Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops family grateful to have father return home from long-term care in time for Christmas
KAMLOOPS - It's an early Christmas gift for Stacie Schanzenbach and her sister Theresa Arksey. Their dad Roger Arksey is back living at Schanzenbach's house after spending five months in long-term car...
Dec 23, 2020
IH doctors explain how COVID-19 vaccine protects against the virus
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Dec. 22), COVID-19 vaccinations began in Kamloops. 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the city this week, a shipment that is expected to arrive on a weekly basi...
Dec 23, 2020
Province records 518 new COVID-19 cases, with decrease in active cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say restriction measures are starting to reduce COVID-19 transmission rates, with 518 new cases reported today in B.C (Dec. 23). Provincial Health Officer ...
Dec 23, 2020
BC Wildlife Park offering virtual Wildlights experience
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park is offering a COVID-friendly way to tour the holiday displays of Wildlights this year. With current provincial health orders, Wildlights was unable to proceed as an in-...
Dec 23, 2020
Avalanche warning issued for several B.C. regions
REVELSTOKE - A special public avalanche warning has been issued this week for several regions within British Columbia. Avalanche Canada issued the warning today (Dec. 23) for recreational users of bac...
Dec 23, 2020
Harper Mountain open, keeping people safe with new COVID-19 safety protocols
KAMLOOPS - The slopes are open and the locals are carving up the snow at Harper Mountain. "It's amazing to have it open again. I haven't been here in a while, so it's kind of exciting having it open a...
Dec 22, 2020
VIDEO: Long-term care worker becomes first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Kamloops. Tuesday (Dec. 22), a healthcare worker was the first to receive her dose. Kelsey Medhurst is an assisted living care coordinator at the Hamlets...
Dec 22, 2020
Kamloops community brings Christmas cheer amid COVID-19 by filling B100 Toy Houses
KAMLOOPS - Christmas Amalgamated is ready to deliver gifts to families for this holiday season, but its stock of toys for next Christmas is already piling up. A team from B100 and CIFM went around the...
Dec 22, 2020
Kamloops-area film production features Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson
KAMLOOPS - Variety magazine is reporting a movie with some very recognizable Hollywood stars is shooting in the Kamloops area.The action thriller is titled Dangerous, and stars Scott Eastwood and Mel ...
Dec 22, 2020
RCMP release more details in Cache Creek jade boulder caper
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - RCMP say the truck and trailer used in the brazen heist of a jade boulder in Cache Creek have been found - but there is still no sign of the huge rock.The boulder was taken from Ca...
Dec 22, 2020
