Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C records 536 new COVID-19 cases, with 258 identified in Interior Health region
VICTORIA - The Interior Health (IH) region continues to lead the way with new COVID-19 cases and active infections in B.C. The province is reporting 536 new virus cases today (Aug. 11), 258 of which f...
Aug 11, 2021
Elective surgeries postponed in Interior Health hospitals as B.C. prepares for heatwave response
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government says all hands are on deck to prepare for the heat warning issued by Environment Canada that could last as late as Sunday (Aug. 15).During an availability on Wednesday (...
Aug 11, 2021
United Way accepting B.C. wildfire relief funding applications
KAMLOOPS - United Way B.C. (UWBC) says applications are now open for agencies and organizations helping with wildfire relief.In early July, UWBC re-launched its United For BC Wildfire Recovery Fund to...
Aug 11, 2021
Interior Health: more than 95 per cent of COVID-19 cases during Central Okanagan outbreak from residents not fully immunized
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has put out of plea to the unvaccinated, especially those in the Central Okanagan - get vaccinated."COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase in the Cent...
Aug 11, 2021
Man arrested after alleged pellet gun assault in Sicamous
SICAMOUS - Sicamous RCMP say a 43-year-old man from Revelstoke was arrested on Sunday (Aug. 8) after he allegedly shot two people with a pellet gun last month. In a release, police say the investigati...
Aug 11, 2021
Volunteer fire brigade forms in Knutsford, funding an immediate obstacle
KAMLOOPS - Following the Canada Day lightning strikes that gave Kamloops and area residents a wildfire scare, a group from Knutsford is attempting to take their fire fate in their own hands. The Knuts...
Aug 11, 2021
Two stolen mountain bikes recovered by RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Two high-end mountain bikes stolen late last week were recovered by the Kamloops RCMP during two separate occurrences. Thursday (Aug. 5) morning, an officer on the 600-block of Seymour Stre...
Aug 11, 2021
Indigenous leaders from Kamloops added to B.C. Chamber Board
KAMLOOPS - Two new Directors for the B.C. Chamber of Commerce are both from Kamloops and both have indigenous backgrounds. Board Chair Joelle Westlund, in the Chamber's weekly news bulletin, says both...
Aug 11, 2021
COVID virtual Town Hall set for Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health residents will get a chance Wednesday (August 11) to discuss the latest on the COVID-19 situation at an interactive town hall meeting later today. Health Minister Adrian Dix...
Aug 11, 2021
North and South Thompson basins one level down from severe drought
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia is currently in a drought and the province is reminding residents to conserve water supply - especially in the North and South Thompson basins, which are at Level Four. Tha...
Aug 10, 2021
