Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RIH, BC Hospital nurses feeling exhausted, walking off job
KAMLOOPS - Two thirds of the emergency nurses at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) have walked off the job recently, claiming they were exhausted and understaffed.The BC Nurses Union (BCNU) says a large maj...
Aug 23, 2021
100 Mile House-area evacuation lifted, alerts rescinded as Flat Lake fire cools
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There is good news today for residents in the 100 Mile House area as activity on the massive Flat Lake wildfire has decreased dramatically.That has led to the area's final evacu...
Aug 23, 2021
Unvaccinated population accounts for more than 70 per cent of B.C.'s COVID-19 cases over seven-day period
VICTORIA - For the first time as part of its daily COVID-19 update, the B.C. government reports that unvaccinated residents accounted for more than two-thirds of cases over a seven-day period.Between ...
Aug 23, 2021
Swansea Point and Queest Village areas given all clear as Shuswap-area fires calm
KAMLOOPS - The final evacuation alert issued due to the Two Mile Road wildfire has been rescinded.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) gave the all clear for properties in the Swansea Point a...
Aug 23, 2021
Kamloops SPCA’s evacuated animal load lightens, still in need of items for those who can’t go home
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops SPCA Branch and temporary evacuation centre has seen 172 evacuated animals come through its doors since wildfire activity increased in early July.As of Monday (Aug. 23), 37 ani...
Aug 23, 2021
City shuts down Music in the Park
KAMLOOPS One of the City's most popular summer events has been shut down early because of the escalation of cases of COVID-19. Music in the Park had been already shortened this year because of COVID r...
Aug 23, 2021
B.C. holding COVID-19 vaccination update; premier attending
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan, along with the health minister and provincial health officer, will be holding a briefing on COVID-19 vaccinations in British Columbia this afternoon. Specific details o...
Aug 23, 2021
DriveBC: Vehicle on fire partially blocking southbound lane of Coquihalla south of Merritt
MERRITT - A reported vehicle on fire is partially blocking the southbound lane of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt.DriveBC announced on Sunday (Aug. 22) near noon that emergency crews have been...
Aug 22, 2021
TNRD rescinds evacuation alert for 10 properties near Kamloops impacted by Tremont Creek wildfire
UPDATE (4:50 p.m.) Cool temperatures, calm winds, and showers were welcome sights for the Kamloops Fire Centre over the weekend.Sunday (Aug. 22) afternoon, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD)...
Aug 22, 2021
ONE-ON-ONE: Health Minister Dix hints at proof of vaccination, says high positivity prompted new restrictions in Interior
KAMLOOPS - One day after the B.C. government implemented tighter health restrictions for Interior Health, in response to a surge of COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Adrian Dix spoke one-on-one with CFJ...
Aug 21, 2021
