Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops-based B.C. Lottery Corporation has new interim president and CEO
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-based B.C. Lottery Corporation has announced a new interim president and CEO. Lynda Cavanaugh will take over from Greg Moore on January 22. Moore announced his resignation in Novem...
Jan 20, 2021 Lynda Cavanaugh (Image Credit: BCLC)
RCMP find weapons after weekend arrest in Lower Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they seized a stolen vehicle and various weapons in Lower Sahali over the weekend.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, members of the local detachment's Crime Reduction Unit ...
Jan 20, 2021
Fourth COVID-19 case confirmed at Merritt Secondary School
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is again informing parents of a positive case of COVID-19 among the community at Merritt Secondary School.This is the fourth letter to be sent hom...
Jan 20, 2021
Pacific Coastal to offer six-days-a-week service between Kamloops and Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - Another regional airline is jumping into the void left by Air Canada's suspension of service to Kamloops. Wednesday morning (Jan. 20), Richmond-based Pacific Coastal announced new direct fl...
Jan 20, 2021
Elderly pedestrian struck and killed by truck in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP are looking for witnesses after an elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Salmon Arm last Friday (Jan. 15).Investigators say just before 3:00 p.m., the w...
Jan 19, 2021
Seniors care advocates push B.C. government for rapid tests in long-term care screenings
KAMLOOPS - To prevent COVID-19 transmission in long term care or assisted living facilities, the province is being called on to add rapid testing to virus-screening routines. The B.C. Seniors Advocate...
Jan 19, 2021
Residents of North Shore apartment shaken by overnight fire
KAMLOOPS - The scars of an overnight fire are singed into the exterior of an apartment building on Cherry Avenue. It's all that residents have been allowed to see of their homes after fleeing the flam...
Jan 19, 2021
UPDATE: Suspect in custody after Sahali retail theft, crash
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED: Kamloops RCMP say they've arrested one man after a retail theft and stolen vehicle incident led to a crash on the Trans Canada Highway this afternoon (Jan. 19). Cst. Crystal Evelyn...
Jan 19, 2021
Central Mountain Air suspends Kamloops-to-Prince George service but unveils Kamloops-to-Vancouver route
KAMLOOPS - Central Mountain Air has announced the suspension of three regional flights - but is offering a glimmer of hope to Kamloops jet-setters.In a news release issued Tuesday (Jan. 19), the Smith...
Jan 19, 2021
One death at Gemstone Care Centre in Brocklehurst as COVID-19 outbreak grows
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is confirming one person has died of COVID-19 at Gemstone Care Centre in Brocklehurst. In an email to CFJC Today, IH says the outbreak has grown to 16 residents and four sta...
Jan 19, 2021
