Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Sun Peaks Resort looks toward next winter with newly awarded SafeTravels Stamp
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks Resort is nearing the end of winter ski season on a high note. The mountain resort has been award the SafeTravels Stamp by the World Travel and Tourism Council. Megan Nelso...
Mar 05, 2021
Two Kamloops beauty businesses broken into early Friday morning; RCMP unsure if crimes are related
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP want to know if a pair of beauty business break-ins Friday morning (Mar. 5) are related.The break-ins took place at a Summit Drive business at 2:40 a.m. and at a business on H...
Mar 05, 2021
100 Mile RCMP say missing, vulnerable young woman may be in Kamloops
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - RCMP in 100 Mile House say a missing young woman may have travelled to the Kamloops area.In a news release, 100 Mile Mounties say 18-year-old Haileigh Archie left her Lone Butte...
Mar 05, 2021
