Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
London Drugs rolling out exclusive hours for healthcare workers, first responders
KAMLOOPS - Starting Wednesday (March 25), London Drugs will be introducing dedicated shopping hours for those working on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.In a news release, the company say...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP looking for suspect after stabbing in Lower Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a stabbing in Lower Sahali.According to a news release from Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, Mounties were called to the incident at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday (March 24), a...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Nathan Ritchie
City of Kamloops, Tk'emlups say they're working together to curb COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Mayor of Kamloops Ken Christian and Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Kkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir have taken to social media to address residents on both sides of the river.In a YouTube video posted...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: YouTube / City of Kamloops
BC SPCA seizes dozens of farm animals from Interior property
B.C. INTERIOR - The BC SPCA has seized a number of animals from a property in the B.C. Interior as part of a cruelty investigation. The organization says on its website that just as the COVID-19 pande...
James Peters Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: BC SPCA
Wildfire near Lytton now under control
LYTTON, B.C. - Wildfire crews have gotten a handle on a fire burning north of Lytton.BC Wildfire Service information officer Taylor MacDonald says after more accurate mapping, the Alkaki Road fire is ...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
Poor social distancing forces City of Kamloops to close Hillside Stadium
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says many people using Hillside Stadium have not been practising proper social distancing, and that can't continue.So, according to a news release from Mayor Ken Christ...
James Peters Mar 24, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops reporter to head home after production of Big Brother Canada cancelled
TORONTO - The eighth season of Big Brother Canada has officially been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.That means Kamloops reporter John Luke Kieper, who works for media site Kamloops Now, will ...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: Big Brother Canada
Williams Lake implements burning restrictions in hopes of freeing up emergency responders
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake is ensuring its first responders are more readily available where they're needed during the coronavirus pandemic by restricting open burning. A city release on Mond...
Dave Barry Mar 23, 2020 Williams Lake is putting burning restrictions in place to ensure first responders are more readily available (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
City of Merritt declares local state of emergency over COVID-19 pandemic
MERRITT, B.C. - With the COVID-19 outbreak growing daily throughout the Interior, the City of Merritt has taken action and declared a local state of emergency. Mayor Linda Brown says the city is in co...
Mar 23, 2020 The City of Merritt declared a local statement of emergency around COVID-19 on Monday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Williams Lake to open low-risk Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Following in the footsteps of other Interior municipalities, Williams Lake is set to activate its Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday morning. The centre will be active starti...
Mar 23, 2020 Williams Lake will open its low-risk Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday morning.
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