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Ken Uzeloc named new Kamloops Fire Chief
Ken Uzeloc has been the named the new Kamloops Fire and Rescue Chief, succeeding Steve Robinson who retired at the end of April. With over 30 years of experience as a firefighter, Uzeloc has been the ...
Jun 22, 2022 Ken Uzeloc (Photo via City of Kamloops)
Lytton residents to commemorate one-year anniversary of June 30 fire at private event
Residents in the Village of Lytton will be commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Lytton Creek Fire during a private event next week. Organized by and for community members who were directly im...
Jun 22, 2022 Structures destroyed by wildfire are seen in Lytton. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc activates Emergency Operations Centre over flood concerns
Tk'emlps te Secwpemc has activated its Emergency Operations Centre to Level 1 due to concerns about flooding. Like the City of Kamloops, it says the move is a precaution as the Thompson rivers remain ...
Jun 22, 2022
Barriere Mayor pushing for variable speed corridor on Highway 5
The Mayor of Barriere wants to see a variable speed corridor set up on Highway 5 between his community and Heffley Creek. Ward Stamer says it will allow the highway maintenance contractor to reduce th...
Jun 22, 2022 A variable speed corridor on Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley. (Photo via Emil Anderson Maintenance)
Environment Canada issues special weather statement; severe thunderstorm watch in Kamloops-area
Get ready for the first hot stretch of the summer in the BC Interior. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the area as it says people can expect daytime highs rising into the ...
Jun 22, 2022
TNRD Chair Ken Gillis not seeking reelection in October
As expected, Thompson-Nicola Regional District Chair, Ken Gillis, will not be seeking reelection this October. In a statement Tuesday morning, the Area 'L' Director said he leaves with mixed feelings ...
Jun 21, 2022 Ken Gillis (Photo via TNRD)
MLA Milobar calling for return of annual safety improvements on Highway 5, north of Kamloops
The MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson is calling on the provincial government to turn its attention to safety upgrades on Highway 5, north of Kamloops. Peter Milobar says a "fairly consistent" push to a...
Jun 21, 2022 The Southern Yellowhead Highway near Vinsulla (Photo via Google Maps)
Flood Watch issued for Thompson River from Kamloops to Spences Bridge
With the potential of heavy rain in the forecast, the BC River Forecast Centre has upgraded a high streamflow advisory to a flood watch for the Thompson River from Kamloops to Spences Bridge. It says ...
Jun 21, 2022
RCMP say man connected to Manitoba investigation arrested in Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP say one man linked to an investigation out of Manitoba was arrested without incident in Lower Aberdeen around 5:30 yesterday evening. Cpl. Dana Napier says there was a heavy police prese...
Jun 21, 2022
Kamloops bracing for 'worst case scenario' as North and South Thompson rivers could peak at the same time
The City of Kamloops is preparing for a drastic spike in river levels on the North and South Thompson rivers. Utility Services Manager, Greg Wightman, says the City's emergency operations centre - whi...
Jun 21, 2022 The Riverside Park pier on June 21, 2022. (Photo via Victor Kaisar)
