Tag Archives: Weather
Go By Bike Week wants Kamloops commuters to trade their cars for pedal power
KAMLOOPS - In 1995, Bike to Work Week began in Victoria and drew around 500 participants who hoped to raise the profile of commuter cycling.Twenty-seven years later, the event has spread across B.C. a...
May 31, 2022
Potential flurries for Coquihalla Summit again: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - For the second day in a row, Environment Canada is advising travellers in the Nicola, Shuswap, and Columbia regions of potential flurries on local highways.In a special weather statement is...
May 10, 2022
Potential flurries for Coquihalla Highway and Highway 1 from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada issued two special weather statements for travellers in the Nicola, Shuswap, and Columbia regions early Monday (May 9) morning. Drivers on the Coquihalla Highway from Hop...
May 09, 2022
Kamloops area saw below average precipitation and temperatures for month of April
KAMLOOPS - If you thought the month of April felt cooler than normal, you are correct. Monthly data collected by Environment Canada shows Kamloops experienced a colder than average April and the regio...
May 04, 2022
SD73 students train with BC Wildfire Service firefighters for Junior Fire Crew workshop
KAMLOOPS - Fighting wildfires is a tough, physically demanding job. Long days, little sleep and few comforts await those who choose to battle blazes that ignite in the vast tracts of forest that exist...
Apr 29, 2022
London Recruits Justin and Sigourney Beaver To Save City
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It's been 400 years since beavers were hunted out of London, but with waters on the rise due to climate change, it's their time to shine once more - beginn...
Mar 25, 2022
Federal Minister visits Merritt, meets with residents still displaced after November floods
MERRITT, BC - It's been four months since the devastating floods tore through the Fraser and Nicola Valleys. Recovery work is taking place, however many residents are still unable to return home. On S...
Mar 14, 2022
The Kentucky Meat Shower Of 1876
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Strange rain has long fascinated humanity, and people have written a lot about it over the years. For example, in June 2009, residents of Japan's Ishikawa ...
Mar 10, 2022
TNRD factoring in previous wildfire, flooding damage with upcoming snowmelt monitoring
KAMLOOPS - Emergency preparedness within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is a year-round practice. Ahead of late spring freshet season, officials are keeping a watchful eye on areas previously d...
Feb 11, 2022
Freezing Florida Temps Knock Iguanas From Trees
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Tourists flocking to Florida in search of a reprieve from last weekend’s bombogenesis storm in the Northeast (and regular old winter in the Midwest) ...
Feb 04, 2022
