Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

1-ON-1: Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks to recent COVID spikes in Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 case count within interior health has dropped to twelve within the last 24 hours, but just on Wednesday, Interior Health accounted for 31 per cent of the daily case count (21 o...
Jun 24, 2021

Busy start to summer operations at Sun Peaks Resort
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - With the combination of hot weather and recently eased travel restrictions, it's been a busy first week of summer operations at Sun Peaks Resort. Sun Peaks Resort Director of Marketi...
Jun 24, 2021

Tk'emlups chief and council express support for Cowessess First Nation after unmarked grave discovery
TK'EMLUPS - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc have expressed solidarity with the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan after Thursday's (June 24) announcement of hundreds of unmarked graves found near a for...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jun 24, 2021

UPDATE: Two seriously injured in Highway 5 collision near Little Fort
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - UPDATE (2:15 p.m.): RCMP say two people were seriously injured in a crash between a car and a commercial vehicle near Little Fort. Cpl. Mike Halskov of B.C. Highway Patrol says the...
James Peters Jun 24, 2021

Kamloops' Sandman Centre to open as cooling centre starting Friday
KAMLOOPS - Local residents having trouble staying out of the Kamloops heat this weekend will find relief at the city's largest arena.In a news release, the City of Kamloops says Sandman Centre's conco...
Jun 24, 2021

Fraser River Slide
KAMLOOPS - A federal fisheries official says he's confident that improvements at a rock slide north of Lillooet will allow more salmon to reach their spawning grounds this year. Michael Crowe says the...
Doug Collins Jun 24, 2021

Mt. Paul golf pros tee off for ALS Golf-a-Thon
KAMLOOPS - June is a big month for ALS fundraising in Kamloops. Last weekend, the annual ALS Walk was held. Today (June 23), pros at Mt. Paul Golf Course were taking on the ALS Golf-a-Thon.For many fo...
Jun 23, 2021

Kamloops COVID-19 case count down to ten last week; dramatic decline in Central Okanagan
KAMLOOPS - The latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases by Local Health Area (LHA) shows Kamloops cases continue to decline. The map from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) for the week of June 13 ...
James Peters Jun 23, 2021

Summer reading clubs return at Thompson Nicola Regional Libraries
KAMLOOPS - Summer has arrived, and summer reading clubs are ready to begin at the Thompson Nicola Regional Library. The free programs are designed to promote reading as a fun activity - and ultimately...
Jun 23, 2021

B.C. sees 87 new cases of COVID-19, nearly half in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Nearly one quarter of B.C. adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix stated on Wednesday (June 23) that 24.3 pe...
James Peters Jun 23, 2021

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