Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Surface work resumes at New Gold
KAMLOOPS - It's back on the job for workers at the New Gold New Afton mine. After an accident that took the life of Ray Rosenberg Monday, operations have resumed at the mine. A mudslide underground ki...
Feb 05, 2021
'The time was right to step aside': MP McLeod reflects on 12 years representing Kamloops region in Ottawa
KAMLOOPS - For the past twelve years, Cathy McLeod has represented the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Riding as our Member of Parliament. On Thursday (Feb. 4), McLeod announced she won't be seeking another...
Feb 04, 2021
Enhanced mask mandate ‘a good first step’: Critic Tegart
ASHCROFT, B.C. - On Thursday (Feb 4), BC's Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside announced enhanced safety standards for students and teachers in schools with regards to mask-wearing."To make sure ...
Feb 04, 2021
Valleyview Secondary joins COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has added Valleyview Secondary School in Kamloops to its COVID-19 exposure list. According to IH, the exposure took place on Wednesday through Friday of last week, January 2...
Feb 04, 2021
Kamloops pub owners brace for Super Bowl Sunday hit — but feel viewing is safer in their pubs than elsewhere
KAMLOOPS - During a normal year, people would getting together in large numbers at pubs and bars to watch the Super Bowl."Typically, it's a great day. Great crowds. Busy. Lots of food sales. It's a go...
Feb 04, 2021
Kamloops man facing mischief charges in downtown fire starts
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been charged with mischief after several fires were set in the downtown last week.Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says on Wednesday afternoon last week (Jan. 27), of...
Feb 04, 2021
IH says no definitive proof of COVID-19 spread at Sa-Hali Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Sa-Hali Secondary School says 16 COVID-19 cases have now been associated with various exposures at the school.In an email to parents, Principal Rachael Sdoutz says there are three staff and...
Feb 04, 2021
RIH COVID-19 outbreak up to 92 cases, but has not spread beyond sixth floor: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops has grown, but there is no evidence it has spread beyond the two wards where it has been found.In ...
Feb 04, 2021
Monday Westjet flight to Kamloops flagged for COVID-19 exposure
KAMLOOPS - For the second time in a week, a Kamloops flight has seen a COVID-19 exposure.According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, the exposure took place on Westjet Flight 3111 from Calgary t...
Feb 04, 2021
Worker's body recovered after fatal mud-rush incident at New Afton Mine
KAMLOOPS - The body of the man who died in a mud-rush incident at the New Afton Mine has been recovered. Contractor driller Ray Rosenberg has been identified by family as the victim of the incident, w...
Feb 04, 2021
