Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Air tanker training underway
MERRITT - Don't be surprised to see a number of B.C. Wildfire Service air tankers in the skies above Kamloops and Merritt today (May 20). Training is underway for B.C. Wildfire Service air tanker staf...
May 20, 2020
Military starting to remove debris from Snowbird crash site
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Trudeau says there won't be any immediate decision on the future of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds until results of Sunday's crash in Kamloops are released. He says it's far t...
May 20, 2020
City of Kamloops inviting residents to partake in Block Watch program
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is encouraging caring residents to put their observations to good use through the Block Watch program. In a release, the city says the Block Watch program is 'all about...
May 19, 2020
SD73 and Kamloops teachers preparing schools for voluntary, part-time return of students
KAMLOOPS - It was almost two weeks ago Premier Horgan announced that school would re-open to students voluntarily. After a week of little detail from the Province, Horgan and Education Minister Rob Fl...
May 19, 2020
Kamloops businesses take careful approach to reopening
KAMLOOPS - The sleepy streets of Kamloops are beginning to wake up as the province enters Phase Two of its Restart Plan. For Cindy Proznik at the Plaza Barber Shop, her first day back to work has been...
May 19, 2020
Royal Inland Hospital serves as alternative wedding venue for Kamloops nurses
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops nurses who had their original wedding plans cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic managed to find their way to the altar this weekend. James Futerko and Amanda McKay (Futerko)...
May 19, 2020
B.C health officials reporting two new COVID-19 cases over last 24 hours
VICTORIA - The province is reporting just two new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, however three more deaths were announced today. In an update today (May 19), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bon...
May 19, 2020
No fatal crashes but plenty of speeders on BC highways
KAMLOOPS - The good news is that no lives were lost on B.C. highways over the Victoria Day long weekend. The bad news is that concerns about excessive speeds across the province are real. In a news re...
May 19, 2020
Kamloops Legion to host tribute ceremony honouring Canadian Forces Snowbirds
KAMLOOPS - Local legion members have organized a tribute ceremony this week to honour Captain Jennifer Casey, and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, and support the recovery of Captain Richard MacDougall ...
May 19, 2020
Kamloops residents come together to honour Capt. Jennifer Casey and Canadian Forces Snowbirds
KAMLOOPS - Drums could be heard all around Fulton Field on Monday, just a few blocks away from where Capt. Jennifer Casey's jet crashed into a Brocklehurst neighbourhood. Hundreds of Kamloops resident...
May 18, 2020
