Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 800 in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C. has seen another decrease in hospitalization due to COVID-19.In its latest update, the province's Ministry of Health says there are now 787 people in hospital due to the virus, a decre...
Feb 15, 2022
TNRD board chair says whistleblower letter about former CAO's spending was meant to be confidential
KAMLOOPS - TNRD board chair Ken Gillis doesn't plan to resign from his position and he's doubled down explaining why he didn't share a whistleblower letter about Sukh Gill's spending. In an emailed st...
Feb 15, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes stolen vehicle, crashed vehicle and man arrested after knife assault
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 352 calls for service from midnight Friday (Feb. 11) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (Feb. 14). Below are some highlights from those reports. Man arrested on...
Feb 15, 2022
City of Merritt and NVIT partner in new training opportunity
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology are partnering to bring a new training opportunity to the community. The Workplace Skills Training Program is free for...
Feb 15, 2022
Ninety cases, one death associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops healthcare facilities
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says there are a total of 90 COVID-19 cases connected to the three ongoing healthcare facility outbreaks in Kamloops.In an email to CFJC Today, IH confirms there have been 4...
Feb 14, 2022
Memorial Arena fire suspicious, no criminal intent: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Fire investigators and city staff assessed the damage at Memorial Arena on Monday (Feb. 14), the site of a fire that torched parts of a staircase in the early morning hours on Sunday (Feb. ...
Feb 14, 2022
Kamloops RCMP issue second appeal for tips into missing man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are reiterating an appeal for information into the location of Ivor Horbeek.Horbeek, 44, was last heard from on Jan. 3. RCMP issued their initial appeal on Jan. 13. "Police an...
Feb 14, 2022
TRU political expert calls Emergencies Act a 'risky decision'
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history. This grants the federal government additional power to mitigate the ongoing trucker con...
Feb 14, 2022
Merritt bus service suspended
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt Transit System has announced a complete suspension of service in the City.The organization posted the update to Facebook:The Merritt transit system has faced multiple shutd...
Feb 14, 2022
More information on Memorial Arena fire expected today
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue is expected to release more information regarding a fire at Memorial Arena over the weekend. The blaze was spotted early Sunday morning. The response by emergency offic...
Feb 14, 2022
