Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Special weather statement issued with snow coming Friday
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for much of southern B.C. due to snowfall predicted for the end of the week.The statement covers all areas in the Kamloops region, ...
Oct 21, 2020
B.C. Liberal candidates promising to fast-track Parkcrest Elementary rebuild, local NDP candidate says it's on track to open in 2022
KAMLOOPS -It's been more than a year since students and families watched Parkcrest Elementary School. Thirteen months later, the school grounds remain bare. At the time of the fire, Education Minister...
Oct 21, 2020
More than 560,000 British Columbians have voted in advance polls
KAMLOOPS - Elections B.C. says more than a half-million British Columbians have voted in advance polls since they opened last week.According to new totals released Wednesday (Oct. 21), there have been...
Oct 21, 2020
Police situation unfolds in Lower Sahali Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): Kamloops RCMP say a large police presence at a Lower Sahali motel Wednesday morning (Oct. 21) was the result of a domestic violence call.Police responded to the Panoram...
Oct 21, 2020
BC Election riding profile: Fraser-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - Created in 2008 as a result of the Electoral Districts Act, the Fraser-Nicola riding was first contested in the 2009 election, when Harry Lali won the seat for the BC NDP. In 2013, Jackie T...
Oct 20, 2020
With completed engineering study, Stump Lake residents wait for flood mitigation work to begin
STUMP LAKE, B.C - To determine what options they have to mitigate the flood risk for Stump Lake, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District commissioned an engineering study this year. That report was comp...
Oct 20, 2020
Women experiencing increased rates of violence, longer wait times for counselling
KAMLOOPS - Throughout the pandemic, healthcare professionals have encouraged people to stay safe at home. For some people, though, home has been anything but safe. Women are experiencing an increase i...
Oct 20, 2020
Council approves future plan for Hillside Cemetery, fee increases
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has adopted changes to its Cemetery Master Plan that will guide changes to Hillside Cemetery over the next 30 years. That's when the city's primary graveyard is projected t...
Oct 20, 2020
Online COVID-19 test booking tool launched within Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Booking a test for COVID-19 will soon be as simple as clicking a button. Interior Health is announcing the launch of online booking for those experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. The new online ...
Oct 20, 2020
ELECTION ISSUES: Childcare
KAMLOOPS - While the epicentre of this election is COVID-19 and economic recovery during and following the pandemic, each major party is making childcare a focus of the election. The NDP, Liberal and ...
Oct 20, 2020
