Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New TNRD program to help clean up after 2021 wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross and the B.C. government, says it will assist with debris cleanup for those who lost structures in th...
Jan 20, 2022
Rollover near Chase closes Trans-Canada overnight
KAMLOOPS - A rollover 13 kilometres east of Chase closed Highway 1 overnight.Chase RCMP were called out to the crash scene near the intersection of Little River Road at 10:15 p.m. (Jan. 19). They foun...
Jan 20, 2022
City of Kamloops recreation and fitness facilities re-open under updated health guidelines
KAMLOOPS - With the rest of the fitness facilities re-opening in B.C. today (Jan. 20), the City of Kamloops says its recreation centres will also be back in service. In a media release, the City says ...
Jan 20, 2022
Crash closes eastbound lanes along Trans-Canada on eastern side of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada highway in eastern Kamloops was closed for much of the morning by a collision that spread debris across the two lanes.Kamloops RCMP received a report ...
Jan 20, 2022
Barriere and Ashcroft among Interior communities concerned with staffing-related health service disruptions
KAMLOOPS - A myriad of staffing changes and closures announced by Interior Health (IH) on Tuesday (Jan. 18) were made in response to Omicron-driven staffing impacts. (See previous story here.)Dependin...
Jan 19, 2022
Provincial COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to 895 Wednesday, 13 new virus-related deaths recorded
VICTORIA - Hospitalizations continue to climb in B.C, with the province reporting 895 people in hospital Wednesday (Jan. 19), up 41 from the previous day. The amount of people in intensive care also g...
Jan 19, 2022
Dr. Henry says daycare children with no symptoms don't need to isolate, Kamloops daycares still awaiting official word
KAMLOOPS - Navigating the pandemic has been difficult for everyone, but it's been even more challenging for daycare operators who are dealing with changes on a daily basis. "Definitely a challenge for...
Jan 19, 2022
Extra protocols and Canadian vendors have Ribfest organizers optimistic of summer event going through
KAMLOOPS - Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak is intending to hold Ribfest at Riverside Park in 2022.It's seven months away, but organizers of the three-...
Jan 19, 2022
Kamloops RCMP discover multiple weapons in suspicious van on Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they discovered multiple weapons in a suspicious van early Tuesday (Jan. 18) morning while doing an unrelated curfew check on the North Shore.At around 2:50 a.m., officers...
Jan 19, 2022
No progress made in Lytton's cleanup and rebuild nearly seven months after wildfire
KAMLOOPS - Nearly seven months after the Lytton wildfire, around 170 households are still displaced and can't go home.On that fateful day in June, Denise O'Connor lost her house of 35 years. She's bee...
Jan 19, 2022
