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BC Transit bus routes moving to summer schedule in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As part of the response to COVID-19, public transit service in Kamloops is switching to the summer operation schedule today (Apr. 5). Given the pandemic situation, BC Transit and the City o...
Apr 05, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Week in Review — Week of March 30, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, a Kamloops man with COVID-19 is now on the mend, and recovering at home.What measures Tk'emlups te Secwepemc leadership has enacted to keep residents safe.And how...
Apr 04, 2020 (Image: Contributed / Dana Elliott)
BC health officials outline COVID-19 research progress, as provincial total climbs to 1,203 cases
VICTORIA - According to provincial health officials, there are now 1,203 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia.In an update today (Apr. 4) Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stated 2...
Apr 04, 2020 Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry (Image Credit: BC Government)
IHA says exposure risk to general public is low, after Okanagan Correctional Centre inmate tests positive for COVID-19
OLIVER, B.C - Interior Health says the exposure risk to the general public is low, after an inmate at the Okanagan Correctional Centre tested positive for COVID-19. In a release from the health author...
Apr 04, 2020 (Image Credit: Interior Health Authority)
ROTHENBURGER: The pandemic will either kill newspapers or save them
THE LAST NAIL IN THE COFFIN of the community newspaper industry has a name - COVID-19. Or, the virus might prove to be its salvation. It could go either way.Several B.C. newspapers have put their surv...
Apr 04, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops restaurants feel the pain of COVID-19-related layoffs
KAMLOOPS - It's Friday in Kamloops. Before COVID-19, that might have meant meeting friends at a pub for a pint or taking your significant other out for a special meal. "Busy, vibrant. You know, gettin...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops producers and purveyors keeping prepared during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - While panic buying at the grocery stores has calmed down since the first days of the coronavirus pandemic, there are still lingering concerns about the supply chain. Luckily, there are prod...
Apr 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today/Adam Donnelly
Horsting's Farm Market gearing up for drop in springtime traveller visits
KAMLOOPS - With fewer people travelling to curb the spread of COVID-19 between communities, many businesses who thrive on highway traffic are bracing for a downturn in springtime visits. Horsting's Fa...
Apr 01, 2020 (Image Credit: Horsting's Farm Market / Instagram)
Provincial liquor sales uptick felt by Kamloops retailers
KAMLOOPS - Since COVID-19 entered pandemic status, liquor stores in the Kamloops area have seen a change in how they need to operate, and how much product they've had leaving the shelves. Before liquo...
Apr 01, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly)
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc working on community connection during pandemic response
KAMLOOPS - Those working within the emergency operations centre for Tk'emlps te Secwpemc have spent the last few weeks focused on COVID-19 prevention efforts in the community. Tk'emlps offices and fac...
Mar 31, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly)
