Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Easier COVID-19 testing process available to children in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - There is a new COVID-19 test available for school-aged children and it's as simple as gargling. The saline gargle test was announced Thursday (Sept. 17) by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bon...
Sep 18, 2020
Kamloops pub owner feels local establishments paying price for actions of few others in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Bars and restaurants across the province have been lobbying Dr. Bonnie Henry to reconsider the 10:00 p.m. liquor cutoff they say is draining their business. Fox 'N Hounds Pub owner Al Deaco...
Sep 18, 2020
One in custody after tense police incident near Adams Lake
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say a tense police situation that unfolded in the area of Adams Lake Friday (Sept. 18) has come to an end.According to B.C. RCMP E-Division spokesman Cpl. Chris Manseau, Chase ...
Sep 18, 2020
Shuswap stabbing suspect arrested in Vernon-area park
VERNON, B.C. - An attempted murder suspect who has been on the run from the law has been arrested in Coldstream.RCMP say an observant off-duty police officer was travelling in the 800-block of Middlet...
Sep 18, 2020
VIDEO: Tour through a Kamloops elementary school in the 'new reality' of COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Whether schools should have reopened this fall remains a point of much controversy and debate. Parents are greatly restricted from visiting schools so they might be curious how schools have...
Sep 18, 2020
Oak Hills Elementary to become permanent home for francophone school
KAMLOOPS - The school district that operates all French schools in British Columbia, will be receiving more than $2 million to purchase the former Oak Hills Elementary School from School District 73.c...
Sep 18, 2020
Province to complete land transfer to Nicola Valley First Nations
MERRITT, B.C. - Nicola Valley First Nations will be receiving 11 hectares of land from the provincial government as part of a promise made a year and a half ago.In a news release, the government says ...
Sep 18, 2020
Kamloops Food Bank hosting Fall Rotary Food Drive this weekend
KAMLOOPS - After a record-breaking spring food drive, the Kamloops Food Bank is hoping for the same level of community support for Saturday's (Sep. 19) event. The Fall Rotary Food Drive will have simi...
Sep 18, 2020
Kamloops firefighters among those heading to Oregon
KAMLOOPS - The province is sending more than 200 firefighters to help battle fires in Oregon. The Kamloops Fire Centre will be sending 47 personnel, including firefighters, initial attack crew members...
Sep 17, 2020
Prospect of trick-or-treating too scary for Aberdeen Mall
KAMLOOPS - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she won't put the kibosh on Halloween - but Aberdeen Mall will. According to a news release, the mall will not hold its annual trick-or-treat...
Sep 17, 2020
