Tag Archives: Weather
Heavy rain expected to follow morning snowfall on Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector
MERRITT - Drivers are being reminded of special weather statements still in effect for sections of the Coquihalla Highway, and Okanagan Connector today (Oct. 28). Environment Canada says 10 to 15 cm o...
Oct 28, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops sets significant fundraising goal for 2021 Camp Out
KAMLOOPS - It started as a simple idea: what if we gave members of the community an opportunity to experience what it's like to sleep outside, like so many people experiencing homelessness go through ...
Oct 27, 2021
Australia Pelted With Grapefruit-Sized Hail
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It’s currently the middle of spring in Australia, and yet earlier this week the land of giant spiders, snakes, and crocodiles endured storms that pum...
Oct 22, 2021
Time for travellers on B.C. highways to trade all-seasons for winter tires
KAMLOOPS - Call it fall, autumn, spooky season, hockey season, or pumpkin spice latte time - it all means the weather is getting cooler and folks who drive B.C.'s highways should be making plans to ge...
Oct 04, 2021
Kamloops council puts the kibosh on outdoor rink at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is scaling down a planned revitalization project for Riverside Park.The city application for grant funding to the tune of $4.3 million was not successful. As a result, ...
Sep 29, 2021
Nanaimo experiences hottest summer on record
NANAIMO - Paced by several suffocating heatwaves and limited rain, summer 2021 was one for the record books.Environment Canada's meteorological cycle considers June, July and August the summer season ...
Sep 09, 2021
Scoopz Ice Cream starts 'Great Ice Cream Sell-off' in support of The Mustard Seed Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The flowers are fading. Leaves are turning colour.Gone are the hot, sunny days of summer. Here: the cool, crisp mornings of September. Are you having a hard time believing that fact? So is ...
Sep 01, 2021
United for BC Wildfire Recovery Fund aims to help those affected by 2021 wildfires
KAMLOOPS - While we're still in the midst of the 2021 wildfire season, it's sure to go down as one of the worst BC has ever experienced. With hundreds of properties lost, and the total cost of those l...
Aug 26, 2021
BC company provides Wildland Firefighter Training for men facing barriers to career success
KAMLOOPS - On a smoky Thursday near Logan Lake, this group of men are out learning how to run and maintain a brush saw. They're here as part of an eight-week Wildland Firefighting and Silviculture Pro...
Aug 12, 2021
Family rescued from Snake Island after boat destroyed in choppy waters
NANAIMO - A family of three was saved from a small, rocky island near Nanaimo after their boat was destroyed. The family with a young two-and-a-half-year-old daughter were stranded on Snake Island aft...
Aug 12, 2021
