Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal

Update: Five candidates vie for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo seat

Each major party has put forward a candidate to replace outgoing MP Cathy McLeod

  • Aug 25, 2021

Interior B.C. fires show little activity as cooler temperatures, precipitation bring relief

Several evacuation orders and alerts have been downgraded, with more expected in coming days

More overnight closures at Ashcroft Emergency Department

Department will only be open from 8 am. to 10 p.m. this weekend

Some evacuation orders downgraded to alerts for Tremont Creek and Lytton Creek fires

Two properties near Barnes Lake, and 656 in Lower Nicola, now on alert instead of order

Ashcroft ambulance station to become 24/7 ALPHA station

Announcement reverses decision made in June that would have reduced service in Ashcroft

Ashcroft Terminal signs investment agreement with Canadian Tire

Canadian Tire acquires 25 per cent equity interest in inland port near Ashcroft

Clinton council contemplates name for unnamed laneway

'Vimy Lane' has been suggested as name for lane that runs behind village office

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about forest management and a special thank you

  • Aug 19, 2021

Steelworkers show support for locked out IG Fibers employees with barbecue

No end in sight for lockout, which began on July 12

Take care in the ‘cone zone’ to keep roadside workers safe

Careless driving in cone zones puts lives at risk and can lead to hefty fines

The Editor’s Desk: Snap election blues

If there was a worse time to call an unnecessary election, it would be hard to find

Evacuation alerts and orders continue as wildfires worsen

Thousands forced to leave their homes but face highway closures, no accommodation

Free Music in the Park concerts return to Kamloops through Aug. 28

Plus the gun range has reopened, meat draw volunteers are needed, Teck donates to wildfire support

Cherry Creek now on evacuation order due to Tremont Creek wildfire

Savona and Tobiano remain on evacuation alert at this time

Lytton Creek fire prompts evacuation for thousands in Lower Nicola

Highway closures due to wildfires complicating evacuation from hundreds of addresses

Tremont Creek wildfire exhibiting aggressive behaviour, moves closer to Logan Lake

Community of 2,000 is now without power as residents near Mamette Lake go on evacuation alert

Overnight closures at Ashcroft Emergency Department

Department will only be open from 8 am. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Chaplains find that grief is a common thread after disasters

Chaplains with Billy Graham Rapid Response Team here to help people affected by wildfires

Logan Lake ordered to evacuate due to Tremont Creek wildfire

Highway 97C from Ashcroft to Logan lake remains open; Highland Valley Mine not included in order

The Editor’s Desk: Women’s soccer is golden

The Canadian women's soccer team came through when it counted, a little later than expected