Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
VIDEO: Here's what it looks like when a COVID-19 patient is intubated
CLEARWATER, B.C. - "I really, really do not want to be doing this to you or to anyone you love."Stark words from Dr. John Soles, who practices at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater.Soles and...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Physicians of Clearwater, British Columbia
Rear-ender disrupts morning traffic in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Traffic is flowing again on the East Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview after a morning collision.Around 7:00 a.m. Wednesday (Apr. 15), a van was stopped at a red light at the intersection ...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Nathan Ritchie
Extra time at home leads to rise in gardening and home improvement projects in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - At a time when people are asked to stay home as much as possible, local businesses in the gardening and home improvement industries have seen increased interest from residents searching for...
Apr 14, 2020 (Image Credit: Adam Donnelly / CFJC Today)
No new COVID-19 cases at Sun Peaks, but resort dealing with economic fallout
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The village at Sun Peaks is deserted, at a time when ski season would just be wrapping up. "Obviously everything's shut down. It's pretty eerie. It's almost like a ghost town," noted...
Apr 14, 2020 Businesses have been shut down since Sun Peaks Resort closed Mar. 18 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
UPDATE: Missing teen found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say Natasha Atzenberger has been found.
Apr 14, 2020
Kamloops mayor says majority of residents followed health orders over long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops is praising locals for staying home and distancing themselves over the Easter long weekend.Just before Good Friday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry urged re...
Apr 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Trans Mountain delays pipeline construction through Kamloops due to COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain has confirmed its pipeline expansion construction schedule within Kamloops has been pushed back.In a memo addressed to the Canada Energy Regulator dated April 1, Trans Mounta...
Apr 14, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
One man in serious condition after Tuesday morning shooting in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is investigating a shooting on the North Shore. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that police responded to a fight near Tranquille Road and Yew Street this morning (Apr...
Apr 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Shuswap Lake area residents anxious about arrival of seasonal visitors
NORTH SHUSWAP, B.C - Ahead of Easter long weekend, the provincial government repeatedly asked British Columbians who may have been planning to hit the road to avoid non-essential travel. However, in t...
Apr 13, 2020 (Image Credit: Adam Donnelly / CFJC Today)
Alcoholics Anonymous providing online meetings during COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Alcoholism affects people from all walks of life. During this time of physical distancing, lost wages and uncertainty - staying sober can become a challenge. "Certainly isolation and alcoho...
Apr 13, 2020 Image Credit: Alcoholics Anonymous
