Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Showing community leadership': Kamloops council colleagues differ from Walsh's COVID-19 vaccine views
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Councillor Denis Walsh has been vocal about his decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine.After getting COVID-19 in the spring, Walsh believes his natural immunity will help protect...
Nov 01, 2021
School district committee to send out COVID-19 vaccination surveys to all staff
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is formulating a COVID-19 vaccination survey that's expected to go out to all staff in the next week. While School District 73 does not think it should...
Nov 01, 2021
IH school COVID-19 list shrinks but new exposures found in Kamloops, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House
KAMLOOPS - The number of COVID-19 exposures in Interior Health schools is slowly decreasing, but there are new exposures to report from last week in Kamloops and the Cariboo. As of mid-afternoon Monda...
Nov 01, 2021
Interior Health investigates COVID-19 cluster at RiverBend independent living apartments in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health confirms it is investigating a cluster of COVID-19 cases at RiverBend in Brocklehurst. RiverBend is a privately-owned independent living facility and thus is not considered ...
Nov 01, 2021 Image Credit: River Bend
City of Kamloops workers not fully vaccinated must undergo rapid testing: corporate vaccine policy
KAMLOOPS - Details of the vaccine policy for City of Kamloops workers were announced Monday (Nov. 1) afternoon.By Dec. 15, 2021, all City employees, contractors and volunteers will be required to decl...
Nov 01, 2021
Kamloops councillor calls out City's mandatory vaccination policy
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor is taking a swing at the City's decision to impose a mandatory vaccination policy. Denis Walsh is concerned the policy will result in permanent job losses for som...
Nov 01, 2021
WolfPack men's soccer club season ends in 2-0 playoff loss to Mount Royal
KAMLOOPS - An early goal from the Mount Royal Cougars proved to be the difference as the Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's soccer team was unable to find an equalizer in an eventual 2-0 loss in Calgary. ...
Oct 31, 2021
Cutober raises over $7,000 for mental health initiatives in 2021
KAMLOOPS - Cutober nearly doubled its total dollar amount in its second year. The fundraiser in Kamloops where parents let children cut their hair raised over $7,000 in October, well up from the $4,00...
Oct 31, 2021
Titans blow out Okanagan Mission 60-6, prepare for final league game
KAMLOOPS - In one of the more higher scoring games in recent memory, the South Kamloops Secondary (South Kam) Titans exploded in a 60-6 victory over Okanagan Mission.Quarterback Jesse Peters threw for...
Oct 30, 2021
Nurses staffing Ezra Wellness in Kamloops risk their licenses: health minister
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s health minister says unvaccinated nurses working at a new clinic on the Kamloops North Shore are risking their licenses.Ezra Wellness opened its doors this week. It is staffed by nur...
Oct 29, 2021
