News Items tag as: Savona news

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.

UPDATE: Three wildfires west of Kamloops now under control and being held

May 31, 2019 - 2:22 PM

KAMLOOPS — Firefighters have made progress on three wildfires that started yesterday afternoon near Savona.

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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

News Items tag as: Savona news

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

UPDATE: Three wildfires west of Kamloops now under control and being held

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