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Premier says housing targets for Kamloops likely to be released this fall
The Premier says the provincial government's housing targets for the City of Kamloops will likely be set and released this fall. While in Kamloops earlier this month, David Eby was asked if there was ...
Sep 18, 2023
Kamloops RCMP looking for witnesses after Saturday morning shooting, vehicle fire
Kamloops RCMP are investigating a shooting at an Aberdeen motel which was followed by a vehicle on fire early Saturday morning. Police say they were called to a report of shots fired at a unit in a mo...
Sep 16, 2023
CSRD restricts new building permits in areas impacted by Bush Creek East fire
The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District has temporarily halted the issuing of building permits in fire-impacted areas of the Shuswap until the results of geotechnical assessments are complete. The CSRD...
Sep 15, 2023 A maps of the CSRD where the temporary moratorium on new building permits applies. (Photo via CSRD)
Mark Recchi to be inducted into Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame
Kamloops native Mark Recchi will be inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame when the Flyers host the Boston Bruins at Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 27 next year. The 55-year-old Recchi - a mem...
Sep 15, 2023 Mark Recchi playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. (Photo via Philadelphia Flyers/NHL)
BC Wildfire Service working on Sorrento area smoke plume with Bush Creek East fire perimeter
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to an active smoke plume within the Bush Creek East fire perimeter that is very visible in the area of Sorrento and Notch Hill. According to the Columbia-Shuswap ...
Sep 15, 2023 A plume of smoke from the Bush Creek East fire, visible in the Sorrento area. (Photo via Columbia-Shuswap Regional District)
Thousands of Rocky Mountaineer passengers impacted by B.C. wildfires this summer
Company figures show nearly 5,000 Rocky Mountaineer passengers were impacted by B.C.'s short-lived ban on tourism-related travel to Kamloops and five other Interior communities last month. But speakin...
Sep 15, 2023 A Rocky Mountaineer train. (Photo via Rocky Mountaineer)
B.C. to end provincewide state of emergency Thursday as wildfire risk winds down
The provincewide state of emergency in B.C. will end tonight, Sept. 14, as the risk of wildfires has dropped with cooler temperatures. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the decision to end ...
Sep 14, 2023 Downed power lines are seen on a pickup truck in an area burned by the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Area restriction order around Ross Moore Lake fire extended to Oct. 3
The BC Wildfire Service has extended an area restriction order in the vicinity of the Ross Moore Lake fire, south of Kamloops, by another three weeks. This latest extension of the order - which was en...
Sep 14, 2023 A look at some of the land charred by the Ross Moore Lake fire, south of Kamloops. (Photo via BC Wildfire Service)
Survey underway to gather feedback about bicycle parking from Kamloops businesses
A grassroots group of Kamloops cyclists are in the process of surveying local businesses about the challenges and benefits of providing bike parking to customers and employees. Project Organizer Krist...
Sep 14, 2023 Valet bike parking at Riverside Park in Kamloops. (Photo via Kamloops Cycling Coalition)
Blazers sign forward Lucas Benn, cousin of NHLers Jamie and Jordie Benn
The Kamloops Blazers have signed forward Lucas Benn to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The 14-year-old cousin of NHLers Jamie and Jordie Benn was a seventh round pick of the Blazers in th...
Sep 14, 2023 Lucas Benn signs his WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. (Photo via Kamloops Blazers)
