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TSB says 'more needs to be done' to prevent train-caused wildfires as risk grows due to climate change
The chair of the Transportation Safety Board says more work is needed to prevent wildfires caused by trains, in large part because of climate change. There won't be any recommendations from the TSB re...
Oct 18, 2021
Lytton residents looking for answers on when evacuation order may be lifted
A Lytton property owner says people still evacuated by the June 30 wildfire want to know when they can access their properties. Most of the community remains evacuated and burned out buildings haven't...
Oct 18, 2021 Structures destroyed by wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Clearwater Emergency Room closed for second successive weekend because of staff shortages
For the second successive weekend, the Clearwater emergency department will be closed because of a lack of available staff. Interior Health says the closure began at 4:00 p.m. Friday, Oct 15, adding i...
Oct 15, 2021
Blazers name Stankoven, Schmiemann as co-captains for 2021-22 WHL season
Logan Stankoven and Quinn Schmiemann have been named co-captains of the Kamloops Blazers for the 2021-22 WHL season. Stankoven, a Kamloops native, will wear the 'C' for all home games at Sandman Centr...
Oct 15, 2021 Photo via Kamloops Blazers
Kamloops Legion to hold invite only Remembrance Day Ceremony at Battle Street Cenotaph
Just like it was last year, there will not be a large Remembrance Day Ceremony at Riverside Park in Kamloops on November 11. Kamloops Legion President Daniel Martin tells NL News they will be holding ...
Oct 15, 2021 Remembrance Day 2020 ceremonies in Kamloops. (Photo via Kamloops Legion)
Prime Minister Trudeau to visit Tk'emlups te Secwepemc on Monday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Kamloops on Monday, Oct. 18, to meet with members of Tk'emlps te Secwpemc. It will be his first visit to the community since Tk'emlps announced the discovery o...
Oct 15, 2021
Charges recommended after violent Oct 2020 arrest near Williams Lake caught on camera
B.C.'s police watchdog is recommending charges against an RCMP officer after a man's violent arrest near Williams Lake on Oct. 25, 2020 was caught on camera. In a statement Thursday, the Independent I...
Oct 14, 2021 Photo via Charli Fortier
B.C. government contributing $2M towards first-of-its-kind energy plant in Merritt
The B.C. government says it is contributing $2-million from the Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund to help design a first-of-its-kind plant in Merritt to capture carbon dioxide and convert it to clean...
Oct 14, 2021 Photo via Carbon Engineering
Breaking: TSB investigation finds no evidence of train starting deadly Lytton wildfire
The Transportation Safety Board says it has "not identified any links" between rail companies and the deadly fire in the Village of Lytton that started on June 30. The fire burned down an estimated 90...
Oct 14, 2021 The town centre in the Village of Lytton on July 6, 2021, a week after a wildfire tore through town. (Photo by John Horgan)
Deadline approaching for B.C. residents to register non-domestic wells
A looming March deadline for British Columbians to register their water wells threatens to become a big problem for government, as well as thousands of rural farmers, ranchers, and small businesses. T...
Oct 14, 2021 Photo via Pixabay
