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Contingency plans in place as BC Wildlife Park among Kamloops properties on evacuation alert
The BC Wildlife Park has contingency plans in place should it be ordered to evacuate the nearly 200 animals at the park because of wildfires. General Manager Glenn Grant tells NL News the Kamloops par...
Aug 06, 2021
Temporary access granted for Falkland residents to feed livestock, pick up pets
Falkland residents are being given a brief window today to go back home if they have an essential reason, two days after they were ordered to evacuate because of the White Rock Lake wildfire. Those re...
Aug 06, 2021
White Rock Lake fire prompts evacuation alert for Village of Chase
The Village of Chase has issued an evacuation alert because of the White Rock Lake fire. Mayor Rod Crowe says it is not an order for people to leave their homes, but he notes the threat posed by both ...
Aug 06, 2021
City of Kamloops looking Emergency Support Services volunteers
The City of Kamloops is putting the call out for volunteers looking to help out in the Emergency Support Services (ESS) program. It says the 2021 wildfire season has been busy for the volunteers who h...
Aug 06, 2021 Emergency Support Services volunteers gather for a morning briefing at McArthur Island. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
UPDATE - White Rock Lake fire grows to an estimated 55,000 hectares, BCWS says
UPDATE 11 p.m. - The White Rock Lake wildfire has grown to an estimated 55,000 hectares in size after strong winds from the southwest yesterday and today, gusting to 40 km/hr at times. For the most pa...
Aug 06, 2021 Photo via BC Wildfire Service
COVID-19 cases surge in young people as B.C. reports 402 new cases, 234 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials are reporting another 402 new COVID-19 cases in the province today, including 234 in Interior Health, or 58 per cent of the total number of cases. There are now 2,066 active case...
Aug 05, 2021
Smoke, wildfires not keeping people away from Sicamous this summer, mayor says
The Mayor of Sicamous says his community has been busy this summer, despite a nearby wildfire that briefly forced a part of the Shuswap community to evacuate for about two weeks. Terry Rysz says the s...
Aug 05, 2021
BC SPCA investigating 'unusual' outbreak of kennel cough in Kamloops-area dogs
The BC SPCA is asking dog owners to be aware of what they're calling an unusual strain of kennel cough that is showing up in some vaccinated dogs in the province, especially in the Kamloops area. Seni...
Aug 05, 2021 Photo via BC SPCA
White Rock Lake fire forces new evacuations for Westwold, Monte Lake, Falkland
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has ordered the rest of the community of Westwold to be evacuated because of the nearby 32,500 hectare White Rock Lake wildfire. The rest of Monte Lake is also be...
Aug 04, 2021
Kamloops RCMP say drugs and ammo seized after reported drug deal in North Shore neighbourhood
Kamloops RCMP say they seized drugs and ammunition during a investigation into street-level crime conducted by the Targeted Enforcement Unit. Spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says a 30-year-old man ...
Aug 04, 2021
