Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
YKA sees spike in travellers to start 2023, will see additional Calgary and Vancouver flights
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport's (YKA) first quarter traffic took off to a 50 per cent jump compared to the same timeframe in 2022.In a news release issued Monday (April 18), YKA Managing Director Ed Rat...
Apr 18, 2023
Thousands of Canadians missed out on federal housing and dental benefits: report
OTTAWA - A new report says hundreds of thousands of Canadians may have missed out on government money intended to help with the rising cost of living because the housing and dental benefits rolled out...
Apr 18, 2023
Petition to save Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic presented in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A petition intended to raise awareness of the plight of the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics (TRFO) clinic has been presented in the B.C. legislature.The petition was launched by Kamloops ...
Apr 17, 2023
COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital, Ponderosa Lodge
KAMLOOPS - Just when many thought the time of COVID-19 outbreaks was in the rearview mirror, Interior Heath declared two in Kamloops in less than a week. IH tells CFJC News one outbreak was declared a...
Apr 17, 2023
B.C. Housing extends lease for Merit Place shelter until 2025
KAMLOOPS - The homeless shelter set up at the former Greyhound station on Notre Dame Drive will remain in operation for the next two years.Merit Place opened in February 2022, operated by the Kamloops...
Apr 17, 2023
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
TK'EMLUPS - UPDATE: Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say the woman reported missing on April 16 has been located and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this i...
Apr 17, 2023
Teck controlling shareholder calls Glencore bid the wrong one at the wrong time
VANCOUVER - The controlling shareholder of Teck Resources Ltd. rejected Glencore's offer to buy the Canadian miner, but says he is open to talking about other possible deals once the company completes...
Apr 17, 2023
Kamloops group presses for solutions on 7th anniversary of public health emergency declaration
KAMLOOPS - On this day seven years ago, B.C.'s former chief medical health officer Dr. Perry Kendall declared a public health emergency in response to drug-related deaths across the province. The numb...
Apr 14, 2023
Kamloops strengthening bond with T'kemlups
KAMLOOPS - While Kamloops council and mayor struggle to work together, the city and T'kemlups are building their relationship stronger. "Mayor Reid (Hamer-Jackson) and I had a quick little sidebar the...
Apr 14, 2023
'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests
There were complaints that Mounties were not doing enough at the Canada-U. S. border-crossing in Coutts, Alta., when protests erupted over COVID-19 pandemic policies. There were others saying the same...
Apr 14, 2023
