Tag Archives: Community
ASK Wellness to expand services at Maverick Manor for more intensive recovery model
KAMLOOPS - The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions has announced the addition of 100 publicly funded recovery beds around the province. Among organizations receiving funding is ASK Wellness. Twel...
Feb 10, 2021
SOUND OFF: BC NDP getting ICBC back on track
British Columbians have been wary of ICBC for some time, and for good reason.The BC Liberals made a mess of ICBC over 16 years, raiding the bank account for political gain. Because of this, the public...
Feb 10, 2021
Retirement announced for Kamloops-Thompson School District secretary-treasurer
KAMLOOPS - Kelvin Stretch announced his retirement during the Feb. 8 Board of Education meeting.The secretary-treasurer of School District No. 73 (SD73) has spent 24 years with the district, including...
Feb 10, 2021
Pacific Coastal Airlines fills Kamloops to Vancouver connection gap
KAMLOOPS - Non-stop service from Vancouver and Kamloops continued this week, with the inaugural flight of Pacific Coastal Airlines to Fulton Field. Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 9) the airline began a new s...
Feb 10, 2021
Kamloops nature parks in high demand with more than 1 million visits in 2020
KAMLOOPS - A winter cold snap has arrived in Kamloops, but there's no shortage of people getting out to enjoy the blue skies and sunshine from city parks. The trail count for 2019 was around 600,000 v...
Feb 09, 2021
Slight growth in COVID-19 outbreak at RIH over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow over the weekend, with 102 total cases reported today (Feb. 7).As of Sunday, 36 patients and 66 staff members have tested posit...
Feb 07, 2021
SOUND OFF: It's painful to be last in line during a pandemic
In these times of so many concerns, there are very tough decisions being made by our leaders. In areas of long-term care, hospital care, school teachers and support staff, all these areas require a lo...
Feb 07, 2021
IH reporting 101 cases in COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - With seven more cases identified since Friday (Feb. 5), Interior Health says the COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) has grown to 101 cases. In an emailed statement today (Feb....
Feb 06, 2021
Week in Review — Week of February 1, 2021
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, hundreds of students absent from Sa-Hali Secondary amidst growing school exposures. COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital begins impacting surgeries.And a ne...
Feb 06, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Who was the best Kamloops Member of Parliament ever?
NOW THAT CATHY McLEOD has announced she won't run in the next federal election, the pundits are busy speculating about who might chase after the Conservative nomination. Every current or past local po...
Feb 06, 2021
