Latest Articles from Kristen Holliday
One arrested after shooting
Jul 3, 2022 / 5:47 pm
Photo: Williams Lake Stampede Facebook A photo of a past Williams Lake Stampede One suspect has been arrested after a shooting at the Williams Lake stampede grounds on Sunday afternoon, according to police. In a statement, RCMP Sgt. Kris
Crash near Revelstoke
Jul 3, 2022 / 5:33 pm
Photo: DriveBC Highway 1 is closed 32 kilometres west of Revelstoke after a vehicle incident happened on Sunday afternoon, according to DriveBC. UPDATE: 5:33 p.m. Highway 1 west of Revelstoke is now open to single-lane alternating traffic
Merritt hospital ER closed
Jul 3, 2022 / 5:06 pm
Photo: Glacier Media The emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed for 24 hours starting Monday morning, according to Interior Health. In a news release, the health authority said the Merritt hospital emergency department
Mobile home park on alert
Jul 3, 2022 / 3:24 pm
Photo: Shuswap Emergency Program An evacuation alert has been issued for a mobile home park in the Shuswap area due to the threat of a landslide. The District of Sicamous, through the Shuswap Emergency Program, issued the evacuation alert
First office rebuilt in Lytton
Jul 2, 2022 / 4:00 am
Photo: Kristen Holliday Daniel Mundall, MLA Jackie Tegart, Mayor Jan Polderman and MP Brad Vis cut the ribbon officially opening the first rebuild in the Village of Lytton since the fire one year ago. One year after a fire razed most of
Community strong after fire
Jul 1, 2022 / 4:00 am
Hollyhocks and other wildflowers are blooming between the twisted metal wreckage and rubble that still sits in Lytton’s town centre, devastated by fire a year ago Thursday. On Thursday, heavy equipment and workers were busy on some properties
Looking back on Juniper fire
Jul 1, 2022 / 4:00 am
Photo: Daniel Gottfriedson This photo, taken from across the South Thompson River, shows the hillside between Juniper Ridge and Valleyview lit up by orange flames on the night of July 1, 2021. It was late in the evening last Canada Day when
One year since Lytton blaze
Jun 30, 2022 / 3:15 pm
Photo: Contributed Lytton residents gathered Thursday for a private event commemorating one year since a fire tore through their town. Click here to view gallery Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed Photo: Contributed
'Good energy' at Norbrock
Jun 30, 2022 / 4:00 am
Even on a rainy mid-June evening, the stands filled up at Norbrock Stadium, with fans eager to take in each home game of the Kamloops NorthPaws’ first season. Jamie Shinkewski, operations manager for the NorthPaws — who toil in the
Fresh takes on kids' classics
Jun 29, 2022 / 4:00 am
Theatre under the Trees is back for its 2022 summer season with two imaginative productions that offer a fresh and unique take on classic stories. Red Riding Hood is a musical adaptation of childhood a favourite. Actor Brittney Martens, who
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