Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 194; 33 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - For the second consecutive day, B.C. has recorded fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19. In a prepared statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 194 new cases in the prov...
Jun 2, 2021
'The Church was unquestionably wrong': Vancouver Archbishop pens letter to First Nations
VANCOUVER - Rev. J. Michael Miller, the present shepherd of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, has penned a letter to all First Nations governments, Indigenous communities, families and citi...
Jun 2, 2021
Indigenous art facilitator familiar with Secwépemc Nation needed to help design RIH Cultural Wall
KAMLOOPS - Construction is still underway for the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Patient Care Tower ahead of its summer 2022 opening but plans to honour Indigenous cultures and communities in the Thompso...
Jun 2, 2021
Kamloops just had the driest spring in 120 years: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says the spring of 2021 was the driest Kamloops has seen in 120 years. Speaking to CFJC Today, forecaster Armel Castellan says Environment Canada considers spring to cons...
Jun 2, 2021
Arts organizations clamoring to have audiences again, but will welcome people back cautiously in the fall
KAMLOOPS - It's been 15 months since any theatre production or symphony have played in front of a live audience, but that is about to change next season. Both the Kamloops Symphony and Western Canada ...
Jun 2, 2021
Kamloops man raising money to support Indigenous families devastated by residential schools
KAMLOOPS - Brock Fraser says a few aches and pains from running 20 kilometres a day will pale in comparison to the torture endured by children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Fraser has org...
Jun 2, 2021
Drugs seized, donation boxes stolen and impaired driving highlights Kamloops RCMP's week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 376 calls for service from midnight Friday, May 28, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 31, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.Donation boxes ...
Jun 2, 2021
Mounties seek Merritt woman on province-wide warrant
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a wanted Merritt woman."Melissa Anne Hillis, is wanted province wide for two different counts of theft under $5000, ...
Jun 2, 2021
Another truck accident on Highway 5A
KAMLOOPS - Perhaps more fodder for those who want truck traffic halted on highway 5 A between Kamloops and Merritt. The road was partially blocked last night when a semi rolled near Trapp Lake. No ser...
Jun 2, 2021
Canadians can expect more remains to be found at residential school sites: Sinclair
The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Canadians should be prepared for the discovery of more children's remains at other residential school sites across the country. Reti...
Jun 1, 2021
