Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops RCMP holiday road checks find 21 impaired drivers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say road checks over the holidays resulted in 21 impaired drivers being taken off the road.According to a news release, the Counter Attack program included three weekends of r...
Jan 04, 2021
New assessments show average six per cent property value jump in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Annual assessments are in the mail for property owners across British Columbia - with most homeowners seeing another moderate hike in their assessed values.Within the City of Kamloops, owne...
James Peters Jan 04, 2021
Kamloops mayor offers hopeful look past COVID-19 pandemic into 2021
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops is taking a positive approach to the new year after a tumultuous 2020. In a year-end interview with James Peters of CFJC Today, Ken Christian says the City will come t...
Jan 03, 2021
White heart beats for essential workers
VERNON - The glowing white heart on the roof of Vernon's hospital has become a symbol of hope and inspiration for many North Okanagan residents since the early days of the pandemic. And now with 2021 ...
Dave Barry Jan 03, 2021
Kamloops starts 2021 with mild temperatures and gusty winds
KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature is providing Kamloops with a warm hug to start the New Year. The temperature has been above the freezing mark since the arrival of 2021 Friday morning. Temperatures Saturday t...
Dave Barry Jan 02, 2021
Police investigating suspicious death of woman in Malakwa
SICAMOUS - Police say they are investigating the suspicious circumstances around the New Year's morning death of a 65 year old woman at a RV resort in Malakwa, approximately 20 kilometres east of Sica...
Dave Barry Jan 01, 2021
Snowfall warning issued for Hope to Merritt section of Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt stretch of the Coquihalla Highway ahead of the weekend. The forecaster says 15 to 25 cm of snowfall is expected to fa...
Dec 31, 2020
Businesses forced to change plans amid New Year's Eve liquor sales restrictions
KAMLOOPS - People will be ringing in the new year a bit more quietly this year. B.C. residents have been urged not to gather in large groups this evening, but to celebrate the new year within househol...
Dec 31, 2020
B.C ends 2020 with 51,983 total COVID-19 cases, 901 deaths
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia ended 2020 with 683 new cases of COVID-19, according to provincial health officials. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix provided an u...
Dylana Kneeshaw Dec 31, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Williams Lake Seniors Village
WILLIAMS LAKE - A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Williams Lake Seniors Village after one resident tested positive. Interior Health issued an outbreak notice today (Dec. 31) and says all indivi...
Dec 31, 2020
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