Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
One death connected to outbreak at Westsyde Care Residences; active cases decreasing at RIH
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is now reporting one death connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at Westsyde Care Residences in Kamloops. In a technical briefing today (Feb. 10), IH Chief Medical Health Offic...
Feb 10, 2021
Arrest of uninsured driver leads to seizure of cash and drugs at Kamloops motel
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP were able to seize thousands of dollars in cash and drugs yesterday (Feb. 9) following the arrest of an uninsured driver. In a release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says an officer wit...
Feb 10, 2021
One dead, several injured after multi-vehicle crash outside of Hope
HOPE, B.C - RCMP say one person has died and others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash outside of Hope today (Feb. 10). The incident occurred in the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway ab...
Feb 10, 2021
Outbreak declared at Chartwell Carrington Place in Vernon
VERNON - Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a retirement residence in Vernon today (Feb. 10). In a release the health authority states one resident has tested positive at Carrington P...
Feb 10, 2021
Pacific Coastal Airlines fills Kamloops to Vancouver connection gap
KAMLOOPS - Non-stop service from Vancouver and Kamloops continued this week, with the inaugural flight of Pacific Coastal Airlines to Fulton Field. Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 9) the airline began a new s...
Feb 10, 2021
Kamloops nature parks in high demand with more than 1 million visits in 2020
KAMLOOPS - A winter cold snap has arrived in Kamloops, but there's no shortage of people getting out to enjoy the blue skies and sunshine from city parks. The trail count for 2019 was around 600,000 v...
Feb 09, 2021
Interior Health defends accessibility of PPE at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is responding to concerns raised by the BC Nurses' Union (BCNU) over personal protective equipment. BCNU President Christine Sorensen says nurses are overworked during the C...
Feb 09, 2021
ASK Wellness receives provincial funding for 12 addictions treatment and recovery beds
KAMLOOPS - A portion of 100 addiction recovery and treatment beds announced by the province's Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions Tuesday will come to the Kamloops area.In a news release, the pro...
Feb 09, 2021
Kamloops homeowners facing 0.93 per cent tax increase
KAMLOOPS - Mayor Ken Christian called it Kamloops' lowest tax increase in over a decade.Kamloops council provisionally approved a 0.93 per cent tax increase - $20.72 for an average home - during its C...
Feb 09, 2021
Updated: RCMP have found Michael O'Shea, a well-known presence in the Kamloops downtown
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED 12:57 p.m: RCMP say Michael O'Shea has now been found.
Feb 09, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today
