Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Six more die of COVID-19 in Interior; 801 new cases found in B.C.
VICTORIA - It has been a tragic day on the COVID-19 front within Interior Health.In its daily update, the provincial health ministry is reporting six more deaths from the virus - all of them in IH. Th...
Sep 02, 2021
Health officials expected to declare COVID-19 outbreak at The Hamlets at Westsyde Friday
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says a COVID-19 exposure at The Hamlets in Westsyde is expected to be declared an outbreak shortly. In an email to CFJC Today, IH says its officials are in the final st...
Sep 02, 2021
Kamloops Seniors Village grows to nine cases, one death
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 outbreak at Kamloops Seniors Village has grown.An emailed update from Interior Health Thursday (Sept. 2) states the outbreak, which cropped up last week, has expanded to nine c...
Sep 02, 2021
TNRD issues 'all clear' to hundreds of properties near White Rock Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - A significant portion of Thompson-Nicola Regional District properties bordering the White Rock Lake wildfire have been given the all-clear.Thursday morning (Sept. 2), the TNRD announced 366...
Sep 02, 2021
Kamloops sees another weekly high COVID-19 cases, Central Okanagan decreases again
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Local Health Area (LHA) saw another uptick in weekly COVID-19 cases, its highest amount since data was presented by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.Kamloops saw 249 new cas...
Sep 01, 2021
Man arrested, accused of throwing eggs at Kamloops demonstrators
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was arrested Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 1) after allegedly throwing eggs at the throng of protesters outside of Royal Inland Hospital.In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Cry...
Sep 01, 2021
Kamloops council approves development permits for rental buildings on Rogers Way and downtown
KAMLOOPS - Two rental buildings consisting of more than 200 units were given development permits by Kamloops council on Tuesday (Aug. 31).An 11-storey, mixed-use development with 115 rental units and ...
Sep 01, 2021
Stewart's parents credit supportive programs, determination with incredible success
KAMLOOPS - Greg Stewart was born an amputee - without a left forearm - but his parents say it never stopped him from pursuing what he loved to do. "He's had the philosophy and the motto since he was a...
Sep 01, 2021
MLA Stone disappointed with protest location, notes 'valid questions' about COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination program
KAMLOOPS - A large throng of protesters marched in front of Royal Inland Hospital Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 1), showing opposition to government measures intended to decrease the spread of COVID-19 a...
Sep 01, 2021
Scoopz Ice Cream starts 'Great Ice Cream Sell-off' in support of The Mustard Seed Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The flowers are fading. Leaves are turning colour.Gone are the hot, sunny days of summer. Here: the cool, crisp mornings of September. Are you having a hard time believing that fact? So is ...
Sep 01, 2021
