Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Interior Health investigates COVID-19 cluster at RiverBend independent living apartments in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health confirms it is investigating a cluster of COVID-19 cases at RiverBend in Brocklehurst. RiverBend is a privately-owned independent living facility and thus is not considered ...
Nov 01, 2021 Image Credit: River Bend
City of Kamloops workers not fully vaccinated must undergo rapid testing: corporate vaccine policy
KAMLOOPS - Details of the vaccine policy for City of Kamloops workers were announced Monday (Nov. 1) afternoon.By Dec. 15, 2021, all City employees, contractors and volunteers will be required to decl...
Nov 01, 2021
Kamloops councillor calls out City's mandatory vaccination policy
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor is taking a swing at the City's decision to impose a mandatory vaccination policy. Denis Walsh is concerned the policy will result in permanent job losses for som...
Nov 01, 2021
WolfPack men's soccer club season ends in 2-0 playoff loss to Mount Royal
KAMLOOPS - An early goal from the Mount Royal Cougars proved to be the difference as the Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's soccer team was unable to find an equalizer in an eventual 2-0 loss in Calgary. ...
Oct 31, 2021
Cutober raises over $7,000 for mental health initiatives in 2021
KAMLOOPS - Cutober nearly doubled its total dollar amount in its second year. The fundraiser in Kamloops where parents let children cut their hair raised over $7,000 in October, well up from the $4,00...
Oct 31, 2021
Titans blow out Okanagan Mission 60-6, prepare for final league game
KAMLOOPS - In one of the more higher scoring games in recent memory, the South Kamloops Secondary (South Kam) Titans exploded in a 60-6 victory over Okanagan Mission.Quarterback Jesse Peters threw for...
Oct 30, 2021
Nurses staffing Ezra Wellness in Kamloops risk their licenses: health minister
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s health minister says unvaccinated nurses working at a new clinic on the Kamloops North Shore are risking their licenses.Ezra Wellness opened its doors this week. It is staffed by nur...
Oct 29, 2021
Kamloops councillor says changes to dog bylaws should be considered; neighbours say dog has no aggressive history
WARNING: Images showing Benjamin King's injuries are graphic. They have been published at the end of this story.KAMLOOPS - The pictures are hard to look at. Severe wounds on the face of six-year-old b...
Oct 29, 2021
Special needs community gathers for uplifting Halloween party
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man hosted his annual Halloween party for the special needs community on Friday morning (Oct. 29).Michael Maveety, a community inclusion worker, threw a bowling party in an effor...
Oct 29, 2021
Keeping healthy and safe on Halloween night
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP are reminding the public to be safe this Halloween weekend.Drivers are reminded to be vigilant and drive slowly, while trick-or-treaters are told to make themselves visibl...
Oct 29, 2021
