Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Officials stress social distancing in latest round of COVID-19 updates
KAMLOOPS - As more facility closures and tighter restrictions are brought in to reduce potential virus spreading, the B.C. government and health officials have been adamant that people need to keep th...
Mar 23, 2020 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)
Highland Valley Copper begins COVID-19 slowdown, assures employees they will be paid as normal
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Teck Resources says it is slowing down its operations at several locations, including Highland Valley Copper in Logan Lake, in response to COVID-19.In a message to employees obtaine...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Volunteers first responders in Shuswap suspend service in response to COVID-19
CHASE, B.C. - Residents in the North Shuswap will now have to rely solely on BC Ambulance paramedics if they need medical assistance. The North Shuswap First Responders Society, a volunteer service in...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: North Shuswap First Responders
B.C. Wildlife Park closes its doors in light of pandemic slowdown
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildlife Park is latest Kamloops venue to close its doors to the public in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic.In a news release issued Monday, park management said the decision ...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
City of Kamloops closes all play structures to decrease COVID-19 spread
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops-Thompson School District has announced the closure of all of its playgrounds as well.EARLIER: The City of Kamloops has announced closures of all of its play structures in r...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Kneeshaw
BC Wildfire Service responding to 150-hectare fire near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a wildfire north of Lytton.In a Facebook post, the service says the fire is roughly four kilometres north of Lytton between Highway 12 and Highw...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
Sixty-five people displaced after fire at Sandman Suites
KAMLOOPS - A fire caused fairly extensive damage last night at the Sandman Suites in the 500 block Columbia Street. Platoon Captain Troy Grant says crews were called out to the building at 8:20 PM. Wh...
Mar 23, 2020 Image Credit: Nathan Ritchie
"They need to have someone at our table": Kamloops councillor frustrated with COVID-19 communication from Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor says he's not happy with how public communication around the COVID-19 pandemic is being handled by Interior Health. Upon hearing that participants of a local curling b...
Mar 22, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Where and when — key details in School District 73 Continuity of Learning plan
KAMLOOPS - Schools in Kamloops will still be closed to the public next week, as School District 73 works on a plan to keep students learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release to local media, ...
Mar 22, 2020 (Image Credit: SD 73 / CFJC Today)
Clearwater Mayor prepares to declare a State of Local Emergency
CLEARWATER, BC - Monday at noon, the Mayor of the District of Clearwater (DoC) says he plans to declare a State of Local Emergency for the community of 2,300-plus."With the COVID-19 crisis, we obvious...
Mar 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today/File Photo
