Author Archives: Dave Barry
Record-setting number of one-day COVID-19 cases as B.C. officials warn against travel
VICTORIA - Health officials are urging British Columbia residents not to travel outside their community as the province set back-to-back records for the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in a sing...
Apr 03, 2021
Pandemic exhaustion could drive some to gather for Easter despite warnings
The second Easter weekend of the pandemic has become an emblem of exhaustion over public health measures, some say, as politicians across much of Canada warn families not to gather in person for the h...
Apr 02, 2021
No new COVID-19 deaths as B.C. records 556 cases in 24 hours
VICTORIA - There were no new COVID-related deaths in B.C. over the last 24 hours but health officials are reporting 556 new cases today (Mar. 16). In an emailed update, provincial health officer Dr. B...
Mar 16, 2021
ROTHENBURGER – Healthcare by phone likely to stay after pandemic is over
KAMLOOPS - IF YOU'VE HAD TO TALK to your family doctor or nurse practitioner in the past year, chances are you've been doing it by phone rather than with the usual office visit.COVID-19 has drasticall...
Mar 16, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Two-block rule of thumb on parking calls for change to PAC plans
KAMLOOPS - TWO BLOCKS. Those might be the two most important words that came out of a pair of City of Kamloops online information sessions on parking at the end of last week.Two blocks. That's the dis...
Mar 15, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Though much can change, Kamloops riding looks like more of the same
KAMLOOPS - NOW THAT SEVERAL CANDIDATES for the Conservative nomination in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo have declared their intentions, the race for the riding in the next federal election is at least uno...
Mar 11, 2021
GINTA: Celebrating women need not be controversial; it is a beautiful and needed thing
One of the good things about an overcast morning is that, should you decide to take the dog to the beach, you'll have the place to yourselves for the most part. Though we're in a pandemic and many of ...
Mar 08, 2021
Premier Horgan to present details of B.C.'s COVID-19 mass immunization plan
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and health officials are set to reveal the details of British Columbia's COVID-19 mass immunization plan. Vaccinations have been underway for...
Mar 01, 2021
Whistler-area avalanche conditions 'tricky,' says expert after two recent deaths
VICTORIA - An Avalanche Canada expert says a recent cold snap followed by snowfall in British Columbia's south coastal region has resulted in unusual and tricky conditions in mountain areas frequented...
Feb 15, 2021
Weather warnings remain for parts of B.C., but forecasters say snow to change to rain
VANCOUVER - Snowfall and winter storm warnings remain posted for British Columbia's inner south coast as Environment Canada warns some areas are being walloped harder than others.The weather office sa...
Feb 15, 2021
