Author Archives: Dave Barry
IH medical health officer has power to request school vaccine statuses, weighing options for vaccine mandate
KAMLOOPS - The province has been hesitant to implement a vaccine mandate for teachers, but the latest order from Dr. Bonnie Henry is taking it one step closer.The medical health officer in Kamloops, D...
Jan 18, 2022
Barriere Health Centre and inpatient services in Clearwater and Lillooet closed: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Services in some Interior Health communities were temporarily closed, reduced, or rescheduled on Tuesday (Jan. 18).The Barriere and District Health Centre was closed to redeploy staff to ne...
Jan 18, 2022
B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway reopening to all vehicle traffic after floods
VICTORIA - A key highway in British Columbia will reopen to regular vehicle traffic on Wednesday, three months after large parts of it were washed away by record rainfall. Transportation Minister Rob ...
Jan 18, 2022
RCMP say more than 85,000 vehicles were checked in Kamloops speed watch program
KAMLOOPS - More than 85,000 vehicles were checked in 2021 by the Kamloops Crime Prevention Speed Watch Program, according to Kamloops RCMP. The program uses RCMP volunteers to operate ICBC reader boar...
Jan 17, 2022
Truckers call on B.C. government to ensure dangerous highways cleaned
VANCOUVER - A group representing truck drivers is calling on the B.C. government to ensure highways are cleared of snow and dangerous potholes are fixed or goods will no longer be transported. Ajay To...
Jan 16, 2022
Hospitalizations due to Omicron won't slow down for another two weeks: Dr. Henry
KAMLOOPS - Hospitalization rates in B.C. continue to rise due to the Omicron variant. During a news briefing Friday (Jan. 14), B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the number of people...
Jan 14, 2022
Suspect arrested, charged after break-in at Kamloops Fire Rescue hall in Dallas
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have arrested a suspect after a break-in at the Dallas Kamloops Fire Rescue station this week.On Wednesday (Jan. 12) at 10:45 a.m., RCMP were called to the fire hall in the 5000-block ...
Jan 13, 2022
Brocklehurst Gemstone sees third COVID-19 outbreak
KAMLOOPS - A Brocklehurst care home is dealing with another COVID-19 outbreak - its third since the pandemic began.Interior Health confirms Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre landed on the outbreak lis...
Jan 13, 2022
Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will not have to quarantine when crossing border: CSBA
Only days before Canadian truck drivers were required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to get into the country or face quarantine, the federal government is backing away from the vaccine mandate. T...
Jan 13, 2022
Council approves housing projects in downtown Kamloops and Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council approved development permits for two projects for a combined total of 266 housing units during Tuesday's (Jan. 11) meeting.The first project is a 229-unit rental apart...
Jan 12, 2022
