Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Donation push keeps food on the table, but supply struggles aren't over for the Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - With a drop in regular donations still causing concern at the Kamloops Food Bank, the organization is hoping the public will keep checking their pantries for any spare food. Kamloops reside...
Mar 22, 2020 (Image Credit: Jill Sperling / CFJC Today)
Paramedics respond to Valleyview crash
KAMLOOPS - At least one person was taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Valleyview this morning.It happened before noon, at the intersection of Oriole Road and the East Trans Canada Highway....
Mar 22, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Nathan Ritchie
Curlers notified of exposure to COVID-19 at Kamloops Curling Club event
KAMLOOPS - Members of the Kamloops Curling Club have been notified they may have to self-isolate after a bonspiel at the club resulted in exposure to COVID-19.According to the club's website, the 71st...
Mar 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Sun Peaks Health Centre confirms area doctor tested positive for COVID-19
SUN PEAKS - The Sun Peaks Health Centre has added further details into a recent report of one resident testing positive for COVID-19. In a release today (Mar. 22), Sun Peaks Health Centre's Medical Di...
Mar 22, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Spike in campfire incidents sparks reminder of dry condition risks in Kamloops, and social distancing
KAMLOOPS - As warmer, spring weather begins to arrive in the region, Kamloops Fire Rescue is reminding the public to be fire smart with their outdoor activities. KFR Platoon Captain Darryl Cooper says...
Mar 22, 2020 File photo of Kamloops Fire Rescue engine (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sun Peaks Municipality warns residents after positive COVID 19 test
SUN PEAKS - The Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality is reporting a positive test for the COVID 19 virus. It also suggests more people are likely to test positive. In the first of two news releases ...
Mar 21, 2020
Health officials confirm 74 new COVID-19 cases in B.C, outline what latest data means for flattening the curve
VANCOUVER - Provincial health officials have now confirmed 74 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, with the provincial total now at 424. In today's update (Mar. 21), Provincial Health Officer Dr...
Mar 21, 2020 (Image Credit: Province of British Columbia)
Housing, poverty ministries outline COVID-19 response for vulnerable populations
VANCOUVER - The BC Government has unveiled preliminary details around plans to minimize the spread of COVID-19 within vulnerable, or homeless populations. In a statement today (Mar. 21), Minister of S...
Mar 21, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Interior Health outlines preparations at hospitals, including RIH, amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The ripple effects from the COVID-19 pandemic have already been seen at Royal Inland Hospital. Elective surgeries have been cancelled to make room for any patients infected with the novel c...
Mar 20, 2020 Royal Inland Hospital is preparation for any COVID-19 patients that needed to be admitted to the hospital (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
"Where are we going to isolate our people?" Mustard Seed asks tough questions in light of COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - The head of the Mustard Seed shelter says it's time the community start thinking about how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the homeless.Managing Director Mario Borba says, in the midst of...
Mar 20, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
