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Some North Shuswap residents unhappy with BC Wildfire Service, police blockades
Some residents in the North Shuswap have taken to social media to voice their frustration, saying they're not being denied supplies and resourced needed to protect their homes and communities from the...
Aug 22, 2023 Karl Bischoff is one of many North Shuswap locals fighting fires./via @shuswapboating on Instagram
CSRD warning of misinformation spreading online; asking people in evacuation areas to leave
The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is warning about the spread of misinformation online. Spokesperson Tracy Hughes says the regional district is aware of emails and social media posts claiming to ...
Aug 22, 2023 A look at Scotch Creek on Aug 19. (Photo via Jay Simpson)
RCMP release pictures of vehicle involved in hit-and-run that killed Merritt councillor
Valemount RCMP have released new surveillance pictures of a vehicle believed to be involved in last month's crash that killed Merritt City Councillor, Claire Newman. The crash happened sometime betwee...
Aug 22, 2023
'It saves hundreds of homes,' BC Wildfire defending planned ignition in North Shuswap
The BC Wildfire Service is pushing back against concerns that a planned ignition last Thursday, Aug. 17, near Lee Creek and Scotch Creek caused the formerly named Lower East Adams Lake Fire to move in...
Aug 22, 2023 The Lower East Adams Lake fire as seen on August 17, 2023. (Photo via CSRD)
All Little Shuswap Lake Band members safe; fire damage still being assessed
Skwlax te Secwepemculecw says all of its 347 band members have been accounted for after the Bush Creek East fire tore through parts of the community last week. In a statement, Kukpi7 James Tomma says ...
Aug 21, 2023
RCMP investigating after motorcyclist killed in two vehicle crash Saturday
RCMP in Kamloops are investigating after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a pickup truck on the North Shore around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday night. Police say an off-duty officer witnessed the cr...
Aug 21, 2023
New cigarette warnings 'not necessarily a bad thing' but more needs to be done: IH
Interior Health's Tobacco and Vape Reduction Coordinator says the new warning labels on cigarettes in Canada that came into effect on August 1 isn't necessarily a bad thing. "Well, its not going to hu...
Aug 21, 2023 A look at the new warnings that will be required on individual cigarettes in Canada. (Photo via Health Canada)
Kamloops Track and Field Club celebrates World Champion Ethan Katzberg
The Kamloops Track and Field Club has a World Champion. Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg - who is from Nanaimo but trains in Kamloops - won the gold medal at the 2023 World World Athletics Championships ...
Aug 21, 2023 Photo via @WorldAthletics/Twitter
Kamloops EOC activated to support wildfire evacuees from Lytton, Shuswap
The City of Kamloops activated its Emergency Operations Center on Thursday, Aug. 17, to help support evacuees who were displaced from their homes due to wildfires. A number of evacuees from the Adams ...
Aug 19, 2023 The McArthur Island Emergency Reception Centre in Kamloops. (Photo via Victor Kaisar)
Firefighters defending structures near Sorrento as Adams Lake fire grows to 410 sq. km
The BC Wildfire Service says crews in the Sorrento area are working to defend structures from a wildfire which took a significant run through the North Shuswap and Adams Lake area on Friday. It also s...
Aug 19, 2023 A look at the Bush Creek East Fire in the Sorrento area around 9pm, Aug. 18, 2023. (Photo via CSRD)
