Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Aberdeen Elementary sees single-day COVID-19 exposure
KAMLOOPS - Aberdeen Elementary is the latest school added to the COVID-19 exposure list. An exposure took place last Friday, Jan. 22.As of late Thursday, the exposure was not included on the Interior ...
Jan 28, 2021
Emergency Management BC extends assistance for Cherry Avenue residents; some feel they may never return
KAMLOOPS - Gwen Davis has been out of her home for the last 10 days after a fire damaged several units on Cherry Avenue. "It's surreal, actually," said Davis, who has been staying in a hotel since the...
Jan 28, 2021
Truck may be connected to downtown Kamloops arson
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the driver of a burgundy pickup truck may hold the key to solving a downtown Kamloops arson investigation.On November 28, 2020, at about 2:17 a.m., RCMP were called to a constructi...
Jan 28, 2021
Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak grows to 71 cases
KAMLOOPS - Another five cases of COVID-19 have been connected to the outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital.According to Interior Health (IH), the outbreak has grown to include 46 staff and 25 patients, fo...
Jan 28, 2021
Mount Paul Food Centre, Farm2Chefs selling meal kits to support kids programming
KAMLOOPS - The Mount Paul Community Food Centre has been providing once-a-month meal kits for children since June of last year. The kits provide ingredients at no cost to families in need and offer an...
Jan 28, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seek info on man who spat on North Shore store employee
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are asking the public for help tracking down a man suspected of spitting on a North Shore store employee. According to a news release, the incident happened at about 2:13 p...
Jan 28, 2021
Human remains found 49 years ago finally identified as missing Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - DNA evidence has identified human remains found nearly 50 years ago on one of the Gulf Islands as a Kamloops man.According to an RCMP news release issued Thursday (Jan. 28), the 41-year-old...
Jan 28, 2021
COVID-19 exposures recorded at NorKam Secondary, Sa-Hali Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Parents of students at NorKam Secondary have been informed of a COVID-19 exposure at the school. According to a letter sent home by Principal Jonathan Brady, the exposure took place Wednesd...
Jan 28, 2021
Kamloops recorded 124 new COVID-19 cases last week: B.C. Centre for Disease Control
KAMLOOPS - The latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows another jump in COVID-19 spread in Kamloops last week. The Local Health Area (LHA) data contained in the map update fo...
Jan 27, 2021
TRU Foundation Gala using online format for student support fundraising
KAMLOOPS - Like many of the city's fundraising events, the annual TRU Foundation Gala will be taking the online route this year. Organizers have partnered with local restaurants and delivery services ...
Jan 27, 2021
