Spences Bridge

Local designer and Mrs. Universe to bring First Nations fashion with a message to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS — Not every fashion show carries a message beyond today's trends, but the next show in Kamloops hopes to communicate a larger issue to those who attend.  Nadine Spence, an aboriginal clothing designer from Spences Bridge, is dedicating her latest show to raise money and awareness for Aboriginal missing and murdered women and children....

Two men who died in Spences Bridge crash identified

KAMLOOPS - Two men are dead after the vehicle they were in left the roadway and rolled down a steep embankment near Spences Bridge last week. The B.C. Coroners Service says Morris Nicholas Wilson Sr., 47, and his son Morris Nicholas Wilson Jr., 24, were in a Jeep Grand Cherokee heading eastbound on Drinkwater Road...

UPDATE: Highway between Merritt and Spences Bridge reopens following rock slide

MERRITT - The highway between Spences Bridge and Merritt has reopened completely following a rock slide yesterday afternoon. According to Drive B.C., the slide took place around 12 p.m. June 26 on Highway 8, at Voght Street, about 45 kilometres west of Merritt. It originially blocked traffic in both directions about 45 kilometres west of...

Spences Bridge shooter still at-large

SPENCES BRIDGE - Almost a year after a cyclist was shot during the Cache Creek 600 cycling marathon the person, or people, responsible are still at-large. Despite the victim issuing a public plea for more information on his attacker after being shot near Spences Bridge last June Sgt. Rob Vermeulen, a spokesperson for the RCMP,...

Spences Bridge loses its bridge

SPENCES BRIDGE – The old Spences Bridge has finally been dismantled after its closure more than a year ago.  Representatives from the Ministry of Transportation had originally agreed to close the bridge off to vehicles but keep it open so foot traffic and bicycles from the neighbouring community could cross the Thompson River. However, after...

Rockslide near Spences Bridge slowing traffic on Trans Canada

KAMLOOPS – A rockslide is creating traffic issue on the Trans Canada between Cache Creek and Hope. The slide has the road down to a single lane of alternating traffic about 17 kilometres east of Spences Bridge until further notice, according to Drive B.C. The clean-up is underway. For the very latest updates go to...

Avalanche control and rockslides along popular routes

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - There are a few things to consider if you're navigating B.C. roads or enjoying the great outdoors today. According to DriveBC.ca, avalanche control is happening Jan. 20, 2015 on Highway 1 from the west boundary of Glacier National Park to the east boundary in both directions, so targeted areas along the route will be...

Police continue search for evidence after cyclist shooting

SPENCES BRIDGE – Police are searching for evidence relating to the investigation of a shooting which injured a Burnaby cyclist during the Cache Creek 600 cycling marathon. Craig Premack, 59, was shot on the side of the highway near Spences Bridge when he was biking the overnight marathon around 1 a.m. on June 1. The suspect allegedly...