Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Tk'emlups members begin receiving second COVID-19 vaccine doses
TK'EMLUPS - Second-dose COVID-19 vaccinations began Tuesday (June 8) for members of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc.The clinic at Moccasin Square Gardens opened Tuesday morning, with Tuesday reserved for e...
James Peters Jun 8, 2021

Busy May sees City of Kamloops issue $17.1 million in building permits
KAMLOOPS - The latest totals from the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show plenty of construction activity in the city - just not at the same record-setting level of a year ago.Totals fo...
Jun 8, 2021

Wells Gray killer asks to delay parole hearing, will request day parole
BOWDEN, ALBERTA - The family of the victims of one of B.C.'s most horrendous mass murders says the killer will be asking for day parole later this year. In 1982 near Wells Gray Provincial Park, David ...
James Peters Jun 8, 2021

BCLC raising Progress Pride flag, unveiling updated crosswalk at headquarters
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is celebrating Pride Month 2021 by raising the Progress flag and unveiling an updated Pride crosswalk at its Kamloops headquarters.The Progress f...
Jun 8, 2021

IH sets dates and times for vaccine clinics in rural communities
KAMLOOPS - Rural communities within Interior Health can expect COVID-19 vaccine clinics for adults receiving their second doses, and residents 12 and up receiving their first.IH listed communities suc...
Jun 8, 2021

RCMP swarm Sahali after armed robbery
KAMLOOPS - (NOTE: This story has been updated here.) UPDATE (9:10 a.m.) - RCMP are looking for the suspect in a Sahali armed robbery Tuesday morning (June 8). In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crys...
James Peters Jun 8, 2021

New partnership aims to make university more accessible for future nurses
KAMLOOPS - Post-secondary education is an expensive endeavour. On Monday (June 7), the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) School of Nursing announced a partnership with a local organization that will he...
Jun 7, 2021

Interior Health launches mobile immunization clinics
KAMLOOPS - Two mobile COVID-19 immunization clinics that will travel across the Interior Health region to target rural and remote communities and other hard to reach populations.One mobile immunizatio...
Jun 7, 2021

Residential school survivors fundraiser gaining steam as run begins
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is amazed at the donations and support he's received as he gets ready to start his fundraising run on Monday night (June 7). Brock Fraser launched Brock's 215km for 215 Child...
Jun 7, 2021

Secwépemc Landmarks celebrates installation of first trailhead post in Shuswap Lakes region
SALMON ARM - The Secwpemc Landmarks project partners announced the installation of the first of nearly 100 trailhead posts on trail systems throughout the Shuswap Lakes region. Shuswap Middle School h...
Jun 7, 2021

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