Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops gym owner won't check vaccine cards, chamber feels they keep economy going
KAMLOOPS - When the news came out Monday that non-essential businesses, including her Ladies Only Fitness gym, would need to check customers' vaccine status, Delrae Kohnert felt sick. The pandemic has...
Aug 24, 2021
TNRD rescinds multiple evacuation alerts for properties impacted by Flat Lake wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The Flat Lake wildfire no longer poses an imminent risk to the safety of residents near Clinton and 70 Mile House.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District rescinded its evacuation alert for 18...
Aug 24, 2021
Liberal party names First Nations lawyer as Kamloops-area candidate
KAMLOOPS - The Liberal party has selected lawyer Jesse McCormick as its candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo region in the Sept. 20 federal election.McCormick stepped in after the party's origi...
Aug 24, 2021
Interior not in the clear for wildfires thanks to a clear sky
KAMLOOPS - Light rain and cooler temperatures have given B.C.'s wildland firefighters some breathing room for the major wildfires in the Thompson-Okanagan region.Both the Tremont Creek and Sparks Lake...
Aug 24, 2021
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines in Revelstoke considered invalid after incorrect storage; IH asks recipients to re-book
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Hundreds of residents who were immunized against COVID-19 in Revelstoke are being asked to re-book.Interior Health (IH) says it recently discovered doses of COVID-19 vaccine stored ...
Aug 24, 2021
Masks mandated, vaccination encouraged as B.C. government unveils guidelines for upcoming school year
VICTORIA - B.C. students and staff will see a more normal school year in 2021-22, but some measures protecting against COVID-19 will remain in place.In a news conference Tuesday morning (Aug. 24), Edu...
Aug 24, 2021
Properties north of Highway 1, west of Kamloops given all clear by TNRD
KAMLOOPS - More than 300 properties were given all clear status by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Monday (Aug. 23) evening.The TNRD rescinded one evacuation alert north of Highway 1 near...
Aug 24, 2021
Interior Health COVID-19 surge restrictions impacting City of Merritt facilities
MERRITT, B.C. - COVID-19 cases are surging across the Interior Health Authority, with Dr. Bonnie Henry introducing new public health restrictions on Friday to curb the spread. Everybody in the Interio...
Aug 24, 2021
B.C. officials to show and tell on COVID-19 health and safety measures in schools
VICTORIA - Students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 and those attending post-secondary schools in British Columbia will get the COVID-19 lesson plan on health and safety today. Provincial health officer D...
Aug 24, 2021
TNRD rescinds evacuation alert for Tobiano
KAMLOOPS - Tobiano residents have been given the all clear.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) rescinded its evacuation alert Monday (Aug. 23) evening as the Tremont Creek wildfire no longer ...
Aug 23, 2021
