Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
ELECTION ISSUES: Health Care / Seniors Care
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. healthcare system is the biggest public expenditure in the province. COVID-19 has emphasized the need for great improvements in the healthcare system - and in particular long-term ...
Oct 19, 2020
Four demonstrators arrested Saturday at Trans Mountain work site in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Another group of protestors was arrested allegedly blocking work on the Trans Mountain (TMX) pipeline expansion project on the weekend.According to Southeast District RCMP, Mounties were ca...
Oct 19, 2020
Kamloops recorded 22 new cases of COVID-19 last month: B.C. Centre for Disease Control
KAMLOOPS - New totals from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) show a marked increase in COVID-19 cases in the Kamloops area during the month of September. The BCCDC updates its breakdown of n...
Oct 19, 2020
Early morning fire razes North Shore duplex
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews got a quick handle on a North Shore duplex fire Monday morning (Oct. 19).Platoon Capt. Wade Lindoff says KFR crews were called at about 5:20 a.m. to a fire ...
Oct 19, 2020
Sun Peaks Community Health Centre to host drive-thru flu shot clinic
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Staff at the Sun Peaks Community Health Centre will be hosting a drive-thru flu shot clinic at the end of the month. The Centre's Executive Director, Laura Bantock says registered pa...
Oct 18, 2020
Mid-October snowfall in Kamloops not expected to stick around
KAMLOOPS - Many residents awoke to a dusting of snow through the hills of Kamloops this morning (Oct. 18), but the fall time flakes are not expected to last much longer. Environment Canada Meteorologi...
Oct 18, 2020
TMX to limit work times after late-night noise awakens Brocklehurst residents
KAMLOOPS - Residents throughout the Brocklehurst neighbourhood in Kamloops say they were kept awake last night by some unexpected noise. Multiple social media reports this morning (Oct. 17) cited cons...
Oct 17, 2020
FULL INTERVIEW: CFJC's James Peters in conversation with NDP Leader John Horgan
KAMLOOPS - NDP Leader John Horgan visited Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops Saturday (Oct. 17) to make a cancer care announcement with local candidates. Before his news conference, Horgan sat dow...
Oct 17, 2020
"I don't feel I have to answer for three decades ago": Horgan cancer care promise deja vu for Kamloops voters
KAMLOOPS - NDP Leader John Horgan says he doesn't feel he needs to answer for the decisions of a past NDP government.The comment came as Horgan appeared at Thompson Rivers University Saturday morning ...
Oct 17, 2020
Secwepemc community collective celebrates its interns and the work they've done
KAMLOOPS - Across BC, different First Nations work closely with the provincial government in a variety of capacities. Here in Secwepemculecw, a collective of seven communities from this territory have...
Oct 16, 2020
