Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
VIDEO: Tour through Lytton shows first images of utter devastation
LYTTON, B.C. - Displaced residents of Lytton were toured through their devastated community Friday morning (July 9), getting their first looks at the destruction wrought by an out-of-control fire last...
Jul 09, 2021
New superintendent looking forward to more Indigenous inclusivity as part of SD73 mission
KAMLOOPS - Friday marked the official passing of the torch from School District 73's outgoing superintendent Terry Sullivan to the new one Rhonda Nixon, who takes over the role fully on Monday (July 1...
Jul 09, 2021
Healthcare workers should wear masks until Phase 4 of B.C. reopening plan: Hamlets GM
KAMLOOPS - The general manager of The Hamlets at Westsyde believes healthcare staff should be wearing a mask until the province gets to the fourth and final stage of reopening in September. Bob Attfie...
Jul 09, 2021
Kamloops long-term care residents, families thrilled to see restrictions lifting
KAMLOOPS - Lloyd Lott has been able to see his mom Alice with more frequency this spring and summer, albeit with strict protocols still in place. Masks have still been required during visits indoors -...
Jul 09, 2021
TteS to announce findings of residential school report next week
TK'EMLUPS - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) say the report on findings at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School will be made public next week.TteS has scheduled a virtual public presentation...
Jul 09, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital grows to 10 cases
KAMLOOPS - An outbreak of COVID-19 at Royal Inland Hospital has grown again.Interior Health says there are now 10 patient cases associated with the outbreak, and there are still no staff impacted.The ...
Jul 09, 2021
Don't go to McArthur Island for your COVID-19 vaccination: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) is reminding residents that the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at McArthur Island is closed.All those who have appointments to be vaccinated at McArthur Island are asked t...
Jul 09, 2021
Fire breaks out in downtown Kamloops home
KAMLOOPS - A home has ignited in downtown Kamloops.The fire call came in to Kamloops Fire Rescue at about 1:50 p.m., reporting a landscape fire at 1214 Columbia Street, just east of Prince Charles Par...
Jul 09, 2021
VIDEO: Preparing for the tour of Lytton
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today's Adam Donnelly is in Lytton Friday (July 9), among the first to tour the devastation wrought by the June 30 wildfire that blew through the village. Before entering the village, ...
Jul 09, 2021
Environment Canada counted 26,000 lightning strikes in B.C. Interior Thursday night
KAMLOOPS - A lightning storm that swept through the southern Interior Thursday evening (July 8) has officials worrying about new fire starts.Environment Canada's Doug Lundquist says multiple storm sys...
Jul 09, 2021
