Kamloops
Avalanche risk high this weekend
BACKCOUNTRY WARNING ISSUED THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A warning has been issued to all backcountry users this weekend as the risk of avalanche increases with the quick weather change headed our way. Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for mountains throughout the Interior, including Kootenay Boundary and the North and South Columbia ranges. The warning extends north...
Deep freeze begins
EXPECT COLD AND WIND THIS WEEKEND THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The system forecast to bring cold temperatures, wind and some snow to the region has engulfed Kamloops this morning and will fully reach Penticton by Saturday. Strong winds began in Kamloops Thursday afternoon and temperatures dropped to -7 Celsius by this morning. Over the day Friday temperatures...
Crews locate missing Vernon hunters
VERNON - Two overdue hunters have been located following a search mission Monday. The men aged 48 and 54, went missing in the Beau Park area off Westside Road over the weekend. Vernon search manager Leigh Pearson says they were supposed to return home by 9 p.m. Sunday. When they didn’t come back on schedule,...
Shaver reappointed as TRU president
KAMLOOPS - Alan Shaver remains at the helm of Thompson Rivers University with his reappointment as President and Vice-Chancellor, the board of governors at the university announced Friday. Students, faculty, staff and the community were surveyed in October and the board took the surveys, and the recommendation from the Presidential Review Committee, into consideration while...
Faulty alarm leads to high school evacuation
KAMLOOPS - Students at South Kamloops Secondary were evacuated around 11 a.m. this morning due to a faulty fire alarm. "It was faulty pull station," Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin said adding no one pulled the alarm. "the electrician already fixed it." To get out of the cold, students were transferred to a separate building. To...
New casino ups ante, looks to open by summer 2015
KAMLOOPS - An aggressive timeline has become even more aggressive as Gateway Casinos looks to relocate Lake City Casino from downtown to Aberdeen in time for a July 2015 opening. Gateway Casinos was originally looking at opening in October 2015 but with the recent approval of the necessary zoning requirements the company now hopes to...
RCMP officers honoured for going above and beyond
WEST KELOWNA – In between the traffic stops and routine patrols, RCMP officers are sometimes called on to risk their lives to serve the public. Officers from West Kelowna, Lake Country, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and Summerland were recently recognized for their bravery at the Police Honours Night in Victoria hosted by Governor General Judith Guichon....
There’s still time to make bail in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There's still time to bail out those who are fundraising for the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo in Kamloops. Several community players, after being arrested by RCMP members earlier today, are currently being held at a makeshift jail at the Tournament Capital Centre at Thompson Rivers University while they wait for someone to...
City spent nearly $1,300 for each person who attended budget meetings
THE HIGH COST OF TRYING TO INCREASE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT KAMLOOPS - The City spent nearly $60,000 trying to get citizens involved in budget discussions this year and only got 44 people to public meetings—or roughly $1,300 per person— and most councillors said that was too much. “$57,000 for 44 people to come to a budget...
Cold snap on the way
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As heavy snow continues to fall in parts of the region Wednesday and city crews work to keep up with the melt as temperatures move several degrees above seasonal normals we are being warned a cold snap is on the way. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning a ‘drastic cold...
UPDATE: Power restored after outages in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - About 90 customers were without power in the Lansdowne Village area of downtown Kamloops this afternoon. B.C. Hydro reported two separate outages along Lansdowne Street. The majority of customers lost power just before noon while another six lost it around 12:20 p.m. The initial outage was due to an equipment failure and was...
UPDATE: SNOWED IN: Weather wreaks havoc on roads, power
SNOWFALL WARNING ISSUED FOR NORTH THOMPSON THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Heavy snow has fallen throughout the region and another 25 centimetres is expected in the North Thompson and Columbia regions by Thursday morning, though the snow will change to rain late tonight or Thursday morning in the more southern regions. While parts of the region struggle with...
Heavy snow falls on Kamloops, rain on way
TRAFFIC STRUGGLING ON STEEP ROADS KAMLOOPS - Heavy snow has caused traffic backups this morning in Kamloops but no major problems, according to the city, RCMP and the school district. A light rain began at the airport around 5 p.m. Tuesday, with light snow falling in the valley much of the night. At higher elevations,...
Heavy snow continues on Coquihalla, 97C
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Mother Nature seems determined to let us know we are well on our way to winter with yet another round of heavy snow expected to hit area highways today. The system currently over the Interior will continue to drop heavy snow on mountain passes through tonight though the snow will start to mix...
Accused in home invasion released on bail
KAMLOOPS – One of the accused charged in a North Shore home invasion was released on bail Monday afternoon. Kamloops Provincial Court Judge Len Marchand released Jason Joseph Robertson on a $100,000 bail on the conditions that he not contact any resident of the home and be available to his probation officer. Robertson and Steven...