Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
CEO of BC Care Providers Association says province needs more beds, not just facility replacements
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered some of the vulnerabilities in long-term care facilities, which are aging - just like the population. NDP leader John Horgan is promising $1.4 billion ov...
Oct 01, 2020
Lillooet man does his part to limit illicit drug overdoses in small communities
KAMLOOPS - Overdose deaths in the first eight months of 2020 have now surpassed the total deaths for all of 2019. One of the major issues drug users in the province face is an increasingly toxic suppl...
Oct 01, 2020
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc to make masks mandatory in preparation for second COVID-19 wave
TK'EMLUPS - In light of the impending second wave of COVID-19, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) is implementing a mandatory mask policy.In a video posted to the TteS website, Chief Rosanne Casimir sa...
Oct 01, 2020
Anna Thomas acclaimed as BC NDP Candidate in Kamloops-South Thompson riding
KAMLOOPS - The NDP in the Kamloops-South Thompson Riding has acclaimed its candidate for the upcoming provincial election.Anna Thomas is originally from the Lytton First Nation but grew up in Tk'emlup...
Oct 01, 2020
Sunrise Kickoff, United Way's first virtual fundraiser, collects $25,000
KAMLOOPS - The United Way kicked off its annual campaign to raise money for non-profits in the Kamloops, Nicola and Cariboo regions. The breakfast is often held in person, but with the pandemic, peopl...
Oct 01, 2020
VIDEO: 'This is just the beginning of society becoming aware of the truth': A reflection on residential schools
TK'EMLUPS - A young Secwepemc woman has recorded a stirring video about the legacy of Canada's Indian Residential School system. The video, titled "Weykt Xexweytep," features Talise Seymour discussing...
Oct 01, 2020
B.C. municipalities, including Kamloops, renewing calls for bigger slice of provincial funding pie
d KKAMLOOPS - As the provincial leaders travel around the B.C. ahead of next month's election, mayors from across the province are renewing calls out for more funding. Mayors from 13 urban communities...
Sep 30, 2020
Mount Paul Community Food Centre blending independence and education with free kid's recipe kits
KAMLOOPS - Despite COVID-19 limitations, the Mount Paul Community Food Centre has found a way to provide free food education from the comfort of a family's own kitchen. The centre has been offering on...
Sep 30, 2020
Kamloops teacher helps students wear their (blue) hearts on their sleeves for Orange Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - Every Child Matters. It's the official slogan of Orange Shirt Day, which began as a result of the Saint Joseph Mission Residential School Commemoration Project and Reunion in Williams Lake ...
Sep 30, 2020
"There is so much more to it": Head of Kamloops RCMP notes complexity of fatal hit-and-run investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' top cop says there was good reason for the time it took to arrest and formally charge the man involved in a triple fatal accident last November. Last week, police arrested 31-year...
Sep 30, 2020
