Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City seeking to apply for federal funds for Noble Creek irrigation improvements, emergency egress routes
KAMLOOPS - Staff at City Hall are seeking to apply for federal funding for two key projects in Kamloops - the Noble Creek irrigation system and emergency egress roads in four neighbourhoods.The applic...
Nov 1, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre; B.C. reports 1,370 new cases
KAMLOOPS - A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre, per the B.C. government's COVID-19 pandemic update for Monday (Nov. 1).Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre had a lengthy...
Nov 1, 2021
'Showing community leadership': Kamloops council colleagues differ from Walsh's COVID-19 vaccine views
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Councillor Denis Walsh has been vocal about his decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine.After getting COVID-19 in the spring, Walsh believes his natural immunity will help protect...
Nov 1, 2021
School district committee to send out COVID-19 vaccination surveys to all staff
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is formulating a COVID-19 vaccination survey that's expected to go out to all staff in the next week. While School District 73 does not think it should...
Nov 1, 2021
IH school COVID-19 list shrinks but new exposures found in Kamloops, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House
KAMLOOPS - The number of COVID-19 exposures in Interior Health schools is slowly decreasing, but there are new exposures to report from last week in Kamloops and the Cariboo. As of mid-afternoon Monda...
Nov 1, 2021
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 1, 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 1, 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 1, 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
