Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC: The healthcare professionals in Sun Peaks who helped to contain COVID-19 spread
KAMLOOPS - The second installment of the series "Heroes of the Pandemic" features two healthcare professionals who have been instrumental in containing COVID-19 spread in the resort municipality of Su...
Mar 16, 2021
Nicola Ranch doubles reward for information on Ben Tyner’s disappearance
MERRITT - The reward for information around the disappearance of Merritt rancher Ben Tyner has doubled to $30,000 - with his former employer matching his family's reward amount.John Liu, owner of Nico...
Mar 16, 2021
Kamloops business owner celebrating 50 years with 1,000 meals to frontline workers
KAMLOOPS - March 1, 1971 is when Franco Annicchiarico entered the auto service industry in Kamloops. Fast forward 50 years and Annicchiarico is celebrating a milestone. But how do you celebrate amidst...
Mar 16, 2021
Phase two of Island Parkway upgrades set to start next week at McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - The second phase of an upgrade to the Island Parkway - also known as the ring road around McArthur Island Park - is starting next week.The $350,000 project kicks off the week of March 22 an...
Mar 15, 2021
Kamloops Fire Rescue hosts Virtual Junior Firefighter Academy all week
KAMLOOPS - Firefighting fans young and old are in for a treat this week, as Kamloops Fire Rescue is hosting their Virtual Junior Firefighter Academy on social media.The academy falls on spring break a...
Mar 15, 2021
IIO investigating RCMP actions after man seriously injured in altercation
KAMLOOPS - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of British Columbia is investigating whether a Kamloops RCMP officer's actions caused serious injury. A release from BC RCMP says an officer disc...
Mar 15, 2021
HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC: Care aide brightening everyone's day during COVID
KAMLOOPS - It's been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. There have been two-and-a-half million deaths worldwide. Case counts are at 120 million around th...
Mar 15, 2021
More than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases recorded over the weekend in B.C
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting another 1,506 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day span. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says ten more people died of COVID-19 over the weekend. The new cases...
Mar 15, 2021
Kamloops man charged after allegedly forcibly confining, assaulting woman
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a man arrested for the alleged forcible confinement and assault of a woman last week has now been formally charged. In a release Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says on Thursday las...
Mar 15, 2021
Kamloops residents line up for first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
KAMLOOPS - After months of waiting for their COVID-19 vaccine, hundreds of Kamloops residents lined up at McArthur Island on Monday (March 15) to receive their first dose. The first public clinic open...
Mar 15, 2021
