Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lynx, other local wildlife at risk of habituation around humans
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents may have noticed more wildlife coming into town in recent weeks. The warmer weather usually brings with it an increase in sightings of bears, deer and coyotes. This year,...
Mar 08, 2021
B.C. records 1,462 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend; 79 in Interior Health, 144 variant cases
VICTORIA - As the B.C. government begins to make appointments for those in Phase Two of its COVID-19 immunization plan, the province continues to see elevated spread of the virus. In a briefing Monday...
Mar 08, 2021
Worker suffers burns at construction site downtown after electrical explosion
KAMLOOPS - A construction worker is being treated at Royal Inland Hospital for burns after a small electrical explosion at a construction site in the 400-block of St. Paul Street downtown.Kamloops Fir...
Mar 08, 2021
Report: nearly half of B.C. non-profits anticipate closing their doors if pandemic continues
KAMLOOPS - A February report highlighted how B.C. non-profit organizations are handling the burden of COVID-19.Unraveling: Non-profits, COVID-19, and the Fabric of BC Communities - a report from Vanta...
Mar 08, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposures at Brocklehurst Middle and Kamloops Christian schools
KAMLOOPS - Two additional COVID-19 exposure events transpired in Kamloops last week. Interior Health listed potential exposures for Brocklehurst Middle School on March 1 and 2, and Kamloops Christian ...
Mar 08, 2021
Kamloops Councillor Denis Walsh positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home. Councillor Denis Walsh's says he felt under the weather last Wednesday (Mar. 3). "I woke up and I had a head...
Mar 08, 2021
Former Mission teacher and ex-CFL star, now living in Kamloops, charged with sexual assault
MISSION, B.C. - RCMP in the Fraser Valley are appealing for more information or possible victims of a former B.C. teacher and CFL kicker accused of a historical sexual assault.Donald Alan Sweet, who t...
Mar 08, 2021
Camping reservation system now open
KAMLOOPS - Be prepared for a wait, and have alternate requests ready just in case.That's the word from B.C. Parks officials as the booking system to get a campsite opens today (March 8).Residents of B...
Mar 08, 2021
Dates and venues revealed for Interior Health vaccine clinics
Beginning March 8, seniors age 90 and over, and Indigenous people age 65 and over, can call Interior Health to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointment. While immunization appointments begin March ...
Mar 07, 2021
Interior Health opens COVID-19 vaccine bookings March 8
KAMLOOPS - Seniors aged 90 and over, and Indigenous peoples aged 65 and over, can finally book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments.Interior Health will open its call centre on Monday, March 8. The cal...
Mar 06, 2021
