Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Literacy in Kamloops' spelling bee raises more than $16,000 for programs
KAMLOOPS - A spelling champion was 'anointed' on Monday morning at the Delta Hotel downtown in an event that helped raise more than $16,000 for Literacy in Kamloops. Anoint - with just one 'n' - was o...
May 17, 2022
Morels growing on Sparks Lake wildfire grounds; permit needed to harvest on Secwépemc territory
SKEETCHESTN, B.C. - The Secwepemcul'ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society (SRSS) is reminding people about harvesting "understory" products - that is, products growing on the forest floor.As of May,...
May 17, 2022
Kamloops RCMP officer rescues gosling, prepares it for re-entry into the wild
KAMLOOPS - A gosling in Kamloops is recovering after being rescued by an RCMP officer.In a news release issued Tuesday (May 17), RCMP say they were called to a local shelter for a report of a woman wh...
May 17, 2022
ATCO apologizes for pain caused by Lytton-filmed ad — but video remains on YouTube
LYTTON, B.C. - Calgary-based ATCO has taken to Twitter to apologize for an advertisement partially filmed in the burned-out shell of Lytton. However, as of Tuesday (May 17), the ad remains posted on t...
May 17, 2022
Numerous backcountry roads in Thompson-Okanagan remain closed for wildfire recovery
KAMLOOPS - Backcountry road users are advised that the roads closed in October, 2021 across the Thompson-Okanagan region following 15 severe wildfires will remain closed.In a news release issued Tuesd...
May 17, 2022
TNRD approves film studio location study
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is moving forward with a film studio location study for the region. The regional district has previously completed a feasibility study that conf...
May 17, 2022
Assault trial scheduled for Interior Health’s former top doctor in Alberta
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - Interior Health's former chief medical health officer will stand trial on charges of sexual assault and sexual interference in Alberta next January.Dr. Albert Stefanus de Villier...
May 17, 2022
'Let's see her do this in a weekend': Kamloops couple beat pandemic blues with massive puzzle
KAMLOOPS - Savannah McKirdy is a bit of a competitive puzzler."It's always been a thing I've done since I was a kid," she told CFJC Today."I have two older brothers and a younger brother... and we use...
May 16, 2022
Missing Kamloops woman found dead; no criminality suspected
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have provided a sad update to a missing persons case.Karissa Wilson, 25, was reported missing after she was last seen on April 24.In an update provided Monday (May 16), RCMP r...
May 16, 2022
'Can we only get sick during a weekday?' Kamloops family sent to Kelowna for pediatric care
KAMLOOPS - It was 7 o'clock on Saturday evening (May 14), five days since they had been admitted to Royal Inland Hospital's pediatric ward, that Arian Macaulay was informed her family would have to be...
May 16, 2022
