Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Tickets now on sale for Y Dream Home
KAMLOOPS - The largest annual fundraiser for the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA has officially launched.Tickets for the Y Dream Home are on sale as of today (Apr. 7).Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, open houses have...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Province adds hundreds of spaces for vulnerable people to self-isolate
VICTORIA - The provincial government says it has secured more than 900 spaces for British Columbians who need a place to self-isolate.In a news release, the province says it is partnering with local g...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Evan Fitzer
Kamloops volunteers working to fill gap in meals for homeless during COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The global pandemic has been hard on all of us, as we stay home and socially isolate as much as possible. But the COVID-19 outbreak has created more difficulties for the homeless population...
Apr 06, 2020 A group of volunteers are serving two meals a day to the homeless and others in need around the city (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Masks become key priority for Kamloops healthcare workers amidst PPE supply issues
KAMLOOPS - Across Canada and around the world, getting ahold of adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers has become a concern. In Kamloops, healthcare facility s...
Apr 06, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Thousands of Kamloops residents come together to help neighbours during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - A grassroots volunteer group has surpassed 3,500 members eager to help locals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Caremongering-Kamloops is a volunteer team that shares resources and offers help a...
Apr 06, 2020 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds
B.C. confirms new COVID-19 death; outbreak at another correctional facility
VICTORIA - A man in his 40s has died as a result of COVID-19.That's according to B.C. provincial health officer Bonnie Henry, who made the announcement during her daily news briefing on Monday (Apr. 6...
Apr 06, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
Van crashes into North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating why a van crashed into a North Shore home Monday (Apr. 6).First responders were called to a home near the intersection of Twelfth Street and Lethbridge Avenue around ...
Apr 06, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Kamloops-area MP says application system for COVID-19 benefit 'holding up'
KAMLOOPS - The member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says it appears the application system for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is performing about as well as can be expected...
Apr 06, 2020 Image Credit: Skype / CFJC Today
Sun Peaks urges tourists, seasonal property owners to stay away
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The municipality of Sun Peaks is urging non-residents to stay home and stay away from the resort town during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a joint news release, Chief Administrative Offic...
Apr 06, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
BC Transit bus routes moving to summer schedule in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As part of the response to COVID-19, public transit service in Kamloops is switching to the summer operation schedule today (Apr. 5). Given the pandemic situation, BC Transit and the City o...
Apr 05, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
