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UPDATE: Well-known lacrosse coach and former Blazers bus driver killed in motorcycle crash
UPDATE: 11:30 a.m. The Kamloops man killed in a motorcycle accident near Paul Lake on Wednesday has been identified as well-known lacrosse coach Justin Bosher. Bosher had been a head coach of the Thom...
Aug 26, 2021 Justin Bosher (middle) between his two sons. (Photo submitted)
Water main break causes small mudslide in Westsyde Thursday morning
The City of Kamloops says some people in Westsyde will likely be without water until 4 p.m. today after a water main break caused a mudslide this morning. Utility services manager Greg Wightman says t...
Aug 26, 2021 A mudslide on Westsyde Road on August 26, 2021. (Photo by City of Kamloops)
Evacuation order for Tunkwa Lake area downgraded to alert; Logan Lake given all clear
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has lifted an evacuation order for 65 properties in the Tunkwa Lake area, southwest of Kamloops. The properties are on Guichon Creek Forest Service Road, Haywood-...
Aug 25, 2021
BC Wildfire Service should be remade into a year-round, professionalized service, BCGEU says
The BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) says the BC Wildfire Service should be remade into a year-round, professionalized service like other fire departments. "The problem is the seasonal nature of how...
Aug 25, 2021
With wildfire situation improving, Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc to close emergency operations centre
With the wildfire situation improving significantly in the Kamloops area, Tk'emlps te Secwepemc will be closing its emergency operations centre. Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says Thursday's breakfast will b...
Aug 25, 2021 Photo via Google
B.C. government providing $2,000 to families who have lost their homes to wildfires this summer
A program to offer money to people in Lytton who lost their homes has now been expanded to include households from any community who have lost their homes to wildfires this summer. The B.C. government...
Aug 25, 2021 A home flattened by flames in Monte Lake by the White Rock Lake fire, as seen on August 5, 2021. (Photo submitted)
Special air quality statement returns for Kamloops due to wildfire smoke
A thin haze of wildfire smoke has prompted another special air quality statement for the Kamloops area. The new advisory for smoky skies covers the South Thompson, as well as the Shuswap and the Okana...
Aug 25, 2021
Meet Homer: the Kamloops NorthPaws mascot
The Kamloops NorthPaws mascot has a name: Homer. It was chosen by fans after 60 name ideas and 150 total submissions were made to the new West Coast League franchise. "Homer was the most common submis...
Aug 25, 2021 Photo via Kamloops NorthPaws
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to be rerouted around Coldwater Indian Band
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will not go through the Coldwater Indian Band, south of Merritt, as rerouting has now been approved by the Canada Energy Regulator. The CER, formerly called the N...
Aug 25, 2021
Fire risk expected to remain stable in Kamloops area through end of August
There's been no significant growth on any major wildfires in the Kamloops area over the past week, according to the BC Wildfire Service. Fire operations manager Todd Nessman says stable weather is exp...
Aug 24, 2021 The White Rock Lake wildfire southwest of Vernon on August 24, 2021. (Photo by BC Wildfire Service)
