Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19 exposure on Calgary-to-Kamloops Westjet flight
KAMLOOPS - The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising Kamloops residents about a COVID-19 exposure on a flight to the city. The exposure took place on Westjet Flight 3111 from Calgary to Ka...
Nov 16, 2020
One dead, three injured in Okanagan Connector crash Saturday
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP say poor road conditions may have contributed to a crash that claimed one life east of the city Saturday (Nov. 14). According to an RCMP news release, the collision took p...
Nov 16, 2020
COVID-19 confirmed in member of NorKam Secondary community
KAMLOOPS - NorKam Secondary School has informed parents that a member of the school community has tested positive for COVID-19. A letter sent to parents Saturday (Nov. 14) by Principal Jonathan Brady ...
Nov 15, 2020
Kamloops care-aid worker at The Hamlets tests positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops care home for seniors is reporting a staff member that has reported positive for COVID-19.The Hamlets at Westsyde General Manager Bob Attfield says he learned yesterday (Nov 14) ...
Nov 15, 2020
No injuries reported in Saturday night fire in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There were no injuries in a Saturday night fire at the Hospitality Inn along Columbia Street.Kamloops Fire Rescue said four trucks and 14 firefighters attended the blaze, which broke out sh...
Nov 15, 2020
Winter storm warning issued for Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
MERRITT - UPDATE - Environment Canada is forecasting up to 40 cm of snow to fall on parts of the Coquilhalla Highway south of Merritt today (Sunday). The snowfall is expected to taper off to flurries ...
Nov 14, 2020
Salvation Army facing new challenges with this year's Kettle Campaign
KAMLOOPS - It's the time of year when the Salvation Army kettles start popping up around the city. It's the primary fundraising campaign for the organization and this year the need is greater than eve...
Nov 13, 2020
Lynx returned to the wild after short stay at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - A lynx that was taken in for treatment at the BC Wildlife Park late last month has been released. Conservation officers brought the lynx to the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre after i...
Nov 13, 2020
Third employee at Kamloops Home Hardware positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Home Hardware location has reported a third employee has tested positive for COVID-19.In a notice posted to Facebook, Owner Rick Kurzac says the employee was last in the store ...
Nov 13, 2020
Brocklehurst man who beat teen with a baseball bat in 2016 denied parole
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who brutally beat a teenager with a baseball bat in 2016 has been denied parole.In a decision dated October 26, the Parole Board of Canada said Kristopher Teichrieb has not "...
Nov 13, 2020
