Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Highway 3 reopens following avalanche deposit removal
KAMLOOPS - Highway 3 reopened in both directions Saturday (Jan. 8) after being closed for avalanche deposit removal.DriveBC tells drivers to expect major delays due to congestion.Highway 99 has an ava...
Jan 08, 2022
Kamloops Airport sees near 300 per cent growth in travellers for fourth quarter in 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) had a stronger final quarter in 2021 compared to 2020, but the year-to-date numbers show there's still a lengthy road back to pre-pandemic travel.YKA reports a 283 pe...
Jan 08, 2022
School District 73 prepping for full return to in-person learning, with updated measures in place
KAMLOOPS - By Monday morning (Jan. 10), schools in the Kamloops-Thompson District will fully return to in-person learning, with masks, cleaning, and spacing practices in place to limit virus spread. "...
Jan 07, 2022
B.C. records nine new virus-related deaths Friday, with increases in active caseload and hospitalizations
VICTORIA - The province saw further increases in active COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations today (Jan. 7), with B.C recording 3,144 new cases. As of Friday, B.C has 33,184 active cases (up by 1...
Jan 07, 2022
Kamloops small businesses create COVID-19 contingency plans to protect employees
KAMLOOPS - This week the province is ordering all B.C. businesses to implement their own COVID-19 safety plans, similar to what they had in place at the beginning of the pandemic."These safety plans a...
Jan 07, 2022
Two gyms in Kamloops issued fines after alleged breach of public health orders
KAMLOOPS - Two fitness facilities in Kamloops have now been fined after allegedly breaching COVID-19 public health orders. In an email, Kamloops RCMP's Cst. Crystal Evelyn says on Wednesday (Jan. 5), ...
Jan 07, 2022
Off-duty Kamloops RCMP officer stops shoplifter in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say one of their officers who was off-duty, was able to stop a shoplifter this week. In a release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says on Sunday (Jan. 2), an off-duty officer was sh...
Jan 07, 2022
Slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C.,16 new healthcare facilities outbreaks declared
VICTORIA - COVID-19 related hospitalizations in B.C saw a slight increase today, with 324 people now in hospital, and 90 in intensive care. In today's (Jan. 6) update, the province reports 3,223 new c...
Jan 06, 2022
City of Kamloops crews increasing snow removal efforts to limit build up
KAMLOOPS - The first week of the new year has brought fresh snowfall for City of Kamloops plows to clear, and their work is far from over. Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow says c...
Jan 06, 2022
Interior Health using combination of rapid and PCR tests amid Omicron spread, with booster shot eligibility increasing
KAMLOOPS - With the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreading throughout B.C., Interior Health (IH) is using a combination of rapid tests and PCR tests to identify positive cases. Interim Chief M...
Jan 06, 2022
