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Fish wheel being used to move salmon through Fraser River slide site; officials concerned about short timeline
Officials have started using a fish wheel to transport salmon through the site of a rockslide in a remote section of the Fraser River. B.C. Forest Minister Doug Donaldson says it will take time before...
Aug 06, 2019
Eagle Bluff Fire Grows
A wild fire that broke out Sunday night in the south Okanagan is now listed at 280 hectares in size. It has also resulted in evacuation recommendations being issued for the regional district of Okanag...
Aug 06, 2019
Charges laid after assault with a weapon on Adams Lake ferry
Chase RCMP have laid charges after an operator of the Adams Lake ferry was assaulted by a passenger. On Friday, police were called to a report of an assault on the cable ferry, located 25 kilometres n...
Aug 06, 2019
Federal Kamloops-area NDP candidate Myhill-Jones steps down
The NDP candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding has stepped down. Gina Myhill-Jones, a resident of 100 Mile House, was nominated in late May but will no longer be the NDP candidate for this...
Aug 06, 2019
Wildfire north of Oliver grows to 225 hectares
A fire burning within the Kamloops Fire Centre has grown to 225 hectares in size. In an update just before 8:30 p.m., the BC Wildfire Service says 20 personnel will work overnight on the Eagle Bluff w...
Aug 05, 2019
Crash closes Hwy 1 west of Savona; fatal crash shuts down Hwy 97 north of Williams Lake
Two serious crashes to start the long weekend have resulted in highway closures near Savona and Williams Lake, and one reported fatality. Highway 1 has been shut down at Pinecrest Road in Walhachin be...
Aug 02, 2019
Updated: RCMP say foul play may be a factor in the disappearance of two Surrey men near Kamloops
Surrey RCMP now say foul play may be a factor in the disappearance of two men last seen in mid-July. A search warrant was executed on a rural property in Spences Bridge today that police believe Ryan ...
Aug 02, 2019
Kamloops YMCA making programming changes, laying off staff due to financial pressures
The Kamloops YMCA-YWCA is making programming changes because of financial pressures, in the hopes of saving about $450,000 annually. Included in the changes will be reduced hours at both Kamloops loca...
Aug 02, 2019 The Downtown Kamloops Y on Battle Street (Photo via Google Maps)
North Thompson residents now able to give online feedback on proposed forest tenure sale
The Forest Ministry has created an online page for feedback on a proposed forest tenure transfer in the North Thompson. Mayor of Clearwater Merlin Blackwell says the web portal will allow people to gi...
Aug 02, 2019
Kamloops man hoping to 'certify' local businesses as disability friendly
A Kamloops man is hoping his 'Ability Friendly Access Business' program idea will certify local businesses as disability friendly. Krystian Shaw, who runs the Kamloops Self Advocate newsletter says th...
Aug 02, 2019
