Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RIH Foundation tower campaign receives $60K donation from Exceed Electrical Engineering
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's fundraising campaign has been given a $60,000 boost by a local engineering company. Exceed Electrical Engineering $60,000 gift for the Together We Ris...
Nov 18, 2021
Merritt RCMP assure residents community is being kept safe during evacuation
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP have authored a statement on their ongoing work to protect the community during the ongoing evacuations.The Merritt RCMP wants to assure the public they are doing ever...
Nov 18, 2021
United Way BC launches United for BC Flood Response fund
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To assist with flood response efforts, United Way BC (UWBC) has launched a new fundraising campaign - the United for BC Flood Response fund. Money raised will be distributed to supp...
Nov 18, 2021
A Way Home Kamloops' late founder Katherine McParland honoured with Affordable Housing Champion Award
KAMLOOPS - Katherine McParland, the late founder of A Way Home Kamloops, has been named as the 2021 recipient of the Affordable Housing Champion Award by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association. The ass...
Nov 18, 2021
Multiple airlines increasing capacity, adding flights to and from Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - With many B.C residents still trying to get home after flooding and landslides shut down major highways, several airlines have added flights or made additional seats available on flights to...
Nov 18, 2021
'We have roads ripped up, bridges ripped up': Merritt mayor trying to get people home as soon as possible
KAMLOOPS - Engineers with the City of Merritt spent Tuesday evening and much of Wednesday inspecting the wastewater treatment plant, which was damaged by high waters and is far from up and running. "O...
Nov 17, 2021
Third death attributed to Royal Inland COVID-19 outbreaks; case count grows to 54
KAMLOOPS - The toll taken by four COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital is growing.The hospital has confirmed outbreaks on 5-South (declared on Nov. 2), 7-North (Nov. 8), 6-South (Nov. 10) and 5...
Nov 17, 2021
Kamloops mayor reassures evacuees: "We will support the citizens of Merritt for as long as it takes"
KAMLOOPS - Merritt residents have been evacuated for three days after a flood that devastated the city. As their emergency support services come to an end, many residents worry about how they will sur...
Nov 17, 2021
Kamloops council puts pressure on Interior Health to answer questions about Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is putting the pressure on Interior Health (IH/IHA) to give answers about staffing shortages and other stressors Royal Inland Hospital is facing.At a council meeting on Tue...
Nov 17, 2021
"Work with employees and their lives": Kamloops businesses urged to get flexible to retain staff
KAMLOOPS - Ongoing labour shortages have made recruitment and retention hot topics in the local business community. Venture Kamloops (VK) says higher wages are regularly touted as a solution, but that...
Nov 17, 2021
