Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'People are frustrated and people are scared': Construction worker calls for RIH Patient Care Tower site to be shut down
KAMLOOPS - Mike showed up to the Patient Care Tower construction site on Friday (Nov. 6), but many of his co-workers did not when news broke that Interior Health had declared the site at Royal Inland ...
Nov 6, 2020
Celebrating successes during Canadian Down Syndrome Week
KAMLOOPS - This week, Nov. 1 to 7, is Canadian Down Syndrome Week, which celebrates the accomplishments of people with Down syndrome. Dominique Baird is an advocate for people with diverse abilities. ...
Nov 6, 2020
Elk sightings prompt hunting moratorium on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc lands
TK'EMLUPS - For the first time in years, elk have been spotted within the territory of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS). That has prompted TteS council to issue a moratorium on elk hunting.In a notic...
Nov 6, 2020
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at RIH Patient Care Tower construction site
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower construction site.According to IH, there are seven confirmed cases related to the outbr...
Nov 6, 2020
Elections BC mail-in ballot counting has Kamloops-area vote totals moving
KAMLOOPS - Elections B.C. began counting mail-in and absentee ballots Friday (Nov. 6), meaning voters in a pair of Kamloops-area ridings will get a better idea of who their MLAs will be.Both Kamloops-...
Nov 6, 2020
Shoplifter threatens Kamloops store employee with bear spray
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a shoplifter produced a can of bear spray in making off with a jacket from a Sahali store Thursday (Nov. 5).According to a news release, the incident happened at a store i...
Nov 6, 2020
Kamloops non-profits to receive financial boost through United Way COVID-19 Survival Fund
KAMLOOPS - Not for profit social agencies in the Kamloops area will benefit from nearly $110,000 in funding raised through the United Way COVID-19 Survival Fund.The fund is supported by a number of or...
Nov 6, 2020
B.C. cattle producers launch beef branding program
WESTWOLD, B.C. - A new company formed by B.C. cattle ranchers has a lease agreement with the federally inspected KML meat packing plant in Westwold to launch its "Genuine B.C. Beef" brand.The move com...
Nov 6, 2020
Desperate for time with aging father, Kamloops family calls on province to ease visitation restrictions
KAMLOOPS - Stacie Schanzenbach is dropping off a Starbucks for her dad Roger at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre, but she can't physically see him. All she can do is pass the frappuccino on to staff ...
Nov 5, 2020
A Kamloops Blazers' tradition, Teddy Bear Toss moves online
KAMLOOPS - The restriction on indoor gatherings due to COVID-19 has thrown the Western Hockey League season into doubt - and with it, the many charitable endeavours carried out by the Kamloops Blazers...
Nov 5, 2020
