Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Tk'emlups chief discourages cancellation of Canada Day, urges Canadians to use it as a learning opportunity
KAMLOOPS - The chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) says she would like Canadians to continue to mark Canada Day - even if the recent discovery near the former Kamloops residential school casts ...
Jun 17, 2021
One dead in two-semi collision on Okanagan Connector near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A commercial truck driver died in a crash near Merritt Wednesday night (June 16). RCMP say the collision took place along the Okanagan Connector near the Loon Lake exit just after 9:00...
Jun 17, 2021
Washroom upgrades coming to Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - People travelling on the Coquihalla (Highway 5) will soon benefit from approximately $1 million in comprehensive upgrades and accessibility improvements to rest-area washrooms.The wash...
Jun 17, 2021
Wildfires pushing smoke into Kamloops sky
KAMLOOPS - There are a pair of new wildfires burning southwest of Kamloops, filling the skies of the city with smoke.The B.C. Wildfire Service reports the 9 hectare Hamilton Hill fire is burning just ...
Jun 17, 2021
Kelowna man convicted of thefts in Merritt
MERRITT - A Kelowna resident has been convicted of multiple property crime offenses in the Merritt area stemming from 2020."Mr. Michael Dennison was convicted of one count of possession of property ob...
Jun 17, 2021
Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone endorses Kevin Falcon for B.C. Liberal leadership
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone has endorsed Kevin Falcon to be the next leader of the B.C. Liberal Party."I know the hard work that lies ahead for the next leader, and I believe Kev...
Jun 16, 2021
Twelve COVID-19 cases found in Kamloops last week: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - The spread of COVID-19 in Kamloops declined again last week.In the latest update to the case count map broken down by Local Health Area (LHA), the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) re...
Jun 16, 2021
Kamloops movie theatres re-opening with B.C in Phase Two of Restart
KAMLOOPS - Movie lovers in B.C. have gone without the coveted 'theatre experience' for several months, however this week big screens around the province are back on as B.C. enters Phase Two of its Res...
Jun 16, 2021
More consultation coming as province requires Red Seal certification
KAMLOOPS - The Parliamentary Secretary for Skills Training says the province is only in the beginning stages of implementing mandatory certification for trades. Andrew Mercier says the government stil...
Jun 16, 2021
