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Kamloops shot putter Greg Stewart wins gold at Tokyo Paralympics
Kamloops para-athlete Greg Stewart is a Paralympic gold medalist. The seven-foot-two giant threw a Paralympic record of 16.75 metres in the F46 shot put event, which was also his personal best at the ...
Aug 31, 2021 Photo via CBC Paralympics
Former Kamloops councillor Tom Wallace, 'Mr. Valleyview,' passes away
Members of the current Kamloops council have lamented the loss of former councillor Tom Wallace, who passed away last Wednesday. Wallace was an agrologist by trade who was also an avid fan of the Kaml...
Aug 31, 2021 Tom Wallace, right, with son Greg "Spike" Wallace and the Memorial Cup, in 1994. (Photo by Kamloops Blazers)
Logan Lake fire chief not letting his guard down even as Tremont Creek Fire is being held
The fire chief in Logan Lake says people in the community of about 2,000 people are still on edge given the wildfire situation. Speaking on the NL Morning News, Doug Wilson said while the Tremont Cree...
Aug 31, 2021 The Tremont Creek wildfire burning directly besides Highway 97D in Logan Lake on Aug 14, 2021. (Photo: Logan Lake Fire Rescue)
UPDATE: More that 1,000 overdose deaths reported in B.C in first six months of 2021; 32 in Kamloops
New data from the BC Coroners Service shows there were at least 1,011 people who died of a suspect drug overdose in the first six months of the year, the highest ever on record. It comes as the servic...
Aug 31, 2021
Planned 3,000 hectare burn at White Rock Lake complete
The BC Wildfire Service says it has finished a planned burn at the White Rock Lake Fire yesterday evening, but notes the area will continue to burn and produce smoke over the next several days. In an ...
Aug 31, 2021 A look at the August 30 prescribed burn at the White Rock Lake Fire, seen from Highway 97, east of Falkland.
Convicted serial arsonist was person found in wildfire-evacuated community near Merritt last week
The man convicted in burning down the Murray Church in Merritt more than two years ago was the person found in Lower Nicola last week when it was on evacuation order. Police had previously said a man ...
Aug 30, 2021
Trip from Kamloops to Lower Mainland on Monday to set world record for longest trip by electric bus
A record setting trip out of Kamloops today. Western-Canada based Traxx Coachlines is running an all-electric bus from Kamloops to Delta. President and CEO Matthew Cox says the bus was made by Winnipe...
Aug 30, 2021 The J4500 Charge electric coach bus, operated by Traxx, that departed Kamloops Monday morning. (Photo by Bill Sarai)
TNRD reports 87 destroyed or damaged properties due to Lytton Creek, Sparks Lake, and White Rock Lake fires
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is slowly getting a clearer picture of the damage to area properties due to this summer's wildfires. It says there have been 53 primary homes, 27 seasonal homes a...
Aug 30, 2021 Vehicles completely destroyed in Monte Lake by the White Rock Lake wildfire. (Photo by Todd Stone)
Tranquille Road reopens in Brock with massive construction project almost finished
After months of being closed for construction, Tranquille Road has reopened through part of Brocklehurst as of today. The City of Kamloops says the road is back open to regular traffic between 12th St...
Aug 30, 2021 A traffic camera at the intersection of Tranquille Road and 12th Street on August 30, 2021, looking west.
UPDATE: Evacuation order downgraded for Kane Valley, other properties near Coquihalla
UPDATE: 11:45 a.m. An evacuation order has been lifted for more than 50 properties near the July Mountain wildfire, including Kane Valley. There are 52 properties being taken off of order, on Kane Val...
Aug 30, 2021 A photo of the Brook Creek wildfire on August 14, 2021. (Photo by Scott Nelson)
