Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
"Let's start being kind to each other": Kamloops woman asks for compassion on International Overdose Awareness Day
KAMLOOPS- In Kamloops, many families have been impacted by losing a loved one to an overdose. These families have been crying out for help and for a change in attitude toward those affected by addicti...
Aug 31, 2020
Four more virus-related deaths, 294 new cases reported over three-day span in B.C
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials have announced 294 new COVID-19 cases in B.C today (Aug. 31), along with four more virus-related deaths. The cases are from a three day reporting period, which a...
Aug 31, 2020
IIO investigating RCMP actions after man injured in head-on collision on Highway 97
ENDERBY, B.C - B.C's Independent Investigations Office is looking into police actions, after a man was injured in a vehicle incident near Enderby yesterday (Aug. 30). In a release, RCMP say just befor...
Aug 31, 2020
Pandemic drives province to $321 million deficit for 2019-2020 fiscal year
VICTORIA - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province wound up with a $321 million deficit for the 2019/2020 fiscal year. B.C. Finance Minister Carole James laid out the province's 2019-2020 P...
Aug 31, 2020
Kamloops showing support during International Overdose Awareness Day
KAMLOOPS - Tomorrow (Aug. 31) marks International Overdose Awareness Day, and while large in-person gatherings won't be held this year in Kamloops, there are still ways to show support. The global eve...
Aug 30, 2020
Vehicle incident knocks out power to hundreds in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED 10:30 a.m : Power has been restored for most of the more than 3,000 people impacted by an outage this morning in Kamloops. BC Hydro says there are still 451 customers without power ...
Aug 30, 2020
Two new wildfires within Kamloops Fire Centre now under control
KAMLOOPS - Two new fires that sprung up in the Kamloops region are now under control, according to the B.C Wildfire Service. The Upper Hat Creek, and Peter Hope wildfires both began Friday evening (Au...
Aug 29, 2020
Kamloops MLA feels new city-specific COVID numbers will help bring a more realistic picture to B.C. health crisis
KAMLOOPS - When COVID-19 first hit B.C. in March, the message was assume it was in your own community. Despite calls for specific numbers for each municipality, Dr. Bonnie Henry's strategy has been to...
Aug 28, 2020
Despite uptick in regional visits, Clearwater still misses European visitors during tourism season
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Clearwater is known as the "Gateway to Wells Gray Park" and enjoys a significant economic benefit from the thousands of tourists who visit that natural wonder every year. 2020 has b...
Aug 28, 2020
Ambulance Paramedics of BC worried about "stressful overlap" during opioid crisis and pandemic
KAMLOOPS - BC's Ambulance Paramedics have been working through increasingly stressful situations, as the pandemic and the opioid crisis continue to overlap. As the regulations surrounding the pandemic...
Aug 28, 2020
