Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Airport officials, travellers anxiously await Phase 3 of restart plan
KAMLOOPS - July 1 will be Canada Day, but it may feel more like Christmas morning for Kamloops Airport Manager Ed Ratuski.That's the date B.C. is anticipated to move to Phase 3 in its lifting of COVID...
Jun 18, 2021
Merritt-area MP Albas tables private members bill to help students repay loans
OTTAWA - On Friday (June 18), local Conservative MP Dan Albas rose in the House of Commons to table a private members bill, Bill C317.If passed, this legislation will support employers in retaining ha...
Jun 18, 2021
'Make it fair and equitable': Kamloops councillor says TNRD hospital tax needs to be collected from Sun Rivers residents
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city councillor is upset that Sun Rivers residents will continue to not pay their share of the hospital tax within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.Tk'emlups te Secwepemc reje...
Jun 18, 2021
No sign of relief in the weather forecast for B.C. Wildfire Service crews near Lytton
KAMLOOPS - A hot and dry weekend weather forecast is adding to concern for a wildfire burning approximately seven kilometres south of Lytton. The B.C. Wildfire Service says the East of Skuppah wildfir...
Jun 18, 2021
BC Housing begins Fortune Motel facelift; councillors warn property must still be rezoned for long-term use
KAMLOOPS - The Fortune Motel had been operated by the Piva family for 56 years until last week - a place for tourists and athletes alike coming up to Tournament Capital for sporting events. The COVID-...
Jun 17, 2021
School District 73 looks toward 'near-normal' return in September without cohorts
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of September's return to school, the provincial government announced Thursday (June 17) that $43.6 million will be earmarked for health and safety measures and student supports. And s...
Jun 17, 2021
Fifty-five wildfire personnel on Lytton-area blaze; smoke bulletin issued
LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says 55 personnel are trying to suppress the 60-hectare wildfire, called East of Skuppah, located just outside of Lytton.The fire broke out Wednesday (June 16)...
Jun 17, 2021
Hot Nite in the City plans return to downtown Kamloops for 26th annual event
KAMLOOPS - With the direction the province is headed with COVID-19 cases and restriction easements, the 26th annual Hot Nite in the City event will return to downtown Kamloops in August. The pandemic ...
Jun 17, 2021
TNRD issues evacuation alert for ten Lytton-area properties due to nearby wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has put ten Lytton-area properties under an evacuation alert due to an encroaching wildfire.The fire, called East of Skuppah, was first reported We...
Jun 17, 2021
Interior Health accelerating second doses of COVID-19 vaccine
KELOWNA - Interior Health (IH) says more than 675,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered throughout the health region.The agency says 520,998 first doses and 154,848 second doses (22...
Jun 17, 2021
