Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Water systems given the all-clear in Sunnybrae, Scotch Creek
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has good news for a water systems at a pair of locations.A water quality advisory has been dropped for the Sunnybrae Water System. The ...
Nov 25, 2020
COVID-19 exposure recorded at Salmon Arm school
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Interior Health is informing parents in Salmon Arm about a COVID-19 exposure at a school in their city.According to the IH school exposure website, the exposure was traced to the Su...
Nov 25, 2020
With seven more in October, Kamloops sets new annual record for overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has set a new record for overdose deaths in a year.In new data released Wednesday (Nov. 25), the B.C. Coroners Service says Kamloops recorded seven more deaths due to drug toxicity...
Nov 25, 2020
Province backs mandatory mask rules with $230 fines for non-compliance
VICTORIA - The province has extended enforcement around a recently implemented mask mandate - with $230 fines for those who refuse to follow the rules. In a release today (Nov. 24), the province says ...
Nov 24, 2020
Kamloops aiming to launch pilot composting project next fall, following local private companies
KAMLOOPS - It's pick-up day for Friendly Composting, unloading buckets of organic materials and offloading them into the company's compost bins. The company was started by Katie Forsyth and roommate C...
Nov 24, 2020
United Way TNC exploring new ways to raise funds during annual campaign
KAMLOOPS - The United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo works with countless organizations to help improve the lives of people in many communities throughout our region. However, this year their annual fund...
Nov 24, 2020
Kamloops Film Society pausing Paramount Theatre operations with new health orders
KAMLOOPS - With movie theatres added to the list of businesses told to cease operations, the Kamloops Film Society (KFS) says it will be following the new guidelines laid out by provincial health auth...
Nov 24, 2020
B.C sets new daily COVID-19 case record with 941 cases in 24 hours
VICTORIA - British Columbia reached a grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic today (Nov. 24) with 941 new cases recorded in a single day. According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, there are now...
Nov 24, 2020
Positive COVID-19 case identified at secondary school in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - School District 27 says a member of the Lake City Secondary school community in Williams Lake has tested positive for COVID-19. In a notice posted to its Facebook page, the district sa...
Nov 24, 2020
Kamloops Hospice Association raffles off local experiences in brand new fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - In the midst of a pandemic, fundraising has become a challenge for many organizations in Kamloops. The Kamloops Hospice Association has had to adapt to the restrictions imposed by the Provi...
Nov 24, 2020
