Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Wedding industry struggling as COVID-19 causes cancellations
KAMLOOPS - It's the time of year when many brides and grooms are putting the final details together for their weddings. It's both a stressful and exciting time, but with gatherings now limited to grou...
Mar 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly

Daycares challenged by guidelines for prevention of COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Businesses are closing their doors, in-class instruction has been cancelled, and some flights are being suspended all in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. One measure the provincial...
Mar 20, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

What a local state of emergency actually means
KAMLOOPS - On Friday afternoon (March 20), Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian declared a local state of emergency over COVID-19.According to the provincial government, declaring a state of local emergency e...
Mar 20, 2020 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds

Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian declares local state of emergency over COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops, Ken Christian, has declared a local state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic.The declaration is effective at 12:00 noon, Friday, March 20, 2020.WATCH: Mayor Ken ...
Mar 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

City of Merritt closing all park playgrounds
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has announced the closure of all park playgrounds. This move is due to COVID-19 and the risk of spreading the virus. All City of Merritt park playgrounds are closed...
James Peters Mar 20, 2020 Image Credit: Photomall | Dreamstime.com

Free transit in Kamloops due to COVID-19 measures being implemented
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and BC Transit have introduced new measures to protect the public and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.Rear door boarding has been implemented, which means no one...
Mar 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Police locate missing man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The missing man reported on March 19 has been located.All personal information has been removed from the article.EARLIER: RCMP are looking for help in finding a missing man.
James Peters Mar 19, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

School District 73 lays out its Continuity of Education Plan
KAMLOOPS - In-person classes are cancelled, but teachers will continue to educate their students in the Kamloops-Thompson School District. School district officials have been hammering out a plan to a...
Mar 19, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

More than 700 Hydro customers without power in Paul Lake area
PAUL LAKE, B.C. - BC Hydro crews are on the way to an outage affecting hundreds in the Paul Lake area.BC Hydro says the outage is impacting 703 customers south of Mount Lolo Road and east of Highway 5...
Mar 19, 2020 Image Credit: BC Hydro

Mayor says referendum postponement right decision, arts centre could help in city's recovery from COVID-19 crisis
KAMLOOPS - Mayor Ken Christian says the province's decision to postpone the April 4 Kamloops Centre for the Arts referendum is the right move during this current health crisis. "I think it's in the be...
Mar 19, 2020 The referendum on the $70 million Kamloops Centre for the Arts has been postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 health crisis (Image Credit: CHP Architects)

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