Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

B.C. records 724 new cases of COVID-19; hospitalizations up to 149
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting another 724 cases of COVID-19 Thursday, as the province stays on the leading edge of a fourth wave of the virus. According to the Ministry of Health, there were 271 new ca...
Doug Collins Aug 26, 2021

Businesses preparing for resistance with provincially-mandated vaccine card
KAMLOOPS - With proof of vaccination required in three weeks, businesses are starting to prepare for what it will look like. While some have refused to check vaccine cards, others will follow the heal...
Aug 26, 2021

RCMP celebrate Dog Appreciation Day
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are celebrating Dog Appreciation Day, putting some members of their K-9 team in the spotlight.Corporal Dana Napier of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment's Crime Prevention Unit says...
Aug 26, 2021

Medical services returning to fire threatened Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - There is another sign that things are returning to normal in the community of Logan Lake.Interior Health has announced the Logan Lake Health Centre is re-opening Thursday (Aug. 26)....
Aug 26, 2021

Motorcyclist killed in Pinantan-Pritchard Road crash Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Rural RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are trying to piece together what contributed to a motorcycle crash that killed a Kamloops man Wednesday (Aug. 25).Sgt. Darren Michels says...
Aug 26, 2021

Massive Tremont Creek, Sparks Lake wildfires both 'being held': B.C. Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - There has been a major positive development for the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) in its battle against two of the largest fires in the province, both located not far from Kamloops.In update...
Aug 26, 2021

TNRD lifts final evacuation orders near Tremont Creek, Sparks Lake fires
KAMLOOPS - The last evacuation orders related to the Tremont Creek and Sparks Lake wildfires west and north of Kamloops have been lifted. In a news release issued Thursday morning (Aug. 26), the Thomp...
James Peters Aug 26, 2021

Water main break on Westsyde Road
KAMLOOPS - Traffic problems on Westsyde Road this morning. so be prepared for some delays. The City of Kamloops says a water main break has caused mud and debris to flow across Westsyde Road between O...
Doug Collins Aug 26, 2021

Potential COVID outbreak at Kamloops Seniors' Village
KAMLOOPS - Management at Kamloops Seniors' Village are waiting for direction from the Health Authority following a couple of positive tests for COVID at the facility in recent days. In a news release ...
Doug Collins Aug 26, 2021

TNRD lifts evacuation order for 65 properties near Tremont Creek fire, including Tunkwa Lake
KAMLOOPS - One of the final evacuation orders related to the Tremont Creek wildfire west of Kamloops has been lifted.According to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, residents of 65 properties betw...
Aug 25, 2021

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