Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
VIDEO: What's inside the City of Kamloops Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)?
KAMLOOPS - Ever wonder what the City of Kamloops means when it talks about its EOC?On Wednesday, the City posted a video featuring Mayor Ken Christian in conversation with the person who runs the Kaml...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
Former Kamloops resident fears government will fail to get Canadians out of Peru
KAMLOOPS - The federal government has been sending flights to retrieve Canadian citizens abroad, but the reality is, some Canadians will get left behind. Some travellers who began their trip before th...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed by Kristina Vaillancourt
Kamloops woman happy to be home after struggling to get flight out of Morocco
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer has quarantined herself at home after a recent trip to Morocco. Kathy Kendall joined a tour group in the African country in early March, not realizing borders would soon c...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: Skype
Former Merritt MLA calls on province to open up residencies for foreign-trained doctors
KAMLOOPS - A former MLA for the Merritt area is calling on the governments of Canada and B.C. to open up more residency spaces for foreign-trained doctors.Harry Lali represented the Merritt area durin...
Mar 25, 2020 Harry Lali (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops small businesses still operating, with uncertain financial future
KAMLOOPS - The local business sector is feeling the impacts of COVID-19 both in revenue, and operations. Provincial health officials have mandated that certain businesses need to close for now, to kee...
Mar 25, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Community-spread cases of COVID-19 are in Interior Health region: Provincial health officer
KAMLOOPS - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in B.C. is rising daily, and the provincial health officer says community-spread cases are becoming more common.In a news conference Wednesday (March ...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
B.C. government announces new supports for renters, landlords
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced more measures to try to help support residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news conference Wednesday, Premier John Horgan announced up to...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
RCMP release photo of suspect in Tuesday stabbing incident
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have released a surveillance photo of the suspect in a Tuesday (Mar. 24) stabbing in Lower Sahali.The photo shows a man in a black and grey hoodie and grey sweatpants.For details of Tu...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
SD73 expects students to resume learning by next week
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District says students will be reconnected to their learning by March 30.In a news release, School District 73 says efforts by administrators, teachers and supp...
Mar 25, 2020
WCT returns with streaming performance of Leonard Cohen-themed production
KAMLOOPS - For self-isolaters missing the live theatre experience, Western Canada Theatre (WCT) has the next best thing planned.WCT says it will put on a live streaming production of Chelsea Hotel: So...
Mar 25, 2020 Image Credit: Western Canada Theatre
