Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Public schools resume in-person learning with enhanced safety protocols
KAMLOOPS - It's back to school for most students at public schools across British Columbia today (Jan. 10). The Christmas break was extended by a week to allow officials with the Ministry of Education...
Dave Barry Jan 10, 2022

One man dead, six injured in multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 near Sicamous
SALMON ARM, B.C. - One man is dead, and six others were transported to hospital, after a multi-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway between Salmon Arm and Sicamous Saturday evening (Jan. 8). Sica...
Aaron Schulze Jan 09, 2022

Trans Canada Highway remains closed near Sicamous after multi-vehicle incident
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada Highway remains closed after a multi-vehicle incident Saturday (Jan. 8) evening.DriveBC first reported of the incident near Bernie Road in the Sicamous area shortly after 6...
Aaron Schulze Jan 09, 2022

Highway 3 reopens following avalanche deposit removal
KAMLOOPS - Highway 3 reopened in both directions Saturday (Jan. 8) after being closed for avalanche deposit removal.DriveBC tells drivers to expect major delays due to congestion.Highway 99 has an ava...
Jan 08, 2022

Kamloops Airport sees near 300 per cent growth in travellers for fourth quarter in 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) had a stronger final quarter in 2021 compared to 2020, but the year-to-date numbers show there's still a lengthy road back to pre-pandemic travel.YKA reports a 283 pe...
Dave Barry Jan 08, 2022

School District 73 prepping for full return to in-person learning, with updated measures in place
KAMLOOPS - By Monday morning (Jan. 10), schools in the Kamloops-Thompson District will fully return to in-person learning, with masks, cleaning, and spacing practices in place to limit virus spread. "...
Dave Barry Jan 07, 2022

B.C. records nine new virus-related deaths Friday, with increases in active caseload and hospitalizations
VICTORIA - The province saw further increases in active COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations today (Jan. 7), with B.C recording 3,144 new cases. As of Friday, B.C has 33,184 active cases (up by 1...
Jan 07, 2022

Kamloops small businesses create COVID-19 contingency plans to protect employees
KAMLOOPS - This week the province is ordering all B.C. businesses to implement their own COVID-19 safety plans, similar to what they had in place at the beginning of the pandemic."These safety plans a...
Dave Barry Jan 07, 2022

Two gyms in Kamloops issued fines after alleged breach of public health orders
KAMLOOPS - Two fitness facilities in Kamloops have now been fined after allegedly breaching COVID-19 public health orders. In an email, Kamloops RCMP's Cst. Crystal Evelyn says on Wednesday (Jan. 5), ...
Jan 07, 2022

Off-duty Kamloops RCMP officer stops shoplifter in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say one of their officers who was off-duty, was able to stop a shoplifter this week. In a release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says on Sunday (Jan. 2), an off-duty officer was sh...
Jan 07, 2022

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