Author Archives: James Peters
UPDATE: Trans Canada Highway at Chase reopens after small avalanche
CHASE, B.C. - UPDATE: Drive BC says the highway has reopened. EARLIER: Debris from a small avalanche led to a closure on the Trans Canada near Chase Friday afternoon (Jan. 24). The slide came down nea...
Jan 24, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Bobbi-Joe Nicholson
Funding to produce more wood fibre helping Kamloops forest companies in challenging times
KAMLOOPS - It's been a tough year for the forest sector in B.C. Shutdowns and curtailments of sawmills in the Interior and across the province has put thousands of people out of work. The closure of m...
Jan 23, 2020 Arrow creating wood chips at its yard on Mission Flats Road (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
IH says drug being sold in Kamloops as crystal meth actually contains fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an alert for drug users in Kamloops. According to an alert dated Jan. 22, IH is aware of two drug samples that were sold in Kamloops as crystal meth, but in fact ...
Jan 23, 2020 Image Credit: Interior Health
'We're just holding them together with Band-aids': City of Kamloops pothole crews working 24-hours-a-day
KAMLOOPS - The worst season of the year for the City of Kamloops streets department isn't winter or spring, it's the unofficial fifth season in between: potholes. "This is definitely the most challeng...
Jan 23, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Crash closes northbound Coquihalla south of Kamloops
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A multi-vehicle crash along the Coquihalla Highway has closed the route northbound. The crash took place Thursday morning (Jan. 23) just south of the turnoff to Logan Lake at Highwa...
Jan 23, 2020 Image Credit: Twitter / Jose Graham
'The snow was blinding': Rider gives harrowing account of being struck by train during storm
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man recently struck by a train in the Rayleigh area is now out of the hospital and recovering at home. Jordan Camille is a contract range rider with Tk'emlps te Secwpemc alongsid...
Jan 22, 2020 Pictured: Jordan Camille, and his wife Candice (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Two months later, no sign of missing Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - Richard Jules was last seen at his home on Nov. 23, 2019 - and police are again asking the public for any tips. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the case will remain open u...
Jan 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mustard Seed hopeful for strong success rate at reworked recovery program
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed's Men's Recovery Program in Kamloops was closed last summer when the organization decided to rework the program. On January 14, the newly titled Men's Sober Living Centre w...
Jan 21, 2020 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today
Do you support Canada holding Meng Wanzhou for the United States?
Jan 20, 2020
VIDEO: A huge ice disc has formed on the South Thompson River in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - For a short time, until the mild weather causes it to melt, Kamloops will be home to an extremely rare natural phenomenon. Local resident Kathleen Bennett noticed it floating in the South T...
Jan 20, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Kathleen Bennett
