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City looking at other problem areas following diesel spill in North Thompson River

KAMLOOPS - A diesel spill in the North Thompson River near a North Shore neighbourhood was contained and cleaned up, but city staff are being asked to look at other areas of the city where potentially harmful product could be entering sewer drains. “It seems like the product got spilled at the North Shore Bus...

Potential hazmat spill on North Thompson River in Kamloops contained

KAMLOOPS - A potential hazmat spill has been contained on the North Thompson River near the North Shore this afternoon. “It looks like a petroleum product of some sort,” Kamloops Fire Rescue Operations Assistant Chief Curtis Bossert says, adding crews have contained the area with a floating barrier. Bossert says they received a call around...

If floating the river in Enderby is on your summer bucket list, do it sooner than later

ENDERBY - Extremely low water levels could cut the summer tubing season short on the Shuswap River in Enderby. Madison Giesbrecht, program manager for the Shuswap River Ambassadors program, which monitors river conditions and provides information to user groups, says river levels are about a month ahead of schedule, and particularly low at that. “We...

Extreme drought results in fishing bans for Nicola rivers

SALMON RUN AT RISK THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An extreme drought rating has been issued for the Nicola region, resulting in fishing restrictions and a request for residents to conserve water. Staff from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources say extreme dry conditions and warming water temperatures calls for a fishing suspension on the Nicola...

Body of missing man recovered in South Thompson River

KAMLOOPS - Police located the body of a 58-year-old man who was reported missing May 18.  Cpl. Chery Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops RCMP detachment, says investigators recovered the man's body the afternoon of May 20 from the South Thompson River.  Police asked the public for information earlier this week after the man's truck...

Search for submerged truck and possible occupants postponed due to safety concerns

VERNON - It could be weeks before dive teams can safely search for a submerged truck and the missing person who might be inside it. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says it’s too dangerous to send divers into fast-moving Shuswap River where a truck reportedly plunged into it. A witness told police the truck went off...