Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Demand high for edible plants as gardening popularity grows in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The weather is slowly warming up in Kamloops and residents in the area are starting to prepare for spring planting. It's a little early for some plants to get into the ground, but Joe Ollek...
Apr 07, 2022
Almost eleven years on, Kamloops' Marion Oke still thankful she decided to donate a kidney
KAMLOOPS - Over ten years ago, Marion Oke donated her kidney to a friend in need, a selfless act she hopes will continue to inspire others to register as organ donors. "I've signed my organ donor card...
Apr 07, 2022
Surveillance camera captures downtown Kamloops break-in suspect
KAMLOOPS - RCMP would like your help identifying a suspect in an attempted break-in in Kamloops.According to spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn, the incident was reported early Tuesday morning (Apr. 7),...
Apr 07, 2022
'Haunting, arresting and symbolic': Image of Kamloops Residential School memorial named World Press Photo of the Year
KAMLOOPS - A striking photograph of a Kamloops Residential School memorial has been named World Press Photo of the Year.The photo, taken by Amber Bracken, shows a line of eerily-lit crosses lining Hig...
Apr 07, 2022
Wildfire Service to conduct burn south of Lytton Thursday
LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) has a prescribed burn planned for outside of Lytton Thursday (Apr. 7).The burn will take place on a five-hectare section of land south of the village, a...
Apr 07, 2022
'A return to fiscal prudence' tops MP Caputo's wish list for federal budget
OTTAWA - The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says his wish list for the federal budget when it's presented Thursday (Apr. 7) includes both large and small measures.Speaking to CFJC Today, Frank Caput...
Apr 07, 2022
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce 'pleasantly surprised' with 2022 property tax increase
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce was pleasantly surprised Tuesday (April 5) when they saw that city council approved a 4.92 per cent property tax increase."[It] is a little lower than what ...
Apr 06, 2022
COVID-19: Hospitalization, ICU patient totals steady Wednesday
VICTORIA - In its latest COVID-19 surveillance report issued Wednesday (Apr. 6), B.C.'s Ministry of Health is showing 329 people in hospital with the virus, a decrease of five from Tuesday.The ministr...
Apr 06, 2022
Kamloops venues, organizations expecting minimal shift in patron levels after proof of vaccination requirements ease
KAMLOOPS - By Friday (Apr. 8), proof-of-vaccination will not longer be required by the province to get into bars, restaurants, sports games, concerts or other events. In Kamloops, businesses and organ...
Apr 06, 2022
Merritt Central Elementary back together for first time since November floods
MERRITT, B.C. - Over the past four months, students at Central Elementary School have been forced to learn in church basements and spare rooms, as their school was hard hit by the November floods. But...
Apr 06, 2022
