Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Many Kamloops Christmas parties cancelled due to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Christmas party season is nearly upon us - or, would be, if not for COVID-19. Across the city, hundreds of workplaces will be cancelling their annual Christmas parties as a result of the pa...
Nov 26, 2020
Interior Health monitoring community COVID-19 cluster in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke is showing a concerning increase. In a news release, IH says there have been 22 new cases of the virus in Revelst...
Nov 26, 2020
Interim BCLC head announces resignation
KAMLOOPS - The interim president and CEO of Kamloops-based B.C. Lottery Corporation says he will step down in January.Greg Moore assumed the role on an interim basis in September, 2019. He took over f...
Nov 26, 2020
Overnight fire damages two units in Valleyview motel
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) investigators are going over the scene of a fire at a Valleyview motel.KFR crews were called to the Tournament Inn at about 12:45 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 26).When fir...
Nov 26, 2020
The Mustard Seed finds new interim managing director
KAMLOOPS - Following the resignation of its executive director earlier this month, The Mustard Seed in Kamloops has new leadership introduced this week. Kelly Thomson is the interim managing director ...
Nov 26, 2020
Kamloops fitness studios, gymnastics club adjusting to new orders that shut down in-person activities
KAMLOOPS - Jenni Manninen is leading a class at Barre Kamloops, but it's virtual. It's the only option for the studio after the latest B.C. health orders that shut down all in-person fitness classes. ...
Nov 25, 2020
City of Kamloops asking residents to prioritize safety and follow mask rules
KAMLOOPS - As of Tuesday (Nov. 24), the province has backed mandatory mask measures with new fines for people who decide to ignore the rules. "If somebody is absolutely uncontrollable and belligerent ...
Nov 25, 2020
After more than three decades, Santa's Kamloops helper retires
KAMLOOPS - If you have lived in the Kamloops area over the past few decades and have written a letter to Santa, odds are you have received a response from Izzy McQueen. "They called me Mrs. Claus, I s...
Nov 25, 2020
Hallucinations of wildlife result in shots fired in North Shuswap neighbourhood
LEE CREEK, B.C. - RCMP in the North Shuswap say a medical emergency led to a frightening public safety hazard earlier this month.On Nov. 14, a Lee Creek resident called 9-1-1 to report his neighbour c...
Nov 25, 2020
Woman charged after child slammed with watermelon near Adams Lake
CHASE, B.C. - An Alberta woman has been charged with assault after a summertime incident when a child was hit over the head with a watermelon. According to Chase RCMP, the incident happened August 16 ...
Nov 25, 2020
