Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Province reports ten more COVID-19 deaths Wednesday
VICTORIA - The latest COVID-19 surveillance report from the province's Ministry of Health shows another decrease in hospitalizations, though today's decrease is much more modest.The province says ther...
Mar 02, 2022

Kamloops preschool workers frustrated with delay of $10-a-day child care
KAMLOOPS - Patti Pernitsky has been waiting four years for the provincial government to follow through on their promise. Families with school aged children who use Kamloops United Church preschool and...
Mar 02, 2022

Kamloops mayor hopes to keep Car 40 expansion on the table
KAMLOOPS - As municipalities begin digging into how they can utilize funds designated for mental health and healthcare services in the BC Budget, the mayor of Kamloops says the city still needs anothe...
Mar 02, 2022

Interior Health to phase out mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the coming weeks
KAMLOOPS - Mass COVID-19 immunization clinics will be phased out in B.C.'s Interior.In a news release Wednesday (March 2), Interior Health (IH) announced COVID-19 vaccine appointments will move to pha...
Mar 02, 2022

Population growth still a priority for City of Merritt staff
MERRITT, B.C. - Growing the population of Merritt has been an objective of city council throughout their term.While growth remains a priority, the population of Merritt actually shrunk over the past f...
Mar 02, 2022

Kamloops man named to national coordinating body for geographical place names
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been appointed to the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) as an Indigenous advisor.In a news release, federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Rob...
Mar 02, 2022

Merritt RCMP notices rise in break-ins at Phase Four boundary
MERRITT, B.C. - Since the Coldwater River flooded in mid-November, RCMP say they've seen a rise in break-and-enter reports to vacant homes in the Phase Four area of Merritt.Police say some of the brea...
James Peters Mar 02, 2022

KSO Director Dina Gilbert diagnosed with cancer, steps back for remainder of season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is reeling with the announcement that Music Director Dina Gilbert has been diagnosed with cancer. In an update posted to the organization's website, KS...
Mar 02, 2022

Drivers should expect delays on Highway 1 west of Kamloops Wednesday: Argo Roads
KAMLOOPS - Drivers heading west of Kamloops should expect some delays on the Trans Canada Highway for Wednesday (March 2) morning and afternoon.Argo Roads Thompson, B.C.'s road maintenance contractor ...
Mar 02, 2022

Chase man arrested in alleged armed robbery in Vernon
VERNON - A 55-year-old man from Chase and a 67-year-old man from Creston were arrested after an alleged armed robbery in Vernon Tuesday (March 1) morning.RCMP say they received a tip from the public T...
Mar 02, 2022

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