Author Archives: Dave Barry
City of Kamloops working on replacement shelter for Memorial Arena
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it's hard at work looking for a new space to become a replacement shelter for the Memorial Arena. "We do want to see Memorial Arena return to recreational use and ...
Oct 14, 2021
TSB to release report into possible link between rail and wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its investigation today into the "possible relation" between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lyt...
Oct 14, 2021
Third doses start to roll out for immunocompromised residents
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents who are immunocompromised are enthusiastically rolling up their sleeves to get a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine."I have rheumatoid arthritis. So, I got my text about ...
Oct 13, 2021
Parents concerned about COVID-19 spread in schools, support mask mandates: survey
The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to wear masks. The survey by the Canadian ...
Oct 12, 2021
Judge set to rule today on Maj.-Gen. Fortin's reinstatement to vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge is set to rule today on Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. The ruling by Justice Ann Marie McDonald...
Oct 12, 2021
Canadian David Card one of three U.S.-based economists to win Nobel Prize
When the phone rang around 2 a.m. telling David Card that he won the Nobel Prize for Economics, the Canadian-born economist thought it was a stunt. But when he saw the phone showing a Swedish number h...
Oct 11, 2021
The turkey's journey from near extinction to Thanksgiving dinner centrepiece
KAMLOOPS - Before Canadians tuck into a plate piled high with potatoes and vegetables this weekend, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) encourages people to give thanks for the heroic recovery stor...
Oct 10, 2021
WolfPack bow out of CCBC with 13-4 loss to Golden Tide
KAMLOOPS - The WolfPack's run at the Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) Championship in Kelowna came to an end Sunday (Oct. 10).After an 8-0 loss to the University of Fraser Valley on Day One...
Oct 10, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine registration open for kids aged 5-11, say B.C. health officials
VANCOUVER - B.C. health officials say parents can now register their children aged five to 11 for the COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement Sunday, spokesman Jeffrey Ferrier says parents can register their...
Oct 10, 2021
Kamloops Airport reporting slow recovery in passenger figures
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport is reporting a slow but positive growth trend in passenger numbers through the third quarter of 2021.In a news release, the facility is reporting a 102 per cent increase in...
Oct 08, 2021
