 2023
B.C. Highway Patrol delivers safety message ahead of long weekend
KAMLOOPS - Roads are expected to be busier than usual during the upcoming August long weekend. With that in mind, B.C. Highway Patrol is asking all drivers to be extra careful. According to Cst. Mike ...
Aug 3, 2023
Surprise northerly winds sank BC Wildfire projection on Lower East Adams Lake fire
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Aug. 1), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) tweeted that a BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) model showed 'minimal fire growth in the area of concern for Dorian Bay,' a smal...
Aug 3, 2023
TNRD issues evacuation alert for 12 lakefront properties due to Bush Creek East wildfire
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - While the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire threatens the east side of Adams Lake, another fire is bearing down on the west side.Thursday afternoon (Aug. 3), the Thompson Nicola Region...
Aug 3, 2023
Motorcyclist injured in crash with Kamloops police cruiser dies in hospital
KAMLOOPS - A motorcyclist who was involved in a crash with a Kamloops RCMP vehicle has died.In an update Thursday (Aug. 3), B.C.'s police watchdog - the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) - says ...
Aug 3, 2023
City of Kamloops to increase water use restrictions as region experiences extreme drought
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will increase water use restrictions as the region experiences an extreme level of drought. In a news release issued Thursday (Aug. 3) morning, the city says the restri...
Aug 3, 2023
'Just exploded this afternoon': Adams Lake evacuee recalls wall of fire approaching
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Lower East Adams Lake wildfire turned 180 degrees on Wednesday (Aug. 2), moving toward the community of Dorian Bay and spreading rapidly across the hillside above the lake, leav...
Aug 3, 2023
Kamloops RCMP reviewing tense interaction, rough arrest caught on video
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are reviewing the circumstances surrounding a pair of arrests made in front of City Hall Monday (July 31).Video posted to social media shows the tail end of an interaction bet...
Aug 3, 2023
Elizabeth Fry Society opens 14 housing units for women and children escaping violence in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Fourteen new safe spaces are open for women and children escaping violence in Kamloops.In a news release issued Thursday (Aug. 3) morning, the B.C. government announced itself, through BC H...
Aug 3, 2023
