Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Another Kamloops city councillor has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, councillor Mike O'Reilly says he received a positive diagnosis over the weekend, and is currently in s...

TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) members will be able to call in and book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting this week. A release from the Office of Chief / Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says ...

KAMLOOPS - A new wildfire has sprung up near Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge. At last report it was 4 hectares in size. It is located near the Dot Ranch Cutoff Road. No cause for the fire...

Five Integrated Treatment Teams (ITT) have been set up in Interior Health (IH) for people seeking substance use treatment.The ITT's are set up in Kamloops, Cranbrook, Enderby/Salmon Arm, Penticton, an...

KAMLOOPS - One year ago, COVID-19 was a mysterious illness, with only a few dozen known cases in B.C. That's when Keith Elliott of Kamloops came down with what he believed to be the flu. "I thought it...

KAMLOOPS - The provincial government says it's trying to rethink current supportive housing models and addictions care to make sure people don't slip through the cracks. Supportive housing operators i...

KAMLOOPS - To reduce fatalities during BC's opioid crisis and provide help to those struggling with addictions, the B.C government says it's taking a hard look at what's working and what isn't. The pr...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops remains high on the province's list for more social housing, especially for those who need more mental-health supports. Speaking with CFJC Today, B.C. Housing Minster David Eby hop...

KAMLOOPS - The last COVID-19 facility outbreak in Kamloops has come to an end. In a news release, Interior Health says an outbreak at Gemstone Care Centre in Brocklehurst has been declared over. The o...

KAMLOOPS - A longtime Kamloops lawyer has been appointed a provincial judge.Michelle Stanford has been a practicing lawyer for 27 years, working largely in the fields of administrative and criminal la...