Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
IHA notifies public of potential COVID-19 exposure at Coldwater Hotel pub
MERRITT - Interior Health is warning residents who visited a certain Merritt area pub last Saturday (Sept. 19) that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. IH states that anyone who was in the pub ins...
Sep 23, 2020
The end of patio season bring new challenges for Kamloops restaurants and pubs
KAMLOOPS - With an election looming in BC, and uncertainty still surrounding the return students to the province's schools, unease might be the best way to describe how we've entered our first fall se...
Sep 23, 2020
BC records 91 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
KAMLOOPS - BC health officials are reporting 91 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today (Sept. 23), with no new deaths. In a release, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are 1,37...
Sep 23, 2020
Remembering Phil Gaglardi 25 years after his passing
KAMLOOPS - A statue of Phil Gaglardi stands outside St. Andrews on the Square, a tribute to the legacy of the pastor and politician. Today (Sep. 23) marks 25 years since his passing. Gaglardi was know...
Sep 23, 2020
Virtual Raise-A-Reader Day aims to raise funds for literacy programs
KAMLOOPS - Today (Sep. 23) was Raise-A-Reader day. But, unlike previous years, volunteers were not going around town gathering donations. Literacy in Kamloops Outreach Coordinator Fiona Clare says it ...
Sep 23, 2020
Interior Health clarifies COVID-19 testing procedures in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) is clarifying details around COVID-19 testing in Kamloops, after changes were made to testing locations. Interior Health says the booking delay last weekend was a uniqu...
Sep 23, 2020
Residents reminded of Sept. 30 penalty deadline for late property tax payments, grant claims
KAMLOOPS - If you haven't yet paid your 2020 property taxes, the City of Kamloops says you've got a week to do so before another penalty will be applied. The second extended penalty date runs until th...
Sep 23, 2020
Kamloops-Thompson School District recording no positive COVID cases, students being tested
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District says there have been no positive COVID-19 cases among students or staff in the first few weeks of school, but the district superintendent says there ha...
Sep 23, 2020
WATCH: Merritt-area mobile home left in disarray after squatting tenants forced to leave
MERRITT, B.C. - Garbage, uneaten food and children's toys litter the yard of a mobile home near Mamette Lake. Inside, the floor is covered in a layer of filth. The home was sold earlier this year by o...
Sep 22, 2020
Kamloops residents feel mostly safe voting in person during pandemic as B.C. election looms
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are going to the polls in a month, all during a pandemic. Some understand the NDP going for a majority, while others think it's unnecessary.Here are some thoughts we gath...
Sep 22, 2020
