Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops, Tk'emlups say they're working together to curb COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Mayor of Kamloops Ken Christian and Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Kkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir have taken to social media to address residents on both sides of the river.In a YouTube video posted...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: YouTube / City of Kamloops
BC SPCA seizes dozens of farm animals from Interior property
B.C. INTERIOR - The BC SPCA has seized a number of animals from a property in the B.C. Interior as part of a cruelty investigation. The organization says on its website that just as the COVID-19 pande...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: BC SPCA
Wildfire near Lytton now under control
LYTTON, B.C. - Wildfire crews have gotten a handle on a fire burning north of Lytton.BC Wildfire Service information officer Taylor MacDonald says after more accurate mapping, the Alkaki Road fire is ...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
Poor social distancing forces City of Kamloops to close Hillside Stadium
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says many people using Hillside Stadium have not been practising proper social distancing, and that can't continue.So, according to a news release from Mayor Ken Christ...
Mar 24, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops reporter to head home after production of Big Brother Canada cancelled
TORONTO - The eighth season of Big Brother Canada has officially been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.That means Kamloops reporter John Luke Kieper, who works for media site Kamloops Now, will ...
Mar 24, 2020 Image Credit: Big Brother Canada
Williams Lake implements burning restrictions in hopes of freeing up emergency responders
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake is ensuring its first responders are more readily available where they're needed during the coronavirus pandemic by restricting open burning. A city release on Mond...
Mar 23, 2020 Williams Lake is putting burning restrictions in place to ensure first responders are more readily available (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
City of Merritt declares local state of emergency over COVID-19 pandemic
MERRITT, B.C. - With the COVID-19 outbreak growing daily throughout the Interior, the City of Merritt has taken action and declared a local state of emergency. Mayor Linda Brown says the city is in co...
Mar 23, 2020 The City of Merritt declared a local statement of emergency around COVID-19 on Monday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Williams Lake to open low-risk Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Following in the footsteps of other Interior municipalities, Williams Lake is set to activate its Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday morning. The centre will be active starti...
Mar 23, 2020 Williams Lake will open its low-risk Emergency Operations Centre on Tuesday morning.
Interior Health restricting visitors to its facilities during COVID-19 outbreak
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is putting limits on who can and cannot visit its facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The local health authority says only essential visitors can enter facilities, incl...
Mar 23, 2020 Interior Health is putting restrictions on who can and cannot visits its facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Local distillery brings much needed sanitizer to Mustard Seed Kamloops shelter
KAMLOOPS - A local distillery is working to use its business for good in the community, as Kamloops deals with COVID-19. Kamloops-based company Forager Vodka has made a batch of hand sanitizer and is ...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
