Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fire burning in Chase auto-wrecker yard
KAMLOOPS - A fire has broken out in the yard of an autowrecker in Chase, sending thick clouds of black smoke into the morning sky.The flames were first spotted around 5 A.M. among some cars destined f...
Jan 21, 2022
Local fitness centres eager to rebuild consistency for gym-goers
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (Jan. 20), fitness facilities and gyms around B.C. were allowed to re-open under updated health guidelines. For fitness trainers and gym-goers in Kamloops, the easement comes as a ...
Jan 20, 2022
Province doubles COVID-19 closure relief grant for businesses but non-profit businesses struggle
KAMLOOPS - Businesses forced to stay closed until Feb. 16 can now receive double their approved money in the closure relief grant issued by the province. The owner of Blue Grotto nightclub, Puppy John...
Jan 20, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Pine Grove care home on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - A second Kamloops long-term care facility is grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak.Pine Grove Seniors Community on the North Shore was added to the Interior Health outbreak list Wednesday (Jan...
Jan 20, 2022
New TNRD program to help clean up after 2021 wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross and the B.C. government, says it will assist with debris cleanup for those who lost structures in th...
Jan 20, 2022
Rollover near Chase closes Trans-Canada overnight
KAMLOOPS - A rollover 13 kilometres east of Chase closed Highway 1 overnight.Chase RCMP were called out to the crash scene near the intersection of Little River Road at 10:15 p.m. (Jan. 19). They foun...
Jan 20, 2022
City of Kamloops recreation and fitness facilities re-open under updated health guidelines
KAMLOOPS - With the rest of the fitness facilities re-opening in B.C. today (Jan. 20), the City of Kamloops says its recreation centres will also be back in service. In a media release, the City says ...
Jan 20, 2022
Crash closes eastbound lanes along Trans-Canada on eastern side of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada highway in eastern Kamloops was closed for much of the morning by a collision that spread debris across the two lanes.Kamloops RCMP received a report ...
Jan 20, 2022
Barriere and Ashcroft among Interior communities concerned with staffing-related health service disruptions
KAMLOOPS - A myriad of staffing changes and closures announced by Interior Health (IH) on Tuesday (Jan. 18) were made in response to Omicron-driven staffing impacts. (See previous story here.)Dependin...
Jan 19, 2022
Provincial COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to 895 Wednesday, 13 new virus-related deaths recorded
VICTORIA - Hospitalizations continue to climb in B.C, with the province reporting 895 people in hospital Wednesday (Jan. 19), up 41 from the previous day. The amount of people in intensive care also g...
Jan 19, 2022
