Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Around a dozen unvaccinated BC Transit workers in Kamloops put on unpaid leave
KAMLOOPS - Around a dozen BC Transit workers in Kamloops will be placed on an unpaid leave of absence as of Tuesday (Nov. 30).It comes after the company made it mandatory for all its employees across ...
Nov 30, 2021
Kamloops RCMP searching for missing 27-year-old woman
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say this individual has been located.
Nov 30, 2021
TNRD issues second evacuation order for Brookmere in two weeks
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued an evacuation order for the community of Brookmere Tuesday (Nov. 30) afternoon.B.C. government staff noticed significant log jam approximately t...
Nov 30, 2021
Highway 99 closed ahead of heavy rainfall
KAMLOOPS - Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet will be closed at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 30) due to the incoming atmospheric river event.The B.C. government says the duration of the closure will de...
Nov 30, 2021
Interior Health's COVID-19 restrictions on capacity limits to expire at midnight
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health's COVID-19 restrictions on organized events will be repealed at midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 1). During the B.C. government's COVID-19 briefing Tuesday (Nov. 30) afternoon, P...
Nov 30, 2021
City of Merritt says Phase 4 residents may gain day access by the end of the week
MERRITT - The City of Merritt says residents in the Phase 4 boundary of the return plan may be allowed day access to their homes by the end of the week.Depending on weather conditions, Phase 4 residen...
Nov 30, 2021
Prescribed burn in Pineview to be visible within the city: Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS - A prescribed burn in Pineview is expected to be visible in Kamloops for Tuesday (Nov. 30) and Wednesday (Dec. 1).Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says a contractor is completing a prescribed burn...
Nov 30, 2021
Salvation Army seeking Christmas hamper sponsors for Kamloops and Merritt families
KAMLOOPS - Winter holidays are rapidly approaching, and the Salvation Army in Kamloops is working hard to gather volunteers for its annual kettle campaign and put together Christmas hampers for famili...
Nov 29, 2021
Merritt residents in Phase 3 seeing destruction for first time, bracing for another atmospheric river Tuesday
MERRITT, B.C. - The clean-up is just beginning for Scott Broderick. He's only been recently allowed back in on a day pass to assess the damage from flooding two weeks ago. "I believe it's probably the...
Nov 29, 2021
Interior Health to begin offering pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - This week, Interior Health will begin offering Pfizer-BioNtech pediatric vaccines for children aged 5 to 11. Interior Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton says the Health Canada a...
Nov 29, 2021
