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Close call in Ashcroft after vehicle fire spreads into grass along Highway 1
The Trans-Canada Highway was closed in Ashcroft for about an hour today when a vehicle fire spread into the grass. Ashcroft fire chief Josh White says crews were called at about 10:30 this morning to ...
Aug 08, 2019
City Hopes to Save Poisoned Trees in Sahali
The Manager of Parks and Civic Facilities for the city of Kamloops calls mutilating trees a disgusting act. The message comes after 11 pine trees in the Sahali area were damaged and injected with pois...
Aug 08, 2019 waferboard / CC
WorkSafeBC Wants You to Avoid Heat Stress at Work
As the thermostat gets turned up outside, WorkSafeBC is reminding people to do what they can to keep their internal temperature down. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the ...
Aug 08, 2019
Ribfest can still use some volunteers
If you like barbequed ribs, this weekend is the one for you. This is the eighth year that Ribfest has taken over Riverside Park. Ribfest spokesperson Bryce Herman says that's not the only thing happen...
Aug 08, 2019
Inmates moved out of maximum-security jail near Oliver because of wildfire risk, possibly to Kamloops
As inmates have been relocated from a maximum-security jail near Oliver, The BC Government Employees Union says it is working closely with the B.C. government in relation to an evacuation alert there....
Aug 08, 2019
KCBIA says painting murals on garbage bins a good way to cut down graffiti in Kamloops
A new initiative to reduce illegal graffiti on garbage bins in downtown Kamloops could soon spread to the North Shore. Executive Director of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association Carl ...
Aug 08, 2019
Wildfire Service wardens put out 32 smoldering campfires in Kamloops area during long weekend
The BC Wildfire Service says its crews were busy stomping out smoldering campfires in the Kamloops area on the weekend. Fire information officer Taylor MacDonald says fire wardens found and extinguish...
Aug 07, 2019
Village of Ashcroft to study upgrades to CN Rail crossing to potentially eliminate train whistles
The Village of Ashcroft is looking at asking CN Rail to eliminate train whistles at a crossing on the north end of town. Mayor Barbara Roden says both CN and CP go through the village, and CP stopped ...
Aug 07, 2019
Building permit worth $21M approved for large-scale housing project in downtown Kamloops
A $21-million-dollar building permit has been approved for a housing project in downtown Kamloops. The permit is for a six-storey apartment with 140 units, including a dozen subsidized senior units, w...
Aug 07, 2019
Work well underway on building the foundation for patient care tower in Kamloops
Work is well underway on the substructure for the patient care tower at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Interior Health's director of major capital projects David Fowler says about three-quarte...
Aug 07, 2019
