Kristen Holliday
Reporter at Castanet News
Reporter for Castanet Kamloops covering city hall, municipal politics. Tell me your story: [email protected]
Articles
-
2 days ago |
castanet.net | Kristen Holliday
The emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver will be closed over Tuesday night. In a news release, Interior Health said emergency services at the hospital will be unavailable from 8 p.m. on Tuesday to 7 a.m. on Wednesday. “Patients can access emergency care in Penticton Regional Hospital during this time,” IH said.
-
2 days ago |
castanet.net | Kristen Holliday
Police incident closes Highway 97C between Logan Lake, Merritt, DriveBC reportsHighway 97C closedPhoto: CastanetHighway 97C is closed due to a police incident, DriveBC says. Highway 97C between Merritt and Logan Lake has been closed in both directions due to a police incident. According to DriveBC, the closure happened about 3 p.m. There is no estimated time for reopening.
-
2 days ago |
castanetkamloops.net | Kristen Holliday
B.C.’s minister of housing and municipal affairs will be in Kamloops on Wednesday for an announcement about affordable housing on the North Shore. In a news release, the province said Ravi Kahlon will be joined by Katie Maslechko, CEO of the B.C. Rental Protection Fund and Lindsay Lord, CEO of Connective Support Society Kamloops, for the announcement.
-
2 days ago |
castanetkamloops.net | Kristen Holliday
Kamloops city council wants to see the provincial government expand its involuntary care programming into the Interior, suggesting such facilities could be embedded within provincial prisons. In an 8-1 vote during last week's meeting, city council adopted a motion put forward by Coun. Bill Sarai and Coun. Dale Bass recommending lobbying the province to establish involuntary care centres in the region.
-
3 days ago |
castanetkamloops.net | Kristen Holliday
A pickup truck, bicycles, power tools and office equipment are among the items set to be auctioned off at the City of Kamloops’ annual auction. The auction will run from Thursday, April 24, to Sunday, April 27. “In recent years our annual auction has become an effective tool for managing city assets,” said Ray Sison, the city’s purchasing and inventory control manager.
Journalists covering the same region
Drew Ferreira
Host at CHLG (Vancouver, BC)
Drew Ferreira primarily covers news in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada, including areas around Quesnel and Williams Lake.
Jennifer Chrumka
Journalist and Producer at CBUT-TV (Vancouver, BC)
Jennifer Chrumka primarily covers news in British Columbia, Canada, including areas around the Cariboo and Okanagan regions.
Brenna Owen
Reporter and Editor at The Canadian Press
Brenna Owen primarily covers news in British Columbia, Canada, including Vancouver and surrounding areas.
Jenifer Norwell
Journalist at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Jenifer Norwell primarily covers news in British Columbia, Canada, including areas around the Cariboo and Thompson regions.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 176
- Tweets
- 165
- DMs Open
- No
I'm super proud to be part of the hardworking team at @CastanetNews. We have a reporter position open in our @CastanetKam newsroom. Come work with me!
JOB - video #journalist - Castanet News @CastanetNews - Kamloops (BC) - apply at https://t.co/BD9yiv3WtK #gaulinmedia #journalism #journalismjobs #cdnmedia https://t.co/ZjaQWX3X4z
What a difference a year makes in #Kamloops... Left screenshot from @BCGovFireInfo taken on July 11, 2021 (when I was sure wildfire season would never end). Right screenshot taken this afternoon. https://t.co/sPjehEK4Jj
RT @ccdacre: As rivers rise, Oak Hills marks 50 years since major 1972 flood, reports @kristen_reports #Kamloops https://t.co/P80jmxH6NH
