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Gas leak leads to evacuation in Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE- 5:00 AM THURSDAY, JUNE 13THA gas leak at a condo construction site in Juniper led to an evacuation of the area late Thursday afternoon (july 12). RCMP said they were called to the s...
Jun 12, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Ashley Legassic
Logan Lake cannabis facility likely to be in operation early next year
KAMLOOPS - A proposed cannabis grow operation in Logan Lake is inching towards reality. Originally, MedFlora Pharmaceutical had plans to open its medicinal plant greenhouse and cannabis facility this ...
Jun 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Norbord to shutter 100 Mile OSB plant, putting 160 out of work
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Canfor isn't the only company feeling the pinch, as Norbord has announced it will shut down it's oriented strand board (OSB) mill in 100 Mile House this August.About 160 employe...
Jun 11, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Norbord 100 Mile Woodland
Commons committee urges feds to consider decriminalizing simple drug possession
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee is recommending the federal government look at Portugal's decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs and examine how the idea could be "posi...
Jun 11, 2019
Kamloops man one of two killed in Osoyoos boat crash
OSOYOOS, B.C. - A Kamloops man is among two people who died after a power boat collision on Osoyoos Lake on the weekend.The bodies of two men have been recovered from the lake in the southern Okanagan...
Jun 10, 2019 Image Credit: Global Okanagan / Contributed
Fire bans coming into effect for Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - As of Wednesday next week (June 12), Category 2 and 3 open fires will be restricted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. Part of preventing human-caused wildfires means those burns, using c...
Jun 08, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops Fire Centre / BC Wildfire Service
Chase Secondary students contribute Secwepemc language and culture to province's first Story Trail
CHASE, B.C. - When the former Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park returned to its traditional Secwepemc name, Tstswecw, the BC Parks Foundation wanted to bring language into the park. The foundation e...
Jun 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after wildfires forced them to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted for residents of High Level, the sur...
Jun 05, 2019
Stump Lake fire under control, but new fire ignites between Chase and Sorrento
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire south of Kamloops is under control, but a new blaze has the attention of B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) personnel Tuesday morning. Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says a ...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New wildfire ignites near Stump Lake
KAMLOOPS - A new wildfire has popped up south of Kamloops.According to social media posts from the BC Wildfire Service, the fire is burning near Stump Lake, and can be seen from Highway 5A. Fire Infor...
Jun 03, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
