Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Wildlife Park rehabilitating two juvenile beavers
KAMLOOPS - A pair of juvenile beavers are rehabilitating at the Wildlife Health Centre located at the BC Wildlife Park. Alder and Willow share a special bond, but they came to the centre separately. "...
Sep 16, 2020
Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band confirms COVID-19 case
CHASE, B.C. - The Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band (LSLIB) east of Chase is notifying the public of a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 in the community. In a bulletin posted to social media, the band say...
Sep 16, 2020
United Way urging community support as it tries to lift up struggling charities during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 has put a strain on many charities in the city, and the fear is the fiscal landscape will only get worse, putting some non-profits at risk of closing their doors. The United Wa...
Sep 16, 2020
Kamloops Food Bank increasing security after transport truck damaged by thieves
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Food Bank staff and volunteers arrived at work Monday morning (Sept. 14) to find one of their transport trucks had been seriously vandalized. With wiring cut out and tubes slashed,...
Sep 16, 2020
Fire sparked as possible Shuswap stabbing suspect flees Vernon apartment
VERNON, B.C. - RCMP are releasing more information about an incident involving a heavy police presence in Vernon's Mission Hill area.RCMP say the Vernon North Okanagan detachment received information ...
Sep 16, 2020
Smoke forecast to clear in B.C. Interior with a change in the weather Friday night
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Interior can expect a smoky sky through the work week, but Environment Canada says relief is on its way.Forecaster Doug Lundquist says smoke will be in the air for the next couple ...
Sep 16, 2020
Shuswap MLA Kyllo succeeds Tegart as B.C. Liberal caucus chair
VICTORIA - One Interior MLA is taking over from another as the chair of the B.C. Liberal caucus.In a news release, the party says Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo was supported unanimously for the role by his c...
Sep 15, 2020
School enrollment down, online enrollment skyrockets in Kamloops-Thompson School District
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is reporting significant enrollment decline in its brick-and-mortar schools - but enrollment in its online program has skyrocketed.New numbers released...
Sep 15, 2020
Outdoor workers in Kamloops tough it out in the smoke
KAMLOOPS - It was another smoky day in Kamloops, but throughout the city, it was business as usual. "As far as I know in Kamloops we've been working the whole time," said Canada Post letter carrier Aa...
Sep 15, 2020
Federal finance critic pushes for worker-led recovery during Kamloops visit
KAMLOOPS - The federal finance critic spent some time in Kamloops this week - meeting with local business owners and community members to discuss how to revitalize the economy. Conservative MP Pierre ...
Sep 15, 2020
