Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New affordable housing complex under construction in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Construction is underway on a new affordable housing complex in downtown Kamloops. Work has begun at 445 Fifth Avenue, where a five-storey, 60 unit rental facility will go up. The building ...
Aug 11, 2020
B.C enters day 11 with no new virus-related deaths, 46 new cases reported
VICTORIA - B.C health officials announced 46 new cases of COVID-19 today (Aug. 11), with no new deaths. Today marks 11 reporting periods with no new virus-related fatalities in the province, with the ...
Aug 11, 2020
Celebrating Kamloops PRIDE week from a distance
KAMLOOPS - The 2020 edition of Kamloops PRIDE week kicks off tomorrow (Aug. 12), with a variety of online or contact-free options for the community to take part in. In accordance with public health gu...
Aug 11, 2020
Interior Health says closure of temporary COVID-19 testing site driven by case stabilization in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Interior Health says COVID-19 testing in Kelowna will now be centralized out of one main location. When cases began to rapidly rise in Kelowna several weeks ago, a temporary COVID-19 testing...
Aug 11, 2020
District of Clearwater and Trans Mountain sign $3.1 million agreement for water infrastructure upgrades
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain and the District of Clearwater have penned a new $3.1 million funding agreement to improve the area's infrastructure and water systems. The District says in a release that th...
Aug 11, 2020
Local cidery celebrates BC Cider Week
KAMLOOPS - August 6th to 16th is BC Cider Week, an annual event put on by the Northwest Cider Association meant to celebrate BC Cider producers. Here in Kamloops, our local cider is getting into the s...
Aug 10, 2020
Provincial health officials reporting no new COVID-19 deaths, with 445 active cases in B.C
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are reporting 131 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C today (Aug. 10), with no new deaths. In an update, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says that brings the...
Aug 10, 2020
Lansdowne Parkade to temporarily close for maintenance work
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is giving residents who park downtown a heads up that one of the large parkade structures will be temporarily closed. To allow for scheduled maintenance, the City says ...
Aug 10, 2020
New farmer's and artisan's market meant to make you feel like family
KAMLOOPS - Sunday was the Grand Opening of a brand new farmer's and artisan's market in Kamloops. The event is a partnership between the Community Futures Development Corporation of the Central Interi...
Aug 10, 2020
Update: Kelowna RCMP report missing teen found safe
KELOWNA - Updated: Kelowna RCMP say the 14-year-old female who was reporting missing today (Aug. 10) has been found safe. Police say this was due to the keen eye of concerned citizens in a neighbourin...
Aug 10, 2020
