Author Archives: Dave Barry
Atmospheric river may cause high water levels in Kamloops, Interior Region
KAMLOOPS - An atmospheric river is heading towards British Columbia, and according to the BC River Forecast Centre's latest data, Kamloops may also see water levels rise Although this atmospheric rive...
Jan 11, 2022
VIDEO: Five arrested, 43 tickets issued after 'Maskless Monday' demonstration in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP arrested five people and issued 43 tickets following a "Maskless Monday" protest at The Real Canadian Superstore.Officers attended the store at around 6:00 p.m. on Jan. 10, wh...
Jan 11, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations up by nearly 100 in B.C., seven more deaths reported
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 hospitalizations are up by nearly 100 in B.C. exiting the weekend.B.C. reports 431 patients in hospital for Monday (Jan. 10), up by 82 since Friday. Of those patients, 95 are in in...
Jan 10, 2022
Public schools resume in-person learning with enhanced safety protocols
KAMLOOPS - It's back to school for most students at public schools across British Columbia today (Jan. 10). The Christmas break was extended by a week to allow officials with the Ministry of Education...
Jan 10, 2022
COVID hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in several provinces
COVID-19 cases are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in several parts of Canada, with hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Former CEO of the Univer...
Jan 10, 2022
Women's WolfPack basketball team drop pair of weekend games against Trinity Western
KAMLOOPS - The first weekend playing in 2022 was not a happy way to ring in the new year for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's basketball team.TRU was swept in their two-game weeke...
Jan 09, 2022
Kamloops Airport sees near 300 per cent growth in travellers for fourth quarter in 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) had a stronger final quarter in 2021 compared to 2020, but the year-to-date numbers show there's still a lengthy road back to pre-pandemic travel.YKA reports a 283 pe...
Jan 08, 2022
School District 73 prepping for full return to in-person learning, with updated measures in place
KAMLOOPS - By Monday morning (Jan. 10), schools in the Kamloops-Thompson District will fully return to in-person learning, with masks, cleaning, and spacing practices in place to limit virus spread. "...
Jan 07, 2022
Kamloops small businesses create COVID-19 contingency plans to protect employees
KAMLOOPS - This week the province is ordering all B.C. businesses to implement their own COVID-19 safety plans, similar to what they had in place at the beginning of the pandemic."These safety plans a...
Jan 07, 2022
Omicron causes 'enormous' caseload, but severe illness not rising at same rate: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the Omicron variant is causing an "enormous" volume of COVID-19 cases, but severe illness is not rising at the same rate. Tam says th...
Jan 07, 2022
