Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
One dead, one in critical condition after Mount Paul Industrial Park ammonia leak
TK'EMLUPS - At least one person has died after an ammonia leak at a business in the Mount Paul Industrial Park Thursday morning (May 26).Kamloops Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance Service personnel rushe...
May 26, 2022
Kukpi7 Casimir denounces behaviour of attendees who disrupted Monday's memorial at Tk'emlups
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here. TK'EMLUPS - The chief of Tk'emlps te Secwpemc is chiding those who disrupted a memorial ceremony Monday (May 23)...
May 26, 2022
Ammonia leak closes roads in Mount Paul Industrial Park
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: This story has been updated.UPDATE: Sources at Royal Inland Hospital indicate one person has died due to the leak. Authorities have not confirmed the death.A 'Code Orange' was calle...
May 26, 2022
PHOTOS: Fire damages several vehicles in Aberdeen Mall parking lot
KAMLOOPS - At least three vehicles were damaged by a fire in the Aberdeen Mall parking lot Wednesday afternoon (May 25).The blaze broke out at about 4:15 p.m., in the engine compartment of a white Dod...
May 25, 2022
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
