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Dr. Terry Sullivan named interim SD73 superintendent
A former superintendent for the Kamloops-Thompson School District will be back at the helm for the next year, starting on Monday. Dr. Terry Sullivan, who was superintendent from 1999 to 2014 will repl...
Aug 20, 2020
Police locate parent of young child found wandering alone near Falkland
Police in the North Okanagan say the parent of a young child found wandering along Chase-Falkland Road on Wednesday afternoon has been located. Cpl. Tania Finn says two frontline officers from the Ver...
Aug 19, 2020
Interior Health adding COVID-19 screening procedures for people evacuated due to Christie Mountain fire
Interior Health says it is working closely with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, the City of Penticton, and the BC Wildfire Service to support people who have been affected by the Christ...
Aug 19, 2020
Sixteen year old arrested after 1,000 litres of yellow road paint intentionally spilled in Logan Lake
Divers with the BC RCMP Underwater Recovery Team were deployed to Logan Lake today - to help find evidence related to a large, intentional chemical spill. On Monday, Logan Lake RCMP say they got a rep...
Aug 19, 2020
Wildfire crews continue to battle fires burning near Lillooet and the Shuswap
While all eyes are on the Christie Mountain fire near Penticton, the BC Wildfire Service is keeping tabs on a few other out of control wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Fire Information Officer G...
Aug 19, 2020
First PET/CT scanner coming to the Interior at BC Cancer in Kelowna
The B.C. Government says a new PET/CT scanner will be coming to the BC Cancer Centre in Kelowna, the first such machine in the Interior. Chief Medical Officer at BC Cancer, Dr. Kim Nguyen Chi, says th...
Aug 19, 2020
South Okanagan fire departments work to protect structures from the Christie Mountain fire
UPDATE 12:30 pm - The Christie Mountain wildfire is now estimated to be about 1,400 hectares in size, and wildfire activity is expected to increase as the heat of the day goes on. "The fire is burning...
Aug 19, 2020
Updated- Evacuation orders in effect as wildfire breaks out near Okanagan Falls
A wildfire of note in the Kamloops Fire Centre as BC Wildfire crews are responding to the Christie Mountain wildfire that is burning about 6 km north of Okanagan Falls on the east side of Skaha Lake. ...
Aug 18, 2020
Blazers Zane Franklin signs ECHL contract with Allen Americans
Outgoing Kamloops Blazers captain Zane Franklin has signed a contract to play in the ECHL. The fan favourite will be heading to Allen, Texas to play for the Allen Americans, as the ECHL is set to resu...
Aug 18, 2020
Voght Street project in Merritt progressing better than planned
A major project to raise one of the main roads in Merritt is progressing well. The new city manager Sean Smith says the $3-million project on Voght Street will be done later this year, by Oct. 31. Tha...
Aug 18, 2020
