Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops, local organizations to start feeling loss of gaming revenues soon
KAMLOOPS - When provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people in March, casinos were among the first major establishments to shut their doors. Nearly ...
May 04, 2020 Casinos in B.C. have been shut down since March due to COVID-19 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Brain Injury Association moves annual Gur Singh Golf Tourney online
KAMLOOPS - Sports, concerts, movies, and fundraisers; popular events have been walloped by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while many spring and summer events have been cancelled, some scheduled for l...
May 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Workers returning from Kearl Lake outbreak site reminded of B.C's self-isolation requirement
KAMLOOPS - Health authorities are reminding workers to self-isolate when they return to B.C after working at the Kearl Lake oil sands site in Alberta. In a joint release from Provincial Health Service...
May 04, 2020 File photo (Image Credit: Mbax1979 | Dreamstime.com)
Kamloops Hospice asks for donations during National Hospice Palliative Care Week
KAMLOOPS - This week is National Hospice Palliative Care Week, and the Kamloops Hospice Association is working out a way to hold an annual fundraiser virtually. The Hospice Association was planning to...
May 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Flooding shuts down Highway 5A section between Merritt and Kamloops
MERRITT - A section of Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt has been closed due to flooding this afternoon (May 4). According to Drive BC, the flooding has closed the portion of the road from the j...
May 04, 2020 (Image Credit: Drive BC / Google Maps)
BC health officials report 53 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday, three more deaths
VICTORIA - Since Saturday, there have been 53 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in British Columbia, bringing the provincial case-count to 2,224. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 34 cases we...
May 04, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaking at a May 2 update. (Image Credit: BC Government)
BC Transit fare collection and front-door loading to return in June
KAMLOOPS - Starting next month, front door loading, and fare collection will continue with B.C Transit buses- including those in Kamloops. In a release, BC Transit says on June 1, new enhanced safety ...
May 04, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Speeding increase on B.C roads sparks ICBC campaign asking drivers to slow down
VANCOUVER - ICBC, the provincial government, and police in B.C are teaming up on a month-long campaign urging drivers to slow down. In a release, ICBC says, "with fewer vehicles on our roads right now...
May 04, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Elephant Hill wildfire determined to be caused by smoking materials
ASHCROFT - The BC Wildfire Service has now determined the cause of the Elephant Hill wildfire in 2017. Investigators and cause specialists have determined that the most likely cause of the fire was sm...
May 04, 2020 (file photo)
Dry April in Kamloops, with 30 per cent of normal precipitation recorded
KAMLOOPS - According to Environment Canada, April in Kamloops was cooler, and drier than normal this year. Most of British Columbia saw less rain than normal last month, and Meteorologist Lisa Ervin s...
May 03, 2020 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
