News Items tag as: Savona news

iN VIDEO: Crews in Savona repairing damaged Highway 1 after flash flood
July 02, 2024 - 11:00 AM
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A flash flood in Savona, west of Kamloops, over the Canada Day weekend damaged homes and temporarily shut down the Trans-Canada Highway, and crews are on site working to repair the damages.
Lightning strike sparks house fire in Savona
August 12, 2022 - 9:13 AM

This is the first time Savona’s fire chief has ever heard of a lightning causing a house fire.
Gas station near Kamloops robbed at gunpoint
August 10, 2022 - 2:49 PM

Police are looking for witnesses after a Savona gas station was robbed at gunpoint last night.
iN VIDEO: Missing and murdered Indigenous women memorial statue in Savona has powerful meaning
October 18, 2021 - 6:00 AM

v id="fb-root">A carved wooden statue embodying a powerful message and symbolic meaning was unveiled at the newly built Skeetchestn Health Centre in Savona earlier this month.
The statue, called Let Their Spirit Soar, is a memorial piece and symbol of hope for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and LGBTQ2S+ individuals.

Emergency Response Team called to deal with police standoff near Kamloops

February 03, 2020 - 4:35 PM

The RCMP's Southeast District Emergency Response team were called out to a small community near Kamloops this weekend to assist with a call involving a man threatening to use a firearm.

Rollover west of Kamloops claims life of Savona man

September 09, 2019 - 11:47 AM

KAMLOOPS - A man in his 20s from Savona was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Sunday.

Wildfire west of Kamloops now 'being held'

June 07, 2019 - 10:23 AM

SAVONA — The 200 hectare Sabiston Creek wildfire that ignited west of Kamloops two days ago is now being held, according to B.C. Wildfire Service.

Wildfire west of Kamloops doubles in size to two-square kilometres

June 06, 2019 - 4:01 PM

SAVONA — A wildfire burning near Savona along the Trans-Canada Highway is now estimated at 200 hectares in size, according to more accurate mapping from the B.C. Wildfire Service.

Wildfire crews continue to battle out of control fire west of Kamloops

June 06, 2019 - 10:52 AM

SAVONA — The wildfire burning in dry grass and sage west of Kamloops is still out of control today.

UPDATE: More support requested to fight 100 hectare wildfire west of Kamloops

June 05, 2019 - 7:22 PM

SAVONA — Wildfire crews are attacking a grass fire along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Savona.

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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Savona news

iN VIDEO: Crews in Savona repairing damaged Highway 1 after flash flood

Lightning strike sparks house fire in Savona

Gas station near Kamloops robbed at gunpoint

iN VIDEO: Missing and murdered Indigenous women memorial statue in Savona has powerful meaning

Emergency Response Team called to deal with police standoff near Kamloops

Rollover west of Kamloops claims life of Savona man

Wildfire west of Kamloops now 'being held'

Wildfire west of Kamloops doubles in size to two-square kilometres

Wildfire crews continue to battle out of control fire west of Kamloops

UPDATE: More support requested to fight 100 hectare wildfire west of Kamloops

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