Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. reports 342 new COVID-19 cases province-wide, including 171 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Exactly half of the cases in the B.C. government's latest COVID-19 update are in Interior Health.Between August 3 and 4, the province is reporting 342 new cases of COVID-19, with 171 of the...
Aug 04, 2021
TRU gets ready for in-person classes, welcomes international students
KAMLOOPS - Since the start of the pandemic, Kamloops has been feeling empty without students flooding in from out-of-town. But all of that is about to change, as Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is ge...
Aug 04, 2021
Dozens of evacuee animals returning home as evacuation orders ease
KAMLOOPS - In July, the B.C. SPCA reduced its adoption prices in half to free up space for animals evacuated due to the ongoing wildfires.General Manager of Communications Lorie Chortyk said they were...
Aug 04, 2021
Kamloops woman wins more than $500,000 during online jackpot
KAMLOOPS - After winning $525,670.28 online, Tricia Jerome from Kamloops is feeling like a "Golden Goddess." Jerome was playing the Golden Goddess MegaJackpots slots game when she triggered the second...
Aug 04, 2021
Walk-in Wednesday providing vaccines, therapy dogs, and music in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - To commemorate 'walk-in Wednesday', the Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops will host live entertainment, therapy dogs, and smoothies today.During the B.C.-wide walk-in-Wednesday (Aug. 4)...
Aug 04, 2021
TNRD partially downgrades evacuation order due to Sparks Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) partially downgraded an evacuation order Wednesday (Aug. 4).The evacuation order for 20 properties in the Copper Desert Country electoral area, ...
Aug 04, 2021
Kamloops RCMP prepare for one of the largest public events since start of pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties are asking residents to be mindful of their safety and the safety of others as the downtown prepares for what will likely be its largest event since the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Aug 04, 2021
SNTC receives $500,000 in federal funding for Secwépemc legal project
KAMLOOPS - One of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council's (SNTC) projects is getting a boost from the federal government. "Revitalizing Secwepemc Law through the Implementation and Advancement of our Indi...
Aug 03, 2021
Scam fundraiser for Trozzo Creek firefighters pops up online
CASTLEGAR - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is warning the public about scam fundraisers that have popped up online for the firefighters battling the Trozzo Creek fire.The online scams claim to be rais...
Aug 03, 2021
BC Wildfire Service: Light rain did not impact fires
KAMLOOPS - Rainfall over the weekend helped ease some of the evacuation orders across the Thompson Nicola region, but it was not enough to have an impact on the wildfires of note in the Kamloops Fire ...
Aug 03, 2021
