Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Tk'emlúps plans future searches and healing steps with backing from prime minister
TK'EMLUPS - One year since Tk'emlps te Secwpemc announced the detection of probable burial sites around the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Canada's prime minister says the response from th...
May 25, 2022
Drama exploring Indigenous language to premiere in Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS - Echoes of the Homesick Heart will be the next Western Canada Theatre play to run at the Pavilion Theatre from June 2 to 11.The play has been in the works for seven years. Playwright Laura M...
May 25, 2022
SD73 students experience Indigenous culture during first annual district powwow
KAMLOOPS - The grand entry is the traditional beginning of a powwow, as everyone enters the arbour dancing to the beat of the drum. On Wednesday (May 25), hundreds of Grade 4 and 5 students got the op...
May 25, 2022
Clearwater emergency room to close temporarily Wednesday night
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) said in a press release that the emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital will be closing Wednesday (May 25) night.The department will close at 5:00...
May 25, 2022
City of Kamloops not including fireworks in 2022 Canada Day event
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will not be setting off fireworks for this year's Canada Day. In a release issued Wednesday (May 25), the City says the decision was made with consideration to last yea...
May 25, 2022
Kamloops cancer care centre "to come on track in the coming years": minister
KAMLOOPS - Update: The Ministry of Health contacted CFJC Today to clarify that the Minister meant to refer to the cancer care centre timeline as "in the coming years", not "in the coming year". Earlie...
May 25, 2022
Sun Peaks tapped to join Vancouver's 2030 Olympic bid: mayor
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The mayor of Sun Peaks has confirmed his community is working with the Canadian Olympic Committee's (COC) bid feasibility team to determine whether his resort municipality could host...
May 25, 2022
Human skull found outside Lytton in 2016 belongs to person missing for 17 years: RCMP
LILLOOET, B.C. - A human skull found just outside the Village of Lytton on March 9, 2016, has been identified.In a news release issued Wednesday (May 25), Lillooet RCMP say they determined in April, 2...
May 25, 2022
Huge crowds welcome return of Falkland Stampede
FALKLAND, B.C. - The 102nd edition of the Falkland Stampede saw record crowds over the course of the long weekend.The stampede made its return after almost three years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
May 25, 2022
WildSafeBC reminds residents of bear safety
KAMLOOPS - Each year, the people of Kamloops, as residents of wildlife country, have to deal with wild animals entering residential areas. WildSafeBC has heard reports of bears in Valleyview, Sahali a...
May 24, 2022
