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TNRD hosting virtual info session Saturday afternoon for residents affected by wildfires
As wildfires continue to burn in the Kamloops area with hundreds of rural residents evacuated, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will be hosting a public information session later today for people...
Jul 03, 2021
New wildfire north of Logan Lake forces 166 properties to be evacuated
A wildfire that broke out Friday afternoon near Tunkwa Lake has now led to 166 evacuation orders. The Durand Lake wildfire is suspected to have been caused by lightning according to the BC Wildfire Se...
Jul 03, 2021
Woman who escaped Lytton says an evacuation order was issued 90 minutes after her house was already on fire
A woman, who lost her home in the Lytton fire, is asking why more wasn't done to alert people to get out of the town sooner. Many are saying that the fire engulfed the town within 15 minutes, but Casa...
Jul 02, 2021
UPDATE: Evacuations lifted after lightning-caused wildfire strikes Juniper neighbourhood of Kamloops
UPDATE July 2, 8:48 a.m. The City of Kamloops says all of the evacuation orders affecting people in Juniper and Valleyview have been lifted today, as of 8:45 a.m. Fire Chief Steve Robinson says there ...
Jul 01, 2021
BC asking for additional resources to fight wildfires
BC's Deputy Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources says recent rainfall in the north half of the province is allowing wildfire resources to be moved around. "We received some pretty apprecia...
Jul 01, 2021
UPDATE: Much of Lytton destroyed after catastrophic, fast-moving wildfire Wednesday night
UPDATED: 10:30 p.m. Barely 24 hours after setting the all-time Canadian temperature record of almost 50 degrees Celsius, much of the Village of Lytton has been destroyed after a catastrophic wildfire....
Jun 30, 2021 The Lytton Creek wildfire in the Village of Lytton on the afternoon it broke out, on June 30, 2021. (Photo submitted)
Some Kamloopsians flocking to air conditioned hotel rooms to beat the heat
Some Kamloopsians headed to air conditioned hotel rooms as a way to beat the heat as temperatures remain well above the 40 C mark. Kamloops Accommodation Association President Tyson Andrykew says he d...
Jun 30, 2021
Kamloops Blazers president and COO Don Moores passes away
Tragic news for the Kamloops Blazers and for the City of Kamloops as a whole. Blazers president and chief operating officer, Don Moores, has passed away at the age of 65 while golfing earlier today. B...
Jun 30, 2021
Kamloops RCMP look for man who went missing after meeting friend for coffee
Police are looking for a Kamloops man who didn't make it home on his motorbike after a trip to Tim Hortons on Monday. Kamloops RCMP say 71-year-old Mark Foan was at the Tim Hortons on Highway 5 at abo...
Jun 30, 2021
Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc cancels all events until July 5 because of extreme heat
Tk'emlps te Secwepemc has cancelled all events in the community until next Monday because of the extreme heat in the area. Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says the decision was made based on the advice of the ...
Jun 30, 2021
