Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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...
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.
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)
Kamloops RCMP searching for suspect in violent liquor store robbery
KAMLOOPS - A large police presence in the Sahali area of Kamloops is due to a liquor store robbery.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that officers responded to a repo...
Mar 19, 2020 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
Air Canada to temporarily stop operations for Kamloops routes
KAMLOOPS - Local airports are beginning to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.Kamloops Airport Managing Director Ed Ratuski says Fulton Field received word last night that Air Canada would be r...
Mar 19, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
