Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19 exposure identified at Kelowna strip club
KELOWNA - Interior Health (IH) is notifying the public that individuals may have been exposed to COVID-19 at a strip club in Kelowna. In a release, IH says further testing has identified Liquid Zoo, a...
Jul 28, 2020
One more death, 23 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 23 new cases of COVID-19 today (July 28), bringing the provincial case count to 3,523 so far. In a joint news release, Health Minister Adrian Dix, and Provincial H...
Jul 28, 2020
TRU creates First-Year Student Resiliency Fund in response to pandemic financial strain
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has stepped forward to create new bursaries for first-year students dealing with financial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.Announced today (July 28) in a ...
Jul 28, 2020
Two people killed in fiery highway crash near Spences Bridge
ASHCROFT- RCMP and the BC Coroners' Service are investigating a highway crash that claimed two lives Monday night (July 27) south of Ashcroft. In a release, Cpl. Mike Halskov with RCMP Traffic Service...
Jul 28, 2020
Kershaw elected as S.D 73 Board Chair, Wade to step into Vice-Chair role
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of the resumption of school in the fall, the new chair for the Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education has been chosen. At a special board meeting last night (July 27), Rhonda Kershaw wa...
Jul 28, 2020
Trans Canada Highway closed south of Ashcroft
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada Highway is going to be shut down most of this morning after a vehicle incident between Riverview Avenue and Cornwall Road. That's pretty much the entire highway from Ashcro...
Jul 28, 2020
Kamloops residents enjoying city's first heatwave of the summer
KAMLOOPS - The beaches are filling up, and so is the water park at Riverside. People flocking outside to get a little sun and heat. Kamloops is experiencing its first official heatwave of the summer w...
Jul 27, 2020
Kamloops RCMP seek to identify mailbox thieves
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a pair of suspects after a recent theft from mailboxes. In a release today (July 27), police say two people entered an apartment building in the 900 block of V...
Jul 27, 2020
City crews begin work on closed trail at Kenna Cartwright Park
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops crews are currently working to improve drainage at a trail at Kenna Cartwright Park. The trail, which begins near the Home Depot parking lot, has been closed since May due ...
Jul 27, 2020
Flood barriers being removed from city parks
KAMLOOPS - Work is underway to remove flood mitigation measures from Riverside Park. Hesco barriers were set up in both Riverside Park and McArther Island Park to protect essential infrastructure as t...
Jul 27, 2020
