Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Valleyview Secondary expansion on track, as student enrolment increase squeezes in
KAMLOOPS - With hundreds of students on the go, COVID-19 protocols to keep up with and an active construction zone within arm's reach, Valleyview Secondary Principal Barb Hamblett says staff and stude...
Sep 10, 2021
BC Wildfire Service winds down activities, sends home half of its air tankers
KAMLOOPS - The campfire ban has officially been lifted in the Kamloops area as of noon today.Campfires smaller than 0.5 metres high and 0.5 metres wide are now permitted in the Kamloops region, but th...
Sep 10, 2021
TRU poli-sci professor sees a light at the end of the tunnel for the 'Two Michaels'
KAMLOOPS - This week marks 1000 days since the Chinese government detained Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in December 2018 - but Thompson Rivers University political science professor Robert Hanlon...
Sep 10, 2021
LISTS: Which City of Kamloops facilities will require a proof-of-vaccination card and which will not
KAMLOOPS - With the provincial proof-of-vaccination program kicking in next week, the City of Kamloops has clarified which municipal facilities will and will not require the public to produce vaccine ...
Sep 10, 2021
Wanted Barriere man accused of theft from dead person's home
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are looking for a 30-year-old man wanted in a theft case with a disturbing twist. In a news release, Cpl. Rob Welsman says the detachment launched an investigation in...
Sep 10, 2021
Williams Lake First Nation in beginning stages of radar search for remains
KAMLOOPS - Months after 215 unmarked graves were discovered on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, many other First Nations across the country have started the process of finding remains. The Williams Lake First ...
Sep 10, 2021
Sun Peaks health centre inundated with requests for COVID-19 vaccine exemption letters
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - A doctor at the Sun Peaks Community Health Centre has written a letter to patients of the centre, saying he's disappointed with the number of people requesting a letter exempting the...
Sep 10, 2021
Amid hospital strain, Kamloops leadership calling on province to review health authority system
KAMLOOPS - With ongoing staffing issues, postponed non-urgent surgeries and an influx of COVID-related ICU patients at Royal Inland Hospital, civic leaders in Kamloops are calling on the province to s...
Sep 9, 2021
Campfire ban lifted for Kamloops Fire Centre effective Friday
KAMLOOPS - Just a few weeks ago, this would have seemed unthinkable.A campfire ban in place for the Kamloops Fire Centre will be lifted as of noon Friday (Sept. 10).In a news release, the B.C. Wildfir...
Sep 9, 2021
Rain may have been a factor in fatal crash near Ashcroft: RCMP
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP are shedding some light into a crash that took a man's life near the community Wednesday (Sept. 8).Speaking to CFJC Today, Cst. Richard Wright says first responders were...
Sep 9, 2021
