Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops implements vaccination mandate for city employees
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is requiring its employees to receive COVID-19 vaccination.According to a news release Tuesday (Oct. 19) afternoon, City employees, contractors and volunteers will be r...
Oct 19, 2021
Kamloops woman crocheting scarves and toques, hanging them on trees for those in need
KAMLOOPS - Anyone walking along Tranquille Road near the old Duchess building may notice scarves and toques hanging from trees and posts.They were put up by Cathy DuVall, a Kamloops resident who has b...
Oct 19, 2021
Tk'emlúps leaders' open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that offers seven immediate steps he could take to show he is serious abo...
Oct 19, 2021
Remains found in the South Thompson River identified as Kamloops man missing for year
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who was reported missing last October has been confirmed deceased.On Oct. 19, 2020, Ryan Friesen was reported missing from his residence on Royal Avenue. On Oct. 12, 2021, th...
Oct 19, 2021
Mayor of Lytton looks forward to rebuilding community
KAMLOOPS - After a devastating wildfire wiped out the Village of Lytton in June, residents are slowly returning to what's left of the place they once called home."You know, it's devastating when you l...
Oct 18, 2021
Kamloops to celebrate Remembrance Day at Cenotaph
KAMLOOPS - For a second year in a row, Kamloops' Remembrance Day ceremony will limited to only 100 invited guests because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, the commemoration for Remembrance Day is h...
Oct 18, 2021
City of Kamloops installs four new rapid flashing beacons for pedestrians
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' Transportation Division is installing four new rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) to help people cross the street more safely.These new signals are being instal...
Oct 18, 2021
Lytton residents protest train activity, call to action for climate change
KAMLOOPS - An estimated 140 plus Lytton residents gathered on the railway that runs through the village on Sunday (Oct. 17) as a call to action for climate change.It comes after the Transportation Saf...
Oct 18, 2021
After public dressing-down, Trudeau says government will walk path of reconciliation with Tk'emlups
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Canada's prime minister met in person with Tk'emlps te Secwpemc leadership today (Oct. 18), after not attending the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Kamloops ...
Oct 18, 2021
B.C. reports 1,846 new COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths over the weekend; Interior Health's active cases drop
VICTORIA - B.C. reported 1,846 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period between Oct. 15 and 18, with 322 of those cases in Interior Health.The active COVID-19 case count is 4,917 (down 211 from F...
Oct 18, 2021
