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Tk'emlups te Secwepemc a hub of activity with wildfire evacuees
Despite its own recent trauma, Tk'emlps te Secwepemc has opened its land to evacuees that had to leave their homes because of wildfires. Speaking on the NL Morning News, Tk'emlps emergency operations ...
Jul 12, 2021
Evacuation alerts rescinded around Napier Lake wildfire, fire being held at 56 hectares
Good news for people who live in 96 properties in the vicinity of the Napier Lake wildfire, south of Kamloops. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has rescinded the evacuation alert today, five days...
Jul 12, 2021
UPDATE: Embleton Mountain fire grows slightly; nearby Sun Peaks Resort to stay closed Tuesday
UPDATED: The Embleton Mountain wildfire near Sun Peaks has grown modestly today, now at 466 hectares. That's an increase from 290 hectares at the start of the day. There are 132 properties that remain...
Jul 12, 2021
Sparks Lake fire 'less active' on Sunday after 'aggressive behaviour' on Saturday, BCWS says
The massive Sparks Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops was "less active" yesterday, according to the BC Wildfire Service. It is still estimated to be over 40,000 hectares in size, and burning out of c...
Jul 12, 2021 Sparks Lake Fire Guard on Skeetchestn Lands as seen on July 7. Photo via BCWS
No large concerts planned for Sandman Centre until 2022, Kamloops promoter says
While there have been some fall concert announcements in British Columbia, don't expect there to be any big shows at Sandman Centre any time soon. Bill Jaswal with Jelly Events tells NL News he's look...
Jul 12, 2021
Heat warning reissued for Kamloops area
Four days after a 'dangerous' heat warning was lifted in the Kamloops area, Environment Canada has reissued a heat warning because of increasing temperatures. The weather service says a heat wave will...
Jul 11, 2021
UPDATE - Evacuation alert issued for Sun Peaks because of nearby Embleton Mountain fire
An evacuation alert has been issued for all properties within the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort municipal boundaries because of the Embleton Mountain wildfire. The fire, burning about 7 km west of Sun Pea...
Jul 11, 2021
Fire guts Brentwood Avenue home in North Kamloops
For the second straight day, Kamloops firefighters were called to a house on fire in the City, this time on the North Shore. Crews were called to a house on fire at 620 Brentwood Avenue just after 8 p...
Jul 10, 2021
UPDATE - Evacuation order issued for village of Whitecroft, near Sun Peaks; alerts for Heffley Lake properties
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has upgraded an evacuation alert impacting 132 properties in the village of Whitecroft, west of Sun Peaks, to an evacuation order because of a wildfire. "A wildfi...
Jul 10, 2021
Tk'emlups to release report on findings at Kamloops Residential School on July 15
A long-awaited report on the findings at the Kamloops Indian Residential School will be made public by Tk'emlups te Secwepemc next week. There is a virtual public presentation scheduled next Thursday ...
Jul 09, 2021
