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Whooping cough on the rise across Interior Health region
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An increase in cases of whooping cough across the Interior Health Authority, but primarily in the Central Okanagan, has prompted a warning from public health officials. Medical health officer Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi says in 2015 there has already been 58 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, with 36 of them...
Green bags helping Kamloops trees ward off drought
KAMLOOPS – Those strange green bags you’ve seen around city trees are a clever system of irrigation that uses less water, requires less time to maintain and is environmentally sustainable. While the city has used these water bags for a number of years, they have been placed in higher visibility areas this year. “We are...
Mail likely stolen in Cherry Creek mailbox tampering
KAMLOOPS - Community mailboxes near Cherry Creek were forced open this week and RCMP believe mail was likely stolen. The mailboxes, located west of Kamloops in the Cherry Creek area, were pried open yesterday morning, Aug. 5. The affected mailboxes are located at Gardie Road, Rodeo Drive and Beaton Drive. It’s believed westbound motorists on...
Judge orders mental assessment after man admits to killing ex-girlfriend
KAMLOOPS - It's now up to forensic psychiatrists to prepare a report which will determine if a man who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend is guilty of the crime or not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder. Today, Aug. 6, Justice Keith Bracken ordered a mental assessment after noting Christopher Frank Butler pleaded guilty...
Saskatchewan man who died jumping off houseboat in Mara Lake identified
SICAMOUS - The Saskatchewan man who died after jumping off a houseboat in Mara Lake Tuesday has been identified. The B.C. Coroners Service confirms the man who died was Scott Kevin Hardy Glen, aged 24, of Saskatoon, Sask. Glen was staying with friends on a rental houseboat moored at a marina at Mara Lake near Sicamous....
Canada Games Pool re-opening delayed
KAMLOOPS – Repair of the water supply pipe in the Canada Games pool has been delayed, meaning you'll have to wait a few more days before you can swim indoors in Kamloops. The city was rescheduled the re-opening to Monday, Aug. 10, at 6 a.m. The pool was originally scheduled to re-open Aug. 7. The...
Brocklehurst robbery victim hit with bear spray
KAMLOOPS - Two people were bear sprayed in a cell phone robbery Wednesday evening in Brocklehurst. A female bear sprayed another female and stole her cell phone around 7:40 p.m., Aug. 5, in the area of Parkcrest Avenue and Schreiner Street. A male witness tried to go after the suspects and was bear sprayed as...
Violence prevention funding on the way for Hillside Centre
KAMLOOPS – It took several high profile assaults and meetings with the B.C. Nurses' Union, but the province is funding violence prevention initiatives at psychiatric facilities across B.C. The $2-million announcement, made today, Aug. 6 by Health Minister Terry Lake and B.C. Nurses’ Union President Gayle Duteil, will provide violence prevention action to four different...