Emergency fire suppression and rescue response for Barriere and documented surrounding rural fire-service areas.
Volunteer department capabilities include structural and wildland fire suppression, highway rescue, livestock extrication, motor-vehicle incidents, low- and steep-angle rescue, FireSmart home assessments, and hazardous-material response to operations level. The TNRD identifies Louis Creek, Barriere River, and Chinook Cove as communities where Barriere Fire Rescue extends fire protection to TNRD residents. Call 911 for emergencies. Non-emergency department contact: 250-672-9711; direct Fire Chief contact: 778-220-1711. The fire hall is at 4587 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0. A Blucher Hall-specific response boundary was not found; check coverage for an exact property with the department.
Service Areas: Barriere, Blucher Hall, Louis Creek
Location: 4587 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, British Columbia
Provider: BC Transit — Clearwater Regional Transit
Pre-booked regional transit between Clearwater, Blue River, and Kamloops.
Route 10 operates Tuesdays and Thursdays between Clearwater and Kamloops; current scheduled timing points include Little Fort and Barriere. Blue River service is an on-request connection available on the first Thursday of each month; call ahead and book at least 24 hours in advance. BC Transit lists a CAD 10 fare for Blue River; children 12 and under ride free, with children five and under accompanied by someone age 12 or older. Booking office: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 250-674-3935 or toll-free 1-855-359-3935; fax 250-674-2676. Confirm current schedule and availability before travel.
Service Areas: Barriere, Blue River, Clearwater, Kamloops, Little Fort, Vavenby
Coordinates disability supports and community inclusion services in the Kamloops service region.
Coordinates services for adults with developmental disabilities and adults with significant limitations in adaptive functioning and FASD or PDD/autism, and for families providing care. Staff help develop support plans, connect people to CLBC programs and liaise with community agencies. Supports may include staffed residential care, shared and supported living, life skills, social, recreational and vocational programs, employment search, consultation and assessment, home support, respite and support coordination. Some services are provided directly by CLBC and others by funded providers. The 211 listing names Ashcroft, Barriere, Cache Creek, Clearwater, Knutsford, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Lower Nicola, Lytton, McLure, Merritt, Pinantan Lake, Pritchard, Savona, Shalalth, Spences Bridge, Vavenby and Westwold as served. Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Service Areas: Ashcroft, Barriere, Cache Creek, Clearwater, Kamloops, Knutsford, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Lower Nicola, Lytton, McLure, Merritt, Pinantan Lake, Pritchard, Savona, Shalalth, Spences Bridge, Vavenby, Westwold
Federal community sentence supervision for people on parole, statutory release or long-term supervision orders.
Correctional Service Canada’s Kamloops Parole Office supervises people serving community sentences who are on parole, statutory release or long-term supervision orders, helping ensure they follow their release conditions. 211 British Columbia lists Monte Lake among the office’s service communities. This is a specialized service for people under federal community supervision, not a general counselling or public drop-in program. Contact the Kamloops office to confirm arrangements.
Service Areas: Ashcroft, Barriere, Bella Coola, Blue River, Cache Creek, Chase, Kamloops, Knutsford, Lillooet, Little Fort, Lytton, Merritt, Mica Creek, Monte Creek, Monte Lake, Pritchard, Salmon Arm, Savona, Spences Bridge, Valemount, Vavenby, Westwold, Williams Lake
Location: 200-175 2nd Avenue, Kamloops, British Columbia
24-hour temporary emergency shelter network for women leaving relationship violence across the North Thompson area.
A 24-hour network of temporary emergency shelter for self-identified women, with or without children, leaving violence in relationships. A stay is typically three to five days. Male children up to age 19 are accepted; older dependent males with disabilities may be considered. If mobility is an issue, a wheelchair-accessible hotel room may be arranged. Pets may be accommodated case by case. Funded by BC Housing. Contact by phone to arrange support; no public shelter address is listed.
Service Areas: Avola, Barriere, Birch Island, Blackpool, Blue River, Clearwater, Darfield, Little Fort, Louis Creek, McLure, Vavenby