Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Walk from Whitehorse to Kamloops honouring children who died at residential schools
WHITEHORSE - A monumental journey from Whitehorse, Yukon to Kamloops. On Friday (June 25), Northern Nations Alliance began its Warriors Walk for Healing Nations: a walk greater than 2,100 kilometres i...
Jun 27, 2021
New daily temperature record in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops reached a new record maximum temperature Saturday. At 6 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the temperature reached 40.4 degrees Celsius at Fulton Field, topping the old mark of 38.4 degrees ...
Jun 26, 2021
Highway 1 west of Golden re-opening late Saturday after vehicle incident
KAMLOOPS - Highway 1 approximately 14 to 24 kilometres west of Golden is estimated to re-open at 8 p.m. Saturday (June 26). Drive B.C. said a vehicle incident in the morning - where a vehicle caught f...
Jun 26, 2021
SNTC Council of Chiefs says significant progress must be made on 94 calls to action
The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide 24/7 support to residential school survivors and others who are affected. Call 1 (866) 925-4419.--SECWEPEMC TERRITORY - Th...
Jun 26, 2021
Kamloops Arts Council hires TRU alumnus as new executive director
KAMLOOPS - Tanya Nielsen was introduced as the Kamloops Arts Council's new executive director Friday (June 25)."My interest has always been in the ability to take some words and turn them into poetry,...
Jun 26, 2021
Interior Health COVID-19 vaccination now open for drop-ins for those seeking first dose
KELOWNA - Interior Health (IH) says anyone 12 and over looking to get a first dose of COVID-19 is now welcome to drop into a community clinic. In a news release, IH says no appointments are necessary ...
Jun 25, 2021
Kamloops residents urged to take heat seriously, as temperature climbs into the weekend
KAMLOOPS - While Kamloops is used to sunny, hot weather, Environment Canada warns this kind of heat wave has never hit the area. Meteorologist Armel Castellan says people are facing a real risk. "We'r...
Jun 25, 2021
Clearwater prohibits campfires with hot dry weather on the way
KAMLOOPS - The District of Clearwater is joining the District of Barriere in banning campfires and any open burning within the district.The ban will go into effect Saturday (June 26) at noon. In a mes...
Jun 25, 2021
One in custody following Scotch Creek incident
KAMLOOPS - One person has been arrested and is being held in custody following an incident in the Scotch Creek area. A resident of Scotch Creek says police cars are at a car wash on Squilax-Anglemont ...
Jun 25, 2021
'We're on track for next week': Dr. Henry confident about Phase 3 of B.C. reopening
KAMLOOPS - At the peak of COVID-19 this spring, Interior Health reported 125 cases. That happened on Apr. 10 - 12 per cent of the daily case count. Two and a half months later, while cases have droppe...
Jun 25, 2021
