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Environment Canada caught off guard by mid-day Coquihalla hailstorm
Environment Canada says officials were surprised by a freak hailstorm that caused calamity on the Coquihalla yesterday. Meteorologist Bobby Sehkon says temperatures are well above zero so forecasters ...
Jun 25, 2019
'Fish taxi' to help move Chinook upstream in Bonaparte River
While a fishway is undergoing repairs at the Bonaparte River, officials will be using a "fish taxi" to help move Chinook upstream. Jason Hwang with the Pacific Salmon Foundation says staff with the Bo...
Jun 25, 2019
Sun Peaks mayor says most people in favor of first retail cannabis store
The mayor of Sun Peaks says there have been little-to-no growing pains over legal cannabis as the resort town prepares to allow its first store. Al Raine says a public hearing for the proposed store e...
Jun 25, 2019
New Coquihalla maintenance provider already gearing up for winter
It may be nearly summer but a new maintenance contractor for most of the Coquihalla is already looking ahead to winter. Yellowhead Road and Bridge will be taking over on Canada Day for maintenance on ...
Jun 24, 2019
BC deploying more personnel to fight fires in northern Alberta
The BC Wildfire Service is deploying 210 personnel to northern Alberta to help fight fires. Information officer Kyla Fraser says B.C. has now provided more than 800 total fire personnel to northern Al...
Jun 24, 2019
Updated: Eight people in hospital after freak hailstorm, several crashes on Coquihalla south of Kamloops
Eight people have been taken to hospital following several crashes on the Coquihalla south of Kamloops today. BC Emergency Health Services spokesperson Shannon Miller says crews responded with five am...
Jun 24, 2019
Salmon Arm not done yet as they enact a plastic bag ban
With a plastic bag ban set to take effect in Salmon Arm next month, the mayor is now turning his attention to paper bags. Mayor Alan Harrison says he wants people to use reusable bags when they are sh...
Jun 24, 2019
RCMP hunt for witnesses and suspects after a child was assaulted in Ashcroft
Police in Ashcroft are investigating allegations a four year old child was assaulted during a weekend soccer tournament. "There is an allegation of an assault that took place on a four year old within...
Jun 24, 2019
Fraser-Nicola MLA lobbying for transitional support for sawmill workers
The Liberal Fraser-Nicola MLA says her caucus is lobbying the NDP government to consider the impact of the forest sector of communities around the Interior. Jackie Tegart says addressing the forest sl...
Jun 24, 2019
Updated: Police find missing Kamloops woman
Update: Police say a 22-year-old woman who was reported missing yesterday has been found.
Jun 24, 2019
