Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Horgan commits to finding support for not-for-profit BCHL teams such as Merritt Centennials
MERRITT, B.C. - Last week, the BC Hockey League was finally given the green light to return to action with a condensed regular season. The Merritt Centennials will be playing in the Chilliwack 'pod' s...
Mar 18, 2021
Merritt residents invited to attend virtual town hall Thursday evening
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has released the details of how Merrittonians can attend this evening's town hall meeting.The meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams.A link to the meeting can be f...
Mar 18, 2021
Unlikely friendship formed on Kamloops bus route a highlight of Transit Driver Appreciation Day
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (Mar. 18) is Transit Driver Appreciation Day across B.C. For riders, transit drivers are integral for folks getting to and from work, school, important appointments and around thei...
Mar 18, 2021
Kamloops back in the yellow range, with 42 COVID-19 cases recorded last week
KAMLOOPS - Recent data from the BC Centre for Disease Control shows a significant drop in COVID-19 cases for the Kamloops area last week. In the BC CDC's weekly regional map, it shows 42 cases were re...
Mar 17, 2021
Interior records 31 new COVID-19 cases as province reports four new virus-related deaths
VICTORIA - B.C.'s new COVID-19 case count dipped below the 500 mark today (Mar. 17), with 498 new cases reported. However provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there were four new virus-rela...
Mar 17, 2021
Tk'emlups Band opens COVID-19 vaccine clinic, starting with elders
KAMLOOPS - Two days after the City of Kamloops opened the first COVID-19 vaccine clinic at McArthur Island, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc is starting to welcome elders who would like to be vaccinated. The cl...
Mar 17, 2021
HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC: Chefs at The Mustard Seed team up to feed the street population during COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - In the third installment of "Heroes of the Pandemic," we focus on two chefs at The Mustard Seed who have been doing everything in their power to ensure everyone is fed during COVID-19. Diet...
Mar 17, 2021
ASK Wellness recognized with award as part of BC Social Work Week
KAMLOOPS - Social work is essential - that's the theme of BC Social Work Week this year, from March 14 to 21. "At Royal Inland Hospital, for example, social workers continued to support their colleagu...
Mar 17, 2021
TRU student groups donate over $500,000 to student initiatives
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) student groups have put money back to students.The TRU Students' Union (TRUSU) donated $550,000 to the TRU Limitless campaign, and the TRU Society of Law St...
Mar 17, 2021
Tourism Kamloops cautiously optimistic local tourism sector will be able to manage post-vaccination traffic
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops expects to be ready for a bounce back in tourism when the COVID-19 pandemic recedes.Scotiabank Chief Economist Jean-Francois Perrault said in an interview that B.C.'s tourism indus...
Mar 17, 2021
