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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
UPDATE: Sparks Lake wildfire evacuation covering 163 properties; fire grows to 20,000 hectares
UPDATED: The Sparks Lake wildfire has ballooned today to 20,000 hectares in size. The fire has forced 163 properties to be put on evacuation order and about 250 others on alert within the Thompson Nic...
Jun 30, 2021 The Sparks Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops on June 30, 2021. (Photo via BC Wildfire Service)
McKay Creek wildfire near Lillooet grows to 5,000 hectares; evacuations in place
Homes are being evacuated near the community of Pavilion, north of Lillooet, because of a wildfire that has quickly grown to 5,000 hectares. The McKay Creek fire broke out late Tuesday afternoon and a...
Jun 29, 2021
Mayor warns of loss of life from extreme heat, urges caution as conditions persist
The mayor of Kamloops is asking people to be careful as we are in "unchartered territory" when it comes to extreme temperatures. Ken Christian made those comments during the mayor's report at City Cou...
Jun 29, 2021
Many Kamloops area campgrounds banning campfires early, before province-wide ban Wednesday
Ahead of campfires being banned across B.C. on Wednesday, many campgrounds in the Kamloops area are dousing them early. NL News spoke to five different campground operators who all said nobody was hav...
Jun 29, 2021
B.C. reports 29 COVID-19 cases, no deaths on day of announcing Step 3 of Restart Plan
On the day B.C. announced plans to further ease COVID-19 restrictions, it reported its lowest single-day case count in almost 11 months. The province says there were 29 new virus cases on Tuesday and ...
Jun 29, 2021
Hours expanded at Sandman 'cooling' Centre starting today
The City of Kamloops has expanded the hours of its cooling centre downtown until later in the evening. Community Development Manager Carmin Mazzotta says it will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the ...
Jun 29, 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
Alpine snow melt during heat wave leads to high streamflow advisory for North Thompson River
While soaring temperatures have led to a high-to-extreme fire risk for most of B.C., the flood risk has also risen in many areas because of rapid alpine snow melt, including the North Thompson. A high...
Jun 29, 2021
UPDATE: Sparks Lake fire grows to 2,300 hectares; evacuation orders, new alerts in place
UPDATED: 10:35 p.m. In an update late Tuesday night, the BC Wildfire Service says the Sparks Lake wildfire has grown again, to 2,300 hectares in size. That is triple the previous size estimate of 750 ...
Jun 29, 2021 Sparks Lake Fire on June 29. Photo via BC Wildfire Service
