WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake Council has given their approval for a new four-storey, 51-unit supportive housing complex.The applicant - Altus Group, working on behalf of BC Housing - will replace the existing 33-unit supportive housing development with a new, larger facility.The new building will have a combinat...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in the Cariboo are asked to provide feedback on the timber supply review for the Williams Lake area. B.C.'s Ministry of Forests says the Williams Lake timber supply area (TSA) discussion paper contains the results of a timber supply analysis and describes the geography, forest management...

KAMLOOPS - Taylor Cochrane's first Hockey Canada experience lived up to expectations. The Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist won gold with Team Canada, which throttled the U.S. 8-1 in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup final on Aug. 8 in Edmonton. "Incredible," said Cochrane, who joined the Blazers in time for the 202...

QUESNEL, B.C. - Close to a hundred employees will be affected by an extended production curtailment at Quesnel River Pulp, as challenging conditions continue to weigh on British Columbia's forestry sector.Operations at the pulp mill will remain shut down until at least November this year. According to the company, the ...

KAMLOOPS - With wildfire risk remaining high, fire officials say now is the time for residents to take a closer look around their properties. Some everyday items can leave a home more exposed, while a few simple changes may help significantly reduce that risk.A wildfire doesn't have to reach a neighborhood for homes to...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Emergency Support Services (ESS) centre has been activated for incoming evacuees for well over a month now. Staffed by volunteers, evacuees have been able to visit the McArthur Island Sports Centre to receive essential services and help while being displaced. Kamloops is a host community in the i...

KAMLOOPS - A witness is reporting a fire in Savona near the railway tracks that broke out Wednesday (August 12) afternoon.According to reports, the fire is not spreading, but a bird dog aircraft is enroute.No air tankers have been dispatched to the blaze yet.The fire, on the west end of Kamloops Lake, has not yet appea...

KAMLOOPS - The Bald Range wildfire in Summerland has made its impact locally, as the BC Wildlife Park has taken in new animals evacuated from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (IWRS). Thirty animals escaped the flames Friday night, just hours before the blaze ripped through the property. "We just barel...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A community's name does not necessarily indicate the speed limit, as 100 Mile House RCMP have nabbed multiple speeders in and near the community along Highway 97.On August 5, 100 Mile RCMP patrolling along the highway caught four separate speeders, three in the community and outside of town.The f...

CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Bonaparte (St'uxwtéws) First Nation has orderd an evacuation of properties near the massive Pear Lake wildfire.The evacuation is in effect for all properties in IR No. 1 and 2, north of the community of Cache Creek, and all residents are being asked to leave immediately.The BC Wildfire Se...

Uber-competitive, ultra-focused runner Raiya Matonovich of Kamloops allowed herself a few seconds to soak in the moment on the start line at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships last Thursday [Aug. 6] in Eugene, Oregon. Much of her life to that point had been dedicated to representing Canada and she was moments ...

MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz is reaching out to the federal government to step in to deal with frequent emergency department closures in the community.While health care is under provincial jurisdiction, Goetz feels the B.C. government is not doing enough to prevent ER closures in smaller communities."R...

KAMLOOPS - Smoke was seen billowing through the hazy sky as Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews respond to a residential structure fire on the Tk'emlups reserve. The call from the 700-block of Shuswap Road east of Sun Rivers came in over the scanner at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 12). "When crews arrived, ther...

KAMLOOPS - A proposal to turn a single-detached home on the corner of Columbia Street and 11th Avenue into an 18-unit apartment complex spurred discussions about traffic flow in the Sagebrush neighbourhood. During Tuesday's (Aug. 11) regular meeting, Kamloops council approved to distribute a public notice for a Zoning ...

MERRITT, B.C. - A handful of new evacuation alerts were issued in response to the massive Ainslie Creek wildfire. On Tuesday (Aug. 11), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) added approximately two properties to its evacuation alert: 6705 Juliet Dr. and 2425 Upper Coldwater Rd. In total, residents in nearly 842 ...

Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in June.In July, his $48-million contract became effective. In the latest Tattle of Hastings, the former Kamloops Blazers captain reflects on achieving his childhood dream and looks toward the future.Below is the edited-for-length transcript of the intervie...

KAMLOOPS - September fires are not unusual in B.C., but the concern now?How much longer they could continue into the year? "September, October, November are supposed to be above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation. And given the drought we have in many parts of British Columbia, this means that it's...

BARRIERE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has finally been able to get ground crews on a notable wildfire in the North Thompson region. The Saskum Lake wildfire east of Dunn Peak Park is measured at around 364 hectares in size. In an update Sunday (Aug. 9), the wildfire service says visibility improved around the fire t...

CLINTON, B.C. - Some hundreds of residents who were forced to evacuate due to the massive Pear Lake wildfire near the Village of Clinton are allowed to return home. Effective 9:00 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 11), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order for nearly 365 properties in the Loon L...

MERRITT, B.C. - The massive Ainslie Creek wildfire burning within the Brunswick Complex may cause the closure of Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge. The BC Wildfire Service says crews saw an increase in fire behaviour on the northeast flank Monday (Aug. 11) with spotting across Nooaitch Creek near Highway 8. ...

KAMLOOPS - Thousands of properties in North Kamloops, on the Tk'emlups reserve and in the Pinantan Lake area are without power. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. Monday (Aug. 10), BC Hydro reported a pair of separate power outages, both caused by trees going down across the utility's wires. The first outage affects 2,027 custome...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) evacuation alert area in response to the massive Ainslie Creek wildfire has been expanded to include properties east of the Coquihalla Highway. Effective at 7:30 p.m. Monday (Aug. 10), the TNRD placed 118 additional properties in areas south of Brookmere, s...

KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven felt the love from his hometown from a distance while his Carolina Hurricanes ripped through the NHL post-season and won the Stanley Cup. He plans to say thanks in person on Sunday [Aug. 16] at Riverside Park, with thousands likely to be in attendance for a Cup celebration event at the Rotary...

KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says Kamloops, and the Thompson region could see temporarily clearer skies beginning this week, Wednesday (August 12) after days of heavy wildfire smoke. Operational meteorologist Morgan Shull says little change is expected to be evident on Monday and Tuesday, with the smoke potentially be...

KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, the BC Government enacted a province-wide state of emergency, opening up new options in the ongoing fight against wildfires raging across British Columbia. It came as the community of Summerland was forced to evacuate, leaving 20,000 people out of their homes. Minister Kelly Greene was in K...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP have arrested a suspect who is believed to have deliberately set a brush fire over the weekend. Police officials said officers responded to a report of a fire on the 300-block Trans Canada Highway Southwest shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday (August 8). Upon arriving at the scene, offi...

100 MILE HOUSE - The District of 100 Mile House will get $375,000 to develop a plan for the future of the community's assets and infrastructure. The money will go towards developing an in-depth Asset Management Plan and Infrastructure Renewal Strategy.The money comes from the Strategic Priorities Fund, and will be used...

SALMON ARM B.C. - Three suspects are in custody in connection to what Salmon Arm RCMP believe to have been a targeted shooting over the weekend.At about 5:21 p.m. on Saturday (August 8), Salmon Arm RCMP were dispatched to a call about a shooting in the 300 block of Fraser Avenue NW.Police officials said a man was shot ...