Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Almost eight in 10 support proof-of-vaccine requirement to visit public places: poll
OTTAWA - Canadians overwhelmingly support the idea of requiring vaccine passports to gain admittance to public places such as restaurants, bars and gyms, a new poll suggests. Fully 78 per cent of resp...
Oct 02, 2021
City buys the Duchess, Northbridge hotel and parking lot for $7.1 million
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has purchased a key property on Tranquille Road for $7.1 million to create new affordable housing and market rental housing on the North Shore. 377 Tranquille Road, the...
Oct 01, 2021
Friday finds 714 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 11 more deaths
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 714 new cases of COVID-19 Friday (Oct. 1), including 205 new cases in Interior Health.The numbers come courtesy of an update to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control COVID-1...
Oct 01, 2021
'How full is too full?': SD73 parent advocate says district in desperate need for more space
KAMLOOPS - Outside Westmount Elementary, the kids have plenty of space to play. Inside it's a different story. While the district won't allow media in the building, the school is at 179 per cent capac...
Oct 01, 2021
Winter tire requirements begin today across B.C.
VICTORIA - With cold-weather season approaching, drivers and vehicle owners are reminded that B.C.'s annual winter tire requirements are in effect.As of Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, winter tires are mandator...
Oct 01, 2021
"Do the right thing": MP-elect Caputo implores PM Trudeau to pay respects at Tk'emlups te Secwepemc
KAMLOOPS - In one of his first acts since he was elected last Monday (Sept. 20), Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP-elect Frank Caputo has penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.In the letter, Cap...
Oct 01, 2021
Trailblazing Indigenous judge Marion Buller to receive TRU honorary doctorate
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says it will bestow an honorary doctorate on a groundbreaking Indigenous female judge next week.At its fall convocation ceremony set for next Friday (Oct. 8), the...
Oct 01, 2021
Masks mandated for all K-to-12 children in B.C. schools starting Monday
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced an expanded mask mandate in B.C. schools. Starting Monday (Oct. 4), all students from K-to-12 will be required to wear masks indoors...
Oct 01, 2021
Cultural treasures: Tk'emlups premieres 'me7 w7ec-kt wel me7 yews (We Will Always be Here)'
TK'EMLUPS - Just in time for the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc have premiered a new video."Our vision was to create a video where we could honour Kam...
Oct 01, 2021
Interior Health school COVID-19 exposure list up to 50, including eight in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As of Friday morning (Oct. 1), Interior Health has listed no fewer than 50 schools on its COVID-19 exposure list. Eight of those schools are in the Kamloops-Thompson School District. The la...
Oct 01, 2021
