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Merritt RCMP investigating series of fires along Highway 8 likely caused by older model Ford truck
RCMP in Merritt are investigating after seven fires were sparked Sunday night along Highway 8, near the community. Police as well as firefighters from Merritt, the Lower Nicola Indian Band, and the BC...
Jul 19, 2021
Residents, local media able to attend Kamloops council meetings in person
Once again, people in Kamloops are allowed to attend council meetings and public hearings. Those meetings are typically held at city hall but are still being held at the Valley First Lounge at the San...
Jul 19, 2021 Public entrance to the Sandman Center in downtown Kamloops, which has previously been used as a cooling center during heat protocols/via Victor Kaisar
UPDATE: White Rock Lake fire evacuation now covers 41 properties south of Westwold
UPDATED: The White Rock Lake wildfire has now forced 41 properties to be evacuated south of Westwold. The Thompson Nicola Regional District has added 28 more properties to the order, after 13 properti...
Jul 19, 2021
UPDATE - One killed, four injured after serious rollover crash on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
UPDATE 9:30 p.m. - One person was killed and four others were injured in a serious rollover crash on the Coquihalla on Saturday morning that had the highway closed for hours. Police say just after 8:3...
Jul 17, 2021
Westwold-area properties on evacuation alert due to White Rock Lake fire
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has put 213 properties in Electoral Areas "M" (Beautiful Nicola Valley-North) and "L" (Grasslands) on evacuation alert because of the White Rock Lake wildfire. Th...
Jul 16, 2021
Suspect arrested after running away from downtown Kamloops crash scene
Kamloops RCMP say a 33-year-old local man was arrested Thursday afternoon after fleeing from a crash scene at a downtown intersection on foot. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Sixth ...
Jul 16, 2021
Fifty Canadian Armed Forces personnel in Kamloops to help with wildfire season
A team of about 50 Canadian Armed Forces personnel will be based out of Kamloops for the foreseeable future to help in the fight against wildfires. Lt. (Navy) Pamela Hogan, a public affairs officer wi...
Jul 16, 2021 A Canadian Armed Forces helicopter in Kamloops during the 2021 wildfire season. (Photo via Canadian Armed Forces)
Controlled burns planned near Red Lake as battle against Sparks Lake Fire continues
The BC Wildfire Service is planning a pair of controlled burns in the Red Lake area as they battle the massive Sparks Lake fire, northwest of Kamloops. Fire Information Officer, Shannon Street tells N...
Jul 16, 2021
Premier Horgan defends decision to not declare provincial state of emergency over wildfires
There continues to be calls from around the province asking the BC Government to declare a provincial state of emergency in light of the 300-plus wildfires currently burning. However, speaking to medi...
Jul 16, 2021
Agent of Blazers Russian import pick Roman Makarov optimistic he'll be in Kamloops this fall
It was a place the Kamloops Blazers haven't ventured into during the CHL Import Draft for over 15 years. The hockey club selected 17-year-old Russian forward Roman Makarov with the 38th overall pick i...
Jul 16, 2021
