Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Citing high vaccination rate and strict protocols, Interior Health surprised by RIH COVID-19 outbreak
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) is investigating the cause of a COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH).As of Wednesday (Nov. 3), 17 Patients and two staff in the 5 South medical ward have te...
Nov 03, 2021
Two years later, Kamloops man charged in downtown crash that killed three awaits trial
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday (Nov. 3) marks the second anniversary of a horrific crash that took the lives of three young Kamloops men. The man charged in the crash is due back in court later this month.Early...
Nov 03, 2021
ASK Wellness Society expands Mattress Recycling Program
KAMLOOPS - An employment program intended to provide meaningful employment opportunities to barriered individuals is expanding its service.ASK Wellness Society (ASK) says, thanks to a $10,000 grant fr...
Nov 03, 2021
Kamloops couple wins $500,000 on Extra ticket
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops couple is in store for an extra special retirement.Patrick Kidder's trip to pick up some tools uncovered that he and his wife Jody scored an unexpected windfall to put towards th...
Nov 03, 2021
TRU's new Global Skills Opportunity project to help 150 students gain international study experience
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 150 Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students will be gaining global skills through the newly launched guided short-term outbound mobility project.The international study opportunity...
Nov 03, 2021
Four Kamloops schools added to IH COVID-19 exposure list Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - While the number of school exposures to COVID-19 in Interior Health appears to be on the decline, there are four new schools to add to the list in Kamloops.As of late Wednesday morning (Nov...
Nov 03, 2021
With $15M donation, Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Foundation claims name of Royal Inland Hospital patient care tower
KAMLOOPS - When the first phase of the new Patient Care Tower officially opens in July, on it will be the names of two people who cared deeply about the Kamloops community. It will be named the Phil &...
Nov 03, 2021
CMHA Kamloops removes 'interim' from Executive Director Achoba's title
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) Kamloops branch has removed the 'interim' tag from Executive Director Alfred Achoba's title.Achoba stepped into the agency's lead role in 202...
Nov 03, 2021
Missing Kamloops woman's Jeep found downtown
KAMLOOPS - Shannon White's Jeep was found in downtown Kamloops, but the search for the missing 32-year-old woman continues.Kamloops RCMP confirmed Wednesday (Nov. 3) morning that the black 1997 TJ mod...
Nov 03, 2021
Williams Lake Mayor apologizes but doesn't resign
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb has apologized for offending with his sharing of a Facebook post that supported the work of the residential school system in Canada.He apologized du...
Nov 03, 2021
