Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'We want this program to stay': Kamloops to ramp up e-scooter safety messaging
KAMLOOPS - Electric kick scooters have become all the rage in recent years - and Kamloops is among cities that brought in a test run of the technology for public rental. However, conversations around ...
1h ago Rentable e-scooters at the Lansdowne bus exchange in downtown Kamloops. (Image Credit: Victor Kaisar/CFJC Today)
Artists sought to transform BC Wildlife Park's maze into outdoor art gallery
KAMLOOPS - The Wildlife Express has long taken passengers around the BC Wildlife Park. Now, the volunteers behind the train are putting a new community project on track, revitalizing the park's aging ...
2h ago (Image Credit: Jeremy Russo / CFJC Today)
Bonkowski of Blazers striving for excellence after recovering from fractured fibula
KAMLOOPS - Videos sent to CFJC tell part of the story of Ty Bonkowski's off-season, one that began with him under the knife. The 18-year-old Kamloops Blazers' forward from Richmond was seen rehabbing ...
2h ago TY BONKOWSKI. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Kamloops Chamber seeks feedback on tariff impacts as businesses adapt to growing uncertainty
KAMLOOPS - Business owners in Kamloops continue to deal with uncertainty because of the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the United States. That includes Robyn Haley at Erwin's Fine Baking &am...
2h ago (Image Credit: Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce)
Blazers' on-ice training camp sessions scheduled to begin Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are scheduled to begin on-ice training camp sessions on Friday [Aug. 28] at Sandman Centre. Camp will include practices and young-stars, three-on-three and five-on-five...
3h ago (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
B.C. ends fire state of emergency after 20 days, thousands of evacuations, one death
BOSTON BAR - British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death. The state o...
4h ago
BCWS rescinds off-road vehicle ban for Kamloops and 100 Mile House areas
100 MILE HOUSE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will rescind the ban on off-road vehicles (ORV) in the Kamloops Fire Centre and 100 Mile House Forest District, but it will remain in place for the rest...
4h ago (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Shuswap area
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Environment Canada has placed a severe thunderstorm watch for the Shuswap region on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 27).The forecaster warns that conditions are favorable for the developme...
6h ago (Image Credit: CFJC File Photo)
More evacuation alerts and orders lifted as crews battle Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Cook's Ferry Indian Band has rescinded its evacuation alert for areas north of the Ainslie Creek wildfire as the blaze becomes less active in the region. The evacuation alert for I...
8h ago File photo. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
'Grateful, euphoric and humbling,': Kamloops man wins $500K lottery prize
KAMLOOPS - Lady Luck has been good to a Kamloops man who founded a group that donated $1 million toward supportive cancer care services in the city last year.According to British Columbia Lottery Corp...
9h ago (Image Credit: BCLC)
