Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops construction sector thrives in the face of COVID-19 restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector hummed right along last month, in spite of restrictions put in place after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.Month-end totals published by the City of Ka...
Apr 3, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU believes graduates of new program could help fight future pandemics
KAMLOOPS - The campus may be quiet right now, but Thompson Rivers University is moving ahead.The school has announced a new masters-level program kicking off in September - one that could help graduat...
Apr 3, 2020 Roger Yu, professor of mathematics and statistics and the director of the Centre for Optimization and Data Science (Image Credit: TRU)
KFR responds to gas leak at Sahali Mall
KAMLOOPS - Emergency crews were called to a gas leak at Sahali Mall this morning (Apr. 3). According to Kamloops Fire Rescue Capt. Wade Lindoff, a contractor was working inside the old Safeway when a ...
Apr 3, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
More snow for Coquihalla Highway prompts snowfall warning
MERRITT, B.C. - After heavy snowfall this morning and more on the way, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt stretch of the Coquihalla Highway.The forecaster says th...
Apr 3, 2020 Image Credit: Drive BC
Kamloops producers and purveyors keeping prepared during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - While panic buying at the grocery stores has calmed down since the first days of the coronavirus pandemic, there are still lingering concerns about the supply chain. Luckily, there are prod...
Apr 2, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today/Adam Donnelly
Kamloops bylaw officers respond to 29 complaints over non-compliance to isolation, distancing requirements
KAMLOOPS - The role of bylaw officers in Kamloops has changed in the face of COVID-19. Mayor Ken Christian says bylaw officers have received 27 complaints about people not adhering to physical distanc...
Apr 2, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
