Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. care providers applaud province for requiring vaccines for all long-term care staff, volunteers
KAMLOOPS - The province is now requiring all long-term care employees and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. The B.C. Care Providers Association supports the move to make vaccines mandatory for staff....
Aug 13, 2021
Controlled burns in Monte Lake, residents not in immediate danger
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service is trying to get a handle on the White Rock Lake fire burning south of Kamloops. As of Friday morning, it's mapped at 58,000 hectares and burning close to properti...
Aug 13, 2021
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops Fire and Rescue assisting Logan Lake
KAMLOOPS - As everyone works to help everyone else make it through this wildfire crisis, Kamloops Fire and Rescue are trying to do their part to help their compatriots in Logan Lake.A crew from Kamloo...
Aug 13, 2021
Interior Health's Dr. Fenton addresses talks of third dose of vaccine
Talks of a third vaccine booster shot has started after German vaccine manufacturer Bio'N'Tech recently said that offering a third dose of its established two-shot vaccine is the best response to immu...
Aug 13, 2021
Tremont Creek wildfire concerns spreads east into Cherry Creek
KAMLOOPS - The impact of the Tremont Creek wildfire continued to march east, leading to an Evacuation Alert for the Cherry Creek region west of Kamloops.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued th...
Aug 12, 2021
Evacuation Order given to properties north of Logan Lake
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Order to an area south of Tunkwa Lake.The order has been issued because of the growth of the Tremont Creek wildfire. It affect...
Aug 12, 2021
BC company provides Wildland Firefighter Training for men facing barriers to career success
KAMLOOPS - On a smoky Thursday near Logan Lake, this group of men are out learning how to run and maintain a brush saw. They're here as part of an eight-week Wildland Firefighting and Silviculture Pro...
Aug 12, 2021
Dr. Fenton, Interior Health: 'We're seeing more cases than we've ever seen in the Interior'
KAMLOOPS - With COVID-19 cases rising, it's unsure if the province will move forward with its reopening plan on September 7."We're seeing more cases than we've ever seen in the Interior," said Dr. Car...
Aug 12, 2021
Evacuation Order for Logan Lake, Cherry Creek on alert
LOGAN LAKE - The community of Logan Lake is being ordered to evacuate as the Tremont Creek wildfire moves towards the community. Mayor Robin Smith made the declaration at 3:30 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 12)....
Aug 12, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases within Interior Health increases to 2,199
VICTORIA - With thousands of active COVID-19 cases, the Interior Health (IH) region continues to be the highest area of new case counts in B.C. In today's (Aug. 12) update, the province says 513 new c...
Aug 12, 2021
