Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Highland Valley contractor tests positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - A contractor who worked at the Highland Valley Copper mine west of Logan Lake recently, has tested positive for COVID-19. In an online message to contractors and employees, Teck identifies ...
Nov 21, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kelowna long term care home
KELOWNA - Another long term care home in Kelowna is the subject of a declared COVID-19 outbreak by Interior Health. The outbreak is at Orchard Manor. One staff member tested positive for COVID-19. IH ...
Nov 21, 2020
New COVID-19 rules lead to changes for City of Kamloops facilities and services
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the tightened COVID-19 restrictions announced by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry Thursday (Nov. 19) have led to a series of changes to City operations.I...
Nov 20, 2020
Kamloops businesses welcome masking policy, adapt to other COVID-19 restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The alarming rise in COVID-19 cases across B.C. has led to tighter restrictions. For the next two weeks, gatherings are mostly limited to members of the same household. In-person worship se...
Nov 20, 2020
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc by-election postponed until further notice
TK'EMLUPS, B.C. - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc chief and council have postponed the nation's by-election, previously set for November 28, until further notice.WATCH: (Video Credit: Tk'emlups te Secwepemc)In...
Nov 20, 2020
Tranquille Road in Brocklehurst to fully re-open Monday
KAMLOOPS - Brocklehurst commuters will breathe a big sigh of relief come next week. The City of Kamloops says Tranquille Road will re-open to traffic between Southill Street and Nicolani Drive next Mo...
Nov 20, 2020
Merritt RCMP arrest 16 people in illegal pot bust
MERRITT, B.C. - The bust of a cannabis operation in Merritt has led to the arrests of 16 people. According to a news release from Merritt RCMP, officers moved in on a rural property outside of the cit...
Nov 20, 2020
Mustard Seed manager Mario Borba announces resignation
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed Kamloops is on the lookout for a new managing director. Mario Borba has announced he is stepping down, effective Nov. 27. In an email message, Borba says he has accepted a ...
Nov 20, 2020
Kamloops man fined $3,000 after going all-in on COVID-19-unsafe poker game
KAMLOOPS - An Aberdeen homeowner may have been winning his card game - but lost his shirt when Kamloops RCMP arrived. At about 1:00 a.m. Friday (Nov. 20), RCMP were tipped off to an illegal poker game...
Nov 20, 2020
VIDEO: IIO to probe violent RCMP takedown in Williams Lake after witness video goes viral
KAMLOOPS - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has launched a probe into the violent arrest of a suspected dangerous driver in Williams Lake.On October 25, a man was reported driving dangerous...
Nov 20, 2020
