Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
WATCH: YKA full of families waiting for their loved ones to arrive on Christmas Eve
KAMLOOPS - On the morning of Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), the Kamloops Airport (YKA) is full of eager people waiting for loved ones to come home for the holidays.Most highways in British Columbia are only...
Dec 24, 2021
Christmas comes early for some Monte Lake residents
KAMLOOPS - A fundraiser for Monte Lake residents who lost their homes to the White Rock Lake wildfire, wrapped up in time for the holidays. Community members, and vendors in the Heffley Creek and Sun ...
Dec 24, 2021
Reviewing 2021 with Kamloops RCMP's Superintendent
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have been kept busy in 2021 with fires, floods, residential school findings, protests, property crimes, and missing persons. While the latter has been a popular topic of discu...
Dec 24, 2021
B.C. Curling Championships receive health order exemption
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Curling championships will go ahead after Curl BC was granted a special exemption from provincial health orders.With the exemption, Curl BC says its U18, U21, Wheelchair, the BC Scotti...
Dec 24, 2021
New COVID-19 closures take a toll on local businesses, some Kamloops gyms decide to stay open
KAMLOOPS - New COVID-19 restrictions have stopped gyms and nightclubs from operating all over the province as of Thursday (Dec. 23). Geralyn Cormack is the co-owner of a fitness centre and an instruct...
Dec 23, 2021
B.C. records new daily case record with 2,046 cases, active case count up by 1,486
VICTORIA - The province recorded a new daily case count record for COVID-19 today (Dec. 23), with 2,046 new cases in B.C. Active cases also shot up in B.C, and the Ministry of Health says there are no...
Dec 23, 2021
Fraudsters taking advantage of Kamloops residents
KAMLOOPS - Christmas is supposed to bring the best out in people. But sadly, it can also bring out the worst. RCMP in Kamloops are warning residents to be wary of scams that can quickly ruin your holi...
Dec 23, 2021
Kamloops and many surrounding areas see increase in weekly COVID-19 cases
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops local health area (LHA) saw another increase in weekly COVID-19 cases and is up to an average daily rate of 10.1 to 15 per 100,000 population.According to the latest data from ...
Dec 22, 2021
Kamloops' mayor looks back on a year filled with emergency responses, healthcare challenges, and social issues
KAMLOOPS - Throughout the course of 2021, Kamloops has been ground-zero for many big events - fires, floods, residential school findings, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back, Kamloops Mayor Ken Ch...
Dec 22, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes break-in and downtown disturbance
Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 373 calls for service from midnight Friday (Dec. 17) to 9 a.m. on Monday (Dec. 20). Below are some highlights from those reports.Break-in at Seymour homeA Kaml...
Dec 22, 2021
