Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops mayor issues update on impacts to city services during COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian has taken to YouTube to provide an update on closures of City of Kamloops facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.All closures are effective March 19 at 8:00 a....
Mar 18, 2020 Image Credit: YouTube / City of Kamloops
Kamloops Food Bank donations dropping down as demand picks up
KAMLOOPS - The economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have trickled down to the Kamloops Food Bank - with donations down, and demand going up. Kamloops Food Bank Executive Director Bern...
Mar 18, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling)
SD73 working on alternative education plan for students and teachers during closures
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson School District officials are working on an education plan for students in the area, after the province announced all schools would be shut down during the COVID-19 pandem...
Mar 18, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
MAP: Here are the Kamloops businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Restaurants and facilities are closing their doors and reducing their services in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.This map will be updated with all of the current business closures...
Mar 18, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
IH says facilities with respiratory outbreaks not connected to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is assuring residents the eight residential care homes listed as having 'Active Facility Outbreaks' are not related to COVID-19.As of Wednesday morning (March 18), the IH li...
Mar 18, 2020 Overlander LTC Facility (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops's downtown Delta Hotel closes amid COVID-19 concerns
KAMLOOPS - Concerns over a global pandemic and its impact on the local tourism industry has led to the temporary closure of a Kamloops hotel.Delta Hotel Kamloops general manager Bryan Pilbeam says clo...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: Booking.com
Hotels in Kamloops feeling immediate impact from COVID-19 outbreak
KAMLOOPS - The impacts of COVID-19 have been seen immediately at hotels like the Best Western Plus with cancellations that are putting a major dent in the industry's bottom line. "It's millions of dol...
Mar 17, 2020 The Best Western Plus in Kamloops went from 75 to 25 per cent occupancy for bookings in March (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BC Transit taking extra precautions to protect Kamloops riders from COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - While social distancing has become the norm for our daily lives, it's not as easy to practice if you rely on transit to get around the city. According to Communications Manager for BC Trans...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Airport advises air travellers to expect more restrictions
KAMLOOPS - Flights are still arriving and departing from Fulton Field for the time being, but with more and more travel restrictions coming down each day, that could change. As of Wednesday (Mar. 18),...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops RCMP investigating liquor store theft in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating a St. Patrick's Day theft at the Westsyde Liquor Store.At roughly 1:00 p.m. today (March 17), two men entered the store, walked around briefly, and allegedly stole ...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
