Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Springtime rush means patience is needed at landfills, yard waste sites
KAMLOOPS - Amid the usual spring spike in landfill and yard waste site visits, the City of Kamloops is reminding residents to show staff some courtesy and patience.Streets and Environmental Services M...
Apr 23, 2020 Image Credit: J. Sessler
More COVID-19 testing happening in Kamloops as RIH lab increases capacity
KAMLOOPS - In an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19, more people in Kamloops and elsewhere in the B.C. Interior are now getting tested for the virus with the capacity to test everyone with symptom...
Apr 22, 2020 Royal Inland Hospital now has the capacity to test COVID-19 samples right on site (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Hillside Stadium to reopen, with modified hours and extra supervision
KAMLOOPS - There's some good news for citizens who use the track at Hillside Stadium to get their daily exercise.Mayor Ken Christian announced today the stadium is being opened back up to the public. ...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Recreational athletes across Kamloops awaiting season start amid COVID-19 concerns
KAMLOOPS - Lush green grass, and freshly trimmed ivy. Ideal conditions for softball down at Charles Anderson Stadium. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, none of the thousands of ballplayers in tow...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Evacuation Alert issued for properties near 150 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE - 29 properties in the Borland Creek area near 150 Mile House, have been placed under an Evacuation Alert. The measure was put in place Wednesday afternoon by the Cariboo Regional Distri...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CRD Emerg. Op. Centre
Merritt council pairs tax increase with utility rate discounts
MERRITT - The City of Merritt is hoping to ease some financial strain on residents during the pandemic by increasing discounts on utility rates. At a virtual City Council meeting last night (Apr. 21) ...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
City of Merritt confident in flooding preparations
MERRITT - The city of Merritt has been hit hard by flooding in the past few years and it's not unusual to see residents sandbagging around their properties in the spring. Currently, there are no visib...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
"We have more work to do": B.C health officials reporting 71 new virus cases in the province
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials are reporting 71 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia today (Apr. 22), bringing the provincial count to 1,795 total cases. In an update, Provincial Health Officer...
Dylana Kneeshaw Apr 22, 2020 (Image Credit: BC Government)
Mayor looking forward to role of Trans Mountain pipeline in economic recovery
KAMLOOPS - A controversial construction project could play a key role in Kamloops` economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Ken Christian says the Trans Mountain pipeline construction will ...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Photographers coming together to raise thousands of dollars for charities during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - When Natalie Dollman came up with the idea of taking photos of families outside their front door, she wasn't sure what the response would be like. But since she started her 'Front Porch Pro...
Dylana Kneeshaw Apr 22, 2020 Families have been posing for photos during the pandemic (Image Credit: Natalie Dollman Photography)
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