Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Three Arrested at Merritt Drug House
MERRITT - The Merritt RCMP executed a search warrant at a local drug house in Merritt on December 23. "The warrant was granted for the search of a known drug house. The Merritt RCMP have been called t...
Dec 24, 2020
Social agencies in Kamloops coming together to provide Christmas dinner for those in need
KAMLOOPS - Christmas dinner for everyone will look a little different this year. Whether you're having your turkey dinner Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, it'll be just the household eating together. F...
Dec 24, 2020
Interior Health region records 70 new COVID-19 cases overnight
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says COVID-19 cases have increased in the region, with 70 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. An emailed statement from the health authority says 675 cases are active a...
Dec 24, 2020
Steady Christmas Eve travel amid record-low year at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Travel since COVD-19 has been restricted and numbers at the Kamloops Airport have reflected that this year with record-low passengers. However, the airport, always busy around the holidays,...
Dec 24, 2020
VIDEO: Crews conduct avalanche control work outside of Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE - Following a recent avalanche warning for many areas across B.C., a video has been released showing the work done to reduce avalanche risk and clean the highways impacted. The Rocky Mounta...
Dec 24, 2020
Kamloops church to celebrate Christmas Eve with drive-in services
KAMLOOPS - Many churches in Kamloops will be holding virtual Christmas Eve services, but Motion Church on Fraser Street will be holding a drive-in service. The church will host two services in their u...
Dec 24, 2020
COVID-19 increase in Kamloops, with 35 new cases found last week
VICTORIA - The BC Centre for Disease Control has updated virus mapping for local health areas, with 35 COVID-19 cases identified in Kamloops between December 13-19.That's up from the 21 cases identifi...
Dec 24, 2020
Kamloops family grateful to have father return home from long-term care in time for Christmas
KAMLOOPS - It's an early Christmas gift for Stacie Schanzenbach and her sister Theresa Arksey. Their dad Roger Arksey is back living at Schanzenbach's house after spending five months in long-term car...
Dec 23, 2020
IH doctors explain how COVID-19 vaccine protects against the virus
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Dec. 22), COVID-19 vaccinations began in Kamloops. 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the city this week, a shipment that is expected to arrive on a weekly basi...
Dec 23, 2020
Province records 518 new COVID-19 cases, with decrease in active cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say restriction measures are starting to reduce COVID-19 transmission rates, with 518 new cases reported today in B.C (Dec. 23). Provincial Health Officer ...
Dec 23, 2020
