Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
How to be a better ally on International Trans Day of Visibility
KAMLOOPS - March 31 is International Trans Day of Visibility. It's an opportunity to celebrate transgender rights and inform folks about gender identity, as well the discrimination trans people face t...
Mar 31, 2021
RCMP respond to threats to NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - 4:05 p.m.: The Kamloops-Thompson School District says the lockdown at NorKam Secondary has now been lifted. 3:15 p.m.: The Kamloops-Thompson School District says the lockdown has been lifte...
Mar 31, 2021
Airports in Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake chosen for provincial pandemic relief funds
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced how pandemic relief funding for regional airports and inter-city bus companies will be doled out.The funding, totalling $16.5 million for airports an...
Mar 31, 2021
Sundhu to carry NDP banner in next federal election
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP constituency association says it knows who its candidate will be in the next federal election.In a news release, the party says Bill Sundhu will be acclaim...
Mar 31, 2021
Kamloops teachers pleased masks finally mandated in BC schools
KAMLOOPS - It's been a point of contention throughout the pandemic. Up until Monday (Mar. 29), masks have not been mandatory in public schools throughout B.C. After Monday's announcement, there was st...
Mar 30, 2021
Easter church services to stay outdoors for Kamloops churches
KAMLOOPS - This weekend marks Good Friday and Easter Sunday, both of which are important days for the Christian church. But, with indoor services once again banned, churches are having to look for new...
Mar 30, 2021
Kamloops council hires temporary security for downtown and Tranquille corridor
KAMLOOPS - Security patrol in downtown Kamloops and the Tranquille corridors will begin as soon as Friday (April 2). Kamloops council approved the hiring of temporary security for both areas, seven da...
Mar 30, 2021
Kamloops restaurants throwing away thousands of dollars worth of food after last-minute shutdown of indoor dining
KAMLOOPS - The fridge at Harold's Restaurant is stocked with everything it needs. The only problem is, it can't be open following new health orders announced on Monday. "We purchased huge amounts of p...
Mar 30, 2021
Jobs critic hammers NDP government for not attaching restaurant supports to new restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Liberal opposition critic for jobs and economic recovery is calling on the province to step up immediately with supports for the restaurant and hospitality sector after the latest ...
Mar 30, 2021
Merritt bank worker charged with theft and fraud
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP have announced that Hope Moira Thomas has been charged with theft and fraud."A complex internal theft investigation into the alleged actions of an employee of a Merritt ar...
Mar 30, 2021
