Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops sees red; average daily rate per 100,000 greater than 20
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since geographic distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area (LHA) has been made available by the B.C. government, Kamloops is bright red.Kamloops saw 193 new cases of ...
Aug 25, 2021
Kamloops teachers and support staff welcome additional safety measures for back-to-school
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday, the province announced its health and safety plan as students, teachers, and staff prepare to head back to school in a couple of weeks. On Wednesday, CFJC Today caught up with t...
Aug 25, 2021
TRU to welcome back students with vaccine passports, COVID protocols - staff has mixed feelings
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is preparing to reopen its doors to more than 10,000 students in a few weeks.But even with these new protocols in place, faculty and staff have mixed feelin...
Aug 25, 2021
B.C. reports 698 new COVID-19 cases, including 252 within Interior Health
VICTORIA - Over the past 24 hours, the B.C. government reports 698 new COVID-19 cases in the province, including five epi-linked cases, with 252 in Interior Health.Provincially, there are 5,356 active...
Aug 25, 2021
Interior Health beginning process of bringing back evacuated residents and patients
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says it is planning to bring back care home residents, acute care patients and community health clients who were evacuated due to wildfire threats.IH temporarily relocated 8...
Aug 25, 2021
Royal Inland Hospital capacity at the heart of nursing shortage: Kamloops surgeon
KAMLOOPS - This week, we brought you the story of overwhelmed healthcare workers and the nurses leaving Royal Inland Hospital in droves because they're exhausted and understaffed.Doctors have now come...
Aug 25, 2021
Man reportedly throws cigarette butts into bushes in Merritt, charged with assaulting officer
MERRITT - RCMP say a man was allegedly throwing cigarette butts into bushes in the 2000 block of Nicola Avenue of Merritt on Aug. 18.Merritt RCMP say they located the man and he tried to flee from the...
Aug 25, 2021
Drought conditions around Merritt steady at Level 4
MERRITT, B.C. - Drought levels around Merritt have been at Level 4 since July 21, and as of the latest report from the River Forecast Centre both the Nicola and Coldwater basins remain at Level 4. Dro...
Aug 25, 2021
RCMP find pair of suspected looters in fire-scorched Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP contacted CFJC Today to reiterate that it is very unusual to find unwanted people within evacuated communities and looting is not widespread or even common.EARLIER: RCMP ar...
Aug 25, 2021
Highway 12 from Lytton to Lillooet re-opens after wildfire shutdown
LYTTON, B.C. - Nearly two months after a wildfire ravaged the village, Highway 12 from Lytton to Lillooet is now open.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says people travelling through t...
Aug 25, 2021
