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Highway 5 construction to include passing lanes north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Two kilometres of highway near Kamloops are about to get new passing lanes…
No injuries in train derailment north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Rocks fell onto train tracks north of Kamloops Sunday afternoon, leading to two locomotives and nine car bodies derailing. The incident happened near McLure, about 25 minutes north of Kamloops yesterday, April 19. Chad Graham, a resident in the area, said he spotted the derailed cars near his property around 5 p.m., about...
South Thompson up, North Thompson down
KAMLOOPS - River levels north of and within Kamloops are down while the South Thompson River at Chase continues to rise. At Chase the river sits at a one in two year flow level of almost 1,000 cubic metres per second, which is up more than 100 cubic metres per second just a last week...
River levels receding
KAMLOOPS — A flood watch for the Clearwater River has been downgraded and the high streamflow warning for the North Thompson River has ended after heavy rainfalls did not materialize in most areas Wednesday. A total of 5-10 mm fell throughout the region over the past couple days, significantly less than the 10-20 mm expected...
Flooding forces horses to higher ground
KAMLOOPS - The Clearwater River is under a flood warning after having risen to a one in 20 year flow level but forecasters still believe the North Thompson River will not get much higher and that offers at least a little comfort for those with properties currently flooding in Kamloops. “When the feeder came Sunday...
Rivers continue to rise after wet weekend
KAMLOOPS - The North Thompson River north of Kamloops is still under high streamflow advisory and the Clearwater River is under a flood watch as we head into a week of rain. Sunday afternoon the B.C. River Forecast Centre said the flood watch for the Clearwater River along with the streamflow advisory for the North...