Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
VIDEO: Kamloops mayor gives update on city's operations during global pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops has provided an update on operations within the City in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Ken Christian released a YouTube video Wednesday (April 1) detailing changes ...
Apr 01, 2020 Image Credit: YouTube / City of Kamloops
Student presses Thompson Rivers University to offer pass-fail option during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - A fourth-year student at Thompson Rivers University is calling on the school to give students a "pass or fail" option for courses taking place in the second semester of the current school y...
Apr 01, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Ebus suspends B.C. services indefinitely
KAMLOOPS - The charter bus company that serves routes across the province - including the Southern Interior - has suspended its services in B.C.On its website, Ebus says B.C. services will be temporar...
Apr 01, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
B.C. Premier calls on British Columbians to work together
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan went to the airwaves for a province-wide address on the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday evening. John Horgan used the opportunity to ask residents to support the effort t...
Mar 31, 2020
Emergency vehicle parades to show appreciation to Royal Inland Hospital workers
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops ambulance paramedic says he wants to show workers at Royal Inland Hospital that their hard work fighting COVID-19 is not going unnoticed.Terry Jessup has organized what he is hop...
Mar 31, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc working on community connection during pandemic response
KAMLOOPS - Those working within the emergency operations centre for Tk'emlps te Secwpemc have spent the last few weeks focused on COVID-19 prevention efforts in the community. Tk'emlps offices and fac...
Mar 31, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly)
Kamloops Accommodation Association says hotels assessing preparedness for workers, patients during COVID-19 crisis
KAMLOOPS - The president of the Kamloops Accommodation Association says there are a few other hotels in the city that are preparing for potential government requests to utilize their spaces if the COV...
Mar 31, 2020 The Kamloops Accommodation Association says there have been conversations among different hotels in the city to see if they're prepared if the government comes calling for rooms (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Frontline workers starting to take advantage of Accent Inns' discounted rates during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Julie Pullen gets a heartwarming feeling when she thinks about what her hotel chain, Accent Inns, is doing to provide frontline workers with accommodations during this pandemic. This week, ...
Mar 31, 2020 The Accent Inns in Kamloops is accepting frontline workers who need a safe place to stay during the COVID-19 pandemic (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
The Mustard Seed Kamloops asks for donations of masks for staff and clients
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed is putting out a call for personal protective equipment for its frontline staff. Much of Kamloops's homeless population attends the Mustard Seed's Outreach Centre for meals...
Mar 31, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
COVID-19 case identified at Cache Creek Subway restaurant
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Interior Health has issued a public alert over a case of COVID-19 at a restaurant in Cache Creek.IH says in a news release that the Subway restaurant located at 1209 Highway 97 in ...
Mar 31, 2020 Image Credit: Google Street View
