Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
ASK Wellness to expand services at Maverick Manor for more intensive recovery model
KAMLOOPS - The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions has announced the addition of 100 publicly funded recovery beds around the province. Among organizations receiving funding is ASK Wellness. Twel...
Feb 10, 2021
Bear spray incident on Victoria Street West causes evacuation
KAMLOOPS - A common area of a building on the 200-block of Victoria Street West was cleared out Saturday (Feb. 6) after suspected bear spray was released in the front entrance.Kamloops RCMP were calle...
Feb 10, 2021
Province records 469 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday; 46 in the Interior
VICTORIA - Another 469 cases of COVID-19 were reported in B.C. Wednesday (Feb. 10), including 46 in the Interior. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says in a release today, there are 4,305 ac...
Feb 10, 2021
‘If we wait… nothing will happen’: Kamloops council split on addressing social issues
KAMLOOPS - The final item before Kamloops City Council adjourned its meeting took the spotlight.A notice of motion aiming to address homeless, drug addiction, and mental health issues brought forth by...
Feb 10, 2021
B.C. Premier calling on residents to quietly celebrate upcoming holidays
VICTORIA - With two major holidays on the horizon, B.C. Premier John Horgan is calling on British Columbians to exercise their good judgment in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Horgan says Br...
Feb 10, 2021
Retirement announced for Kamloops-Thompson School District secretary-treasurer
KAMLOOPS - Kelvin Stretch announced his retirement during the Feb. 8 Board of Education meeting.The secretary-treasurer of School District No. 73 (SD73) has spent 24 years with the district, including...
Feb 10, 2021
One death connected to outbreak at Westsyde Care Residences; active cases decreasing at RIH
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is now reporting one death connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at Westsyde Care Residences in Kamloops. In a technical briefing today (Feb. 10), IH Chief Medical Health Offic...
Feb 10, 2021
Arrest of uninsured driver leads to seizure of cash and drugs at Kamloops motel
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP were able to seize thousands of dollars in cash and drugs yesterday (Feb. 9) following the arrest of an uninsured driver. In a release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says an officer wit...
Feb 10, 2021
One dead, several injured after multi-vehicle crash outside of Hope
HOPE, B.C - RCMP say one person has died and others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash outside of Hope today (Feb. 10). The incident occurred in the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway ab...
Feb 10, 2021
Outbreak declared at Chartwell Carrington Place in Vernon
VERNON - Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a retirement residence in Vernon today (Feb. 10). In a release the health authority states one resident has tested positive at Carrington P...
Feb 10, 2021
