Author Archives: Doug Collins
Advance polls see long lineups in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The advance polls opened bright and early Friday morning (Sept. 10) and Kamloops residents were lined up outside - despite predictions by a Thompson Rivers University (TRU) political scienc...
Sep 10, 2021
Valleyview Secondary expansion on track, as student enrolment increase squeezes in
KAMLOOPS - With hundreds of students on the go, COVID-19 protocols to keep up with and an active construction zone within arm's reach, Valleyview Secondary Principal Barb Hamblett says staff and stude...
Sep 10, 2021
BC Wildfire Service winds down activities, sends home half of its air tankers
KAMLOOPS - The campfire ban has officially been lifted in the Kamloops area as of noon today.Campfires smaller than 0.5 metres high and 0.5 metres wide are now permitted in the Kamloops region, but th...
Sep 10, 2021
Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the English election debate on Thursday
GATINEAU, Que. - The official English-language televised debate took place Thursday night at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. Here are some key quotes from Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conser...
Sep 09, 2021
Vaccine protestors respond to Labour Day counter-rally
KAMLOOPS - Vaccine protestors in Kamloops are responding to the counter-rally held at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) on Monday (Sept. 6) evening. At around 7 p.m., a group of Kamloops residents gathered ...
Sep 07, 2021
SD73 parents, educators feeling mix of excitement and confidence as classes resume
KAMLOOPS - Students and teachers around the Kamloops-Thompson District headed back to class this week with renewed pandemic safety plans, and renewed certainty about returning."Overall, there's just a...
Sep 07, 2021
A "near normal" school year?- Fingers crossed
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of students head back to classes in School District 73 this morning. Full information is on the School District 73 website, but in a nutshell, all elementary and secondary classes...
Sep 07, 2021
Poll: majority of Canadians favour vaccine passport for non-essential places
A new poll suggests eight out of 10 Canadians backed the notion of a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the days leading up to this week's rollout of a certificate system in Quebec and news that Ontario wou...
Sep 03, 2021
Six more die of COVID-19 in Interior; 801 new cases found in B.C.
VICTORIA - It has been a tragic day on the COVID-19 front within Interior Health.In its daily update, the provincial health ministry is reporting six more deaths from the virus - all of them in IH. Th...
Sep 02, 2021
Health officials expected to declare COVID-19 outbreak at The Hamlets at Westsyde Friday
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says a COVID-19 exposure at The Hamlets in Westsyde is expected to be declared an outbreak shortly. In an email to CFJC Today, IH says its officials are in the final st...
Sep 02, 2021
