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Power out at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS - More than 1,600 customers are without power in the Sun Peaks area this morning. B.C. Hydro is reporting an outage affecting 1,658 customers in a swath of area that runs from Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks. The outage began around 7:20 a.m. and the cause is currently under investigation. Power is expected...
Avalanche risk high in B.C., winter storm warning continues
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A winter storm warning remains in place and avalanche risk has been elevated to high throughout the region, even below treeline levels, and a section of Highway 1 is closed as crews complete avalanche control in the area. Environment Canada continues to issue a winter storm warning for much of the Southern Interior...
UPDATE: Snow day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Today was supposed to be the first day back after winter break, but students in Kamloops are instead starting the new year with a snow day after heavy snowfall Sunday. School District 73 Supt. Karl de Bruijn says the unprecedented snowfall has made many roads impassable and staff have been unable to get...
More than 1,000 animals through SPCA doors in 2014
KAMLOOPS - Four weeks of full closures, plus several addition partial closures, 757 animals adopted and a desperate need for a new shelter are key 2014 highlights for the Kamloops SPCA. The year began with a ringworm outbreak that had nine animals under quarantine. The shelter had only just reopened after a massive ringworm outbreak...
2014 NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR: Officer down
THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP NEWSMAKERS OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER ONE KAMLOOPS – Most residents of the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood were asleep when several shots rang out in the early morning hours of Dec. 3. The sound of gunfire was followed by a vehicle speeding off, while the shooting victim, an RCMP...
Meteors, comets and planets kick off new year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Night owls and sky lovers get prepared to celebrate the new year in style, between the Comet Lovejoy and the Quadrantid meteor shower will both be visible this weekend. The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak early in the morning of Saturday, Jan. 3, but a nearly full moon and forecasted cloud cover will...
Winter storm developing this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A winter storm set to hit the Southern Interior by Sunday could bring snowfall in excess of 25 centimetres at highway passes and could see snow turn to freezing rain in town. Friday morning Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for much of the Central and Southern Interior, including the Coquihalla Highway,...
Singing the stories of the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Our region has long been a destination spot in Canada, and back before the Internet made it easy to share stories and pictures of your travels, music was used to share the beauty of our land. Tourism companies put out records with a single on the region, or even a specific city, while...
Where to toss your tree after Christmas
KAMLOOPS - Your tree was neatly decorated, the stockings were hung, and the presents were all perfectly wrapped and placed under the tree. Now the presents have been torn open, the stockings sit discarded in the corner and your tree is losing needles every time you turn around. It’s time to clean up after the...
Avalanche risk high in North Columbia
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the winter break comes to an end, the temperatures are warming up and the snow is ready to fall. You may be thinking about heading out for some winter but be prepared if heading into the backcountry, avalanche risk is considered high in some areas and is at least considerable in most...
Firefighter calendar sold out, $40K raised for burn fund
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Firefighters Charitable Society has met its goal by selling all 2,000 printed calendars featuring photos of local firefighters. A total of $40,000 - 100 per cent of the proceeds - will be donated to the B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund to help burn survivors and build a new centre. In addition...
NEWSMAKERS 2014: Kamloops Daily News shutdown
THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP NEWSMAKERS OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER TWO KAMLOOPS - The media landscape changed quickly in 2014 when Glacier Media announced in the first week of the year it would shut down the Kamloops Daily News. “Personally I am very saddened to make this announcement,” Daily News publisher Tim...
PHOTOS: Annual Kamloops Polar Bear dip in the icy river
KAMLOOPS – Over 100 people showed up for the annual Polar Bear Swim in the…
Hot summer weather just a memory
BUT WILL BE BACK SOONER THAN YOU THINK THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Winter is officially here. Much of the region is covered in snow and Mother Nature decided to plunge us into a deep cold once again. With that in mind we decided to take a look back at just how hot our summer weather was in...
A review of 2014 at the Kamloops Law Courts
KAMLOOPS - Both provincial and supreme courtrooms at the Kamloops Law Courts have seen a steady stream of cases this past year. As we count down to the new year, we present some of the highlights—maybe lowlights—from 2014. JANUARY — Damien Lawrence Taylor, 23, was arrested and charged in the death of C.J. Fowler -...
Second round of Ebola tests negative
KELOWNA - A second set of Ebola tests being conducting on an Interior Health nurse practitioner have returned negative, but a third and final test will still need to be done before she is given the all clear. Patrice Gordon returned from helping to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone on Christmas Day and it...
UPDATE: Name of suspect released in Cherry Avenue homicide; residents react
KAMLOOPS - Police have now filed murder charges against a resident of the 435 Cherry Avenue apartment building after police discovered the body of a 26-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon. Christopher Frank Butler, 41, was charged with second-degree murder around 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The victim was Deanne Genevieve Wheeler, 26, according to police. Const. Jason...
NEWSMAKERS 2014: The proposed Ajax Mine
THIS WEEK, INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP NEWSMAKERS OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER THREE KAMLOOPS — On the surface, not much happened with the proposed Ajax mine; the environmental review wasn't finished and no decisions have been made. But the proposal still loomed large over public discourse in Kamloops throughout the year, making it our...
Kamloops man saved by border officers
SUMAS, WASH. - A Kamloops man on his way to the United States to take a four-month winter tour is alive today thanks to the quick actions of border officers and an automated external defibrillator. The 56-year-old man and his wife arrived at the border crossing int he motorhome on Monday, Dec. 30 around 3:30...
Weather warming up for new year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We’ll still be facing temperatures below seasonal normals, but it will be several degrees warmer for New Year’s Day than it has been over the past few days in the Southern Interior. According to Environment Canada temperatures will reach a high of between -8 Celsius and -5 C today and by the first...
Avalanche warning extended
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If backcountry play is in your New Year’s plan be prepared, an avalanche warning issued to the public on Christmas Day has been extended to include the Whistler and Pemberton area, and is now in effect until Sunday, Jan. 4. Throughout our region avalanche risk is considered moderate below the treeline but increases...
Kick off the New Year with the Polar Bear Swim
KAMLOOPS - You may want to ask for big fuzzy towels and lots of hot chocolate for Christmas if you plan on taking on the Polar Bear Swim this year. The Polar Bear Swim will run on New Year’s Day at Riverside Park. Fundraising organizer Linda Gayfer says the annual event is a great way...
UPDATE: Kamloops police investigate homicide after woman killed in apartment
KAMLOOPS - RCMP officers have a man in custody after finding a dead woman in an apartment on the North Shore's Cherry Avenue around 2 p.m. today, Dec. 30. But after reporting that a suspect was "arrested for murder," RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush now says he has "been taken into custody in relation to...
NEWSMAKERS 2014: Flash flooding
INFONEWS.CA IS COUNTING DOWN THE TOP NEWSMAKERS OF 2014. TODAY: NUMBER FOUR KAMLOOPS - A torrential downpour hit Kamloops fast and hard in July, flooding many parts of the city and causing a lot of damage. With reports of much as 20 millimetres of rain falling in 20 minutes, meteorologist Doug Lundquist said the rate...