Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sun Peaks urges tourists, seasonal property owners to stay away
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The municipality of Sun Peaks is urging non-residents to stay home and stay away from the resort town during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a joint news release, Chief Administrative Offic...
Apr 06, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
BC Transit bus routes moving to summer schedule in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As part of the response to COVID-19, public transit service in Kamloops is switching to the summer operation schedule today (Apr. 5). Given the pandemic situation, BC Transit and the City o...
Apr 05, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Interior Health warns public of virus at Anavets 290 Club
KAMLOOPS - Anyone who visited Anavets 290 Army & Navy Club between March 13 and March 17, may have come into contact with the COVID-19 virus. Interior Health issued a public statement advising peo...
Apr 04, 2020
BC health officials outline COVID-19 research progress, as provincial total climbs to 1,203 cases
VICTORIA - According to provincial health officials, there are now 1,203 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia.In an update today (Apr. 4) Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stated 2...
Apr 04, 2020 Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry (Image Credit: BC Government)
IHA says exposure risk to general public is low, after Okanagan Correctional Centre inmate tests positive for COVID-19
OLIVER, B.C - Interior Health says the exposure risk to the general public is low, after an inmate at the Okanagan Correctional Centre tested positive for COVID-19. In a release from the health author...
Apr 04, 2020 (Image Credit: Interior Health Authority)
Farm2Chefs wants Kamloops residents thinking local during the pandemic
KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 has affected countless businesses throughout our city, with many closing their doors or vastly changing their operations. However, one local group is encouraging local consumers to...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: Farm2Chefs
Kamloops restaurants feel the pain of COVID-19-related layoffs
KAMLOOPS - It's Friday in Kamloops. Before COVID-19, that might have meant meeting friends at a pub for a pint or taking your significant other out for a special meal. "Busy, vibrant. You know, gettin...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
TRU School of Trades adjusting to COVID-19, eyeing re-opening date in summer
KAMLOOPS - While most classrooms at TRU are empty as students switch to online learning, there is one class still operating. Welding students have been able to finish off their coursework in a space t...
Apr 03, 2020 A handful of welding students at TRU are finishing off their projects at the university this week (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Union wants BC Corrections to do more to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities
KAMLOOPS - BC Corrections is responding to COVID-19 by implementing the provincial health officer's recommendations across all correctional facilities. However, the president of the union representing...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Local media outlets under financial strain as advertising businesses close their doors
KAMLOOPS - It's a subject that is keeping media outlets busier than ever. COVID-19 has been a top story for weeks and is not likely to fall off the radar anytime soon. "This crisis is affecting everyo...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
