Smoke expected as BC Wildfire Service conducting training exercise near Stake Lake
The BC Wildfire Service says smoke will be visible in the area of Stake Lake, south of Kamloops, Wednesday as it conducts an "essential" live fire training exercise. It says there will be 11 burn piles lit in the area between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., May 15, with all piles less than two metres in height and 3 meter...
May 15, 2024
Kamloops Council to ask B.C. Government for help in addressing ongoing issues
A Kamloops Councillor wants the province to help the City start addressing recommendations put forward by municipal adviser Henry Braun. Dale Bass says the city does not have a number of tools in place to tackle some of the 13 recommendations issued by Henry Braun to council as a whole. "The municipal adviser can ...
May 15, 2024
Mayor relieved of chair duties at open session of Kamloops council Tuesday
More drama at Kamloops City Hall Tuesday, as Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was temporarily stripped of his duties as the chair of the meeting. Hamer-Jackson was forced out as the chair of the open session after being challenged by Councillor Stephen Karpuk while delivering his Mayor's Report toward the end of the meeting fo...
May 14, 2024
More fire bans to come across Kamloops Fire Centre ahead of May Long weekend
The B.C. Wildfire Service is expanding a fire ban across the entire Kamloops Fire Centre just ahead of the upcoming May Long weekend. It says all Category 2 open fires, along with fireworks, sky lanterns, binary exploding targets, air curtain burners, and burn barrels and burn cages will be off limits as of 12 noon thi...
May 14, 2024
B.C. mom whose son died from wildfire smoke trying to make this year safer
As wildfires rage in British Columbia, the family of a nine-year-old who died last summer is trying to protect people from poor air quality due to smoke this year. Carter Vigh died of asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke in 100 Mile House, B.C., last July 11. Seeing the wildfire season in full swing again is "scar...
May 14, 2024
RCMP say man arrested after Friday robbery at Merritt convenience store
RCMP say the man who was wanted after an armed robbery at a convenience store in Merritt last Friday has been arrested. Police say the man - who was not identified was "safely arrested" in downtown Merritt after a tip from the public. He is police custody and is facing several charges, including robbery with ...
May 14, 2024
Kamloops RCMP working on plan to expand 'Car 40' program to outlying areas
The head of the Kamloops RCMP says its been a successful first year for the expanded Car 40 program in the city. Now known as the Integrated Crisis Response Team, Superintendent Jeff Pelley says the RCMP is working on trying to expand the program - which sees a police officer and a nurse respond to mental-health calls ...
May 14, 2024
Watering restrictions not imminent, but a growing possibility for Kamloops
Despite Kamloops being mired in a drought, it seems any move to restrict water usage in Kamloops could still be a ways off. The latest snowpack readings shows the snowpack on the South Thompson -- the source of water for Kamloops -- is at 80 percent of normal. This is above the province-wide average of 66 percent of no...
May 13, 2024
B.C. moves to prevent offender name changes after Allan Schoenborn legally gets new name
The British Columbia government has now introduced legislation to ensure those convicted of serious Criminal Code offences will no longer be permitted to legally change their names. The New Democrat government's proposed amendments to the Name Act come following reports last month that Allan Schoenborn - who killed his...
May 13, 2024
Kamloops CSO expected to working around the clock by July
The City of Kamloops expects to have its Community Services Officers working around the clock by July. The City got the wheels in motion when it approved an expansion of the CSO program from 16-hours to 24-hours a day in March 2021. Council also approved the hiring of temporary security to support patrols downtown and ...
May 13, 2024