Author Archives: James Peters
July saw the second-highest total of overdose deaths ever in B.C.; three more deaths in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The latest statistics detailing overdose deaths in B.C. paint a picture of an opioid crisis that is going in the wrong direction.The B.C. Coroners Service says there were 184 deaths due to ...
Sep 29, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in Royal Inland Hospital's Six North ward.The declaration was made late Tuesday (Sept. 28). In a news release, IH says there are only t...
Sep 28, 2021
Skating rink plan shelved as Kamloops council scales down Riverside Park project
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is scaling down a planned revitalization project for Riverside Park.Initially, staff had proposed a project that would see the spray park replaced, an outdoor skating r...
Sep 28, 2021
WildsafeBC warns Kamloops about uptick in local bear activity
KAMLOOPS - WildSafeBC is reminding the City of Kamloops to be aware of the bears. "This year especially we've seen an increase in bear activity. It was a dry spring which means that berry crop wasn't ...
Sep 28, 2021
Stankoven signs entry-level deal with Dallas Stars
KAMLOOPS - The NHL journey for homegrown talent Logan Stankoven took another step on Tuesday, signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars, the team that drafted the 18 year old in...
Sep 28, 2021
Province to fund 50 per cent of new Westsyde multi-use path
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has received a provincial grant of nearly half-a-million dollars to build a multi-use pathway in Westsyde.In a news release, the City says the pathway will be built alo...
Sep 28, 2021
Grain train derails from CN track north of Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - CN Rail is confirming a derailment on its mainline near Lytton.In an email to CFJC Today, CN confirms it is responding to an incident that took place five miles north of Lytton on its t...
Sep 28, 2021
Valleyview motorcycle crash victim identified; RCMP say rider may have run red light
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash in Valleyview Sunday night (Sept. 26) may have run a red light.The rider was travelling eastbound on the Trans Canada Highway Sunday at abo...
Sep 28, 2021
Tim Hortons to sell orange sprinkled donut to raise funds for residential school survivors
KAMLOOPS - Tim Hortons locations across Canada will be raising money for two Indigenous organizations in light of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Sept. 30) - and the idea was initiated by...
Sep 27, 2021
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER - Three Indigenous organizations in British Columbia have received $1.5 million to support the mental health needs of residential school survivors and their families. The money is part of $1...
Sep 27, 2021
