Author Archives: James Peters
B.C. records 569 new cases of COVID-19, including 26 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - On the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring the COVID-19 global pandemic, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is reporting another 569 cases of the virus i...
Mar 11, 2021
Westsyde Care Residences COVID-19 outbreak comes to an end
KAMLOOPS - A second COVID-19 facility outbreak in Kamloops has been declared over Thursday (Mar. 11). According to Interior Health, the outbreak declared Feb. 1 at Westsyde Care Residences is no longe...
Mar 11, 2021
Kamloops businesses, tourism sector cautiously optimistic for summer operations
KAMLOOPS - Many businesses who have financially struggled this past year are looking toward the summer with cautious optimism, as health officials say some restrictions could be lifted. Recently B.C's...
Mar 10, 2021
Kamloops remains the COVID-19 hot spot in Interior Health; 100 cases found last week
KAMLOOPS - While COVID-19 transmission slowed significantly in most areas adjacent to Kamloops, it was still high within the Tournament Capital last week.The latest case count data broken down by Loca...
Mar 10, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 531; 42 new cases in Interior
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 531 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Mar. 10), including 42 within Interior Health. The totals come in a prepared update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. T...
Mar 10, 2021
Vaccination efforts stepped up but COVID-19 still a threat
TORONTO - Health authorities stepped up COVID-19 vaccination efforts on Wednesday amid a stubbornly consistent spread of new infections and related deaths. As a result, the Public Health Agency of Can...
Mar 10, 2021
B.C. finds 550 new COVID-19 cases, adds 182 variant cases
VICTORIA - B.C. has found 550 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday (Mar. 9) and the province has also uncovered another 182 variant cases. The totals were included in an update prepared by Provincial Health ...
Mar 09, 2021
ASK Wellness calls for new model of complex care housing
KAMLOOPS - About one-in-eight of Kamloops supportive housing clients were evicted due to unmanageable behaviours.Kamloops Supportive Housing Clients Outcome Data stated while 79 per cent (221 of 278) ...
Mar 09, 2021
About 15,000 COVID-19 shots booked on Day 1 in B.C., more than half in Fraser Health
VICTORIA - British Columbians eligible to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment are being urged to keep trying if they failed to get through Monday on phone lines overwhelmed by calls. The Health Mi...
Mar 09, 2021
Another Tournament Inn fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews were busy at the Tournament Inn in Valleyview overnight. In front of the same unit that was badly damaged by a fire March 2nd, a mini van was destroyed by a b...
Mar 09, 2021
