Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Category Two open fire prohibition to begin in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Effective at noon on Friday (July 15), Category Two open fire will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.In a news release from BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) Tuesday (July 12), the...
Jul 12, 2022
Three-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Salmon Arm sends six patients to hospital
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Six patients were taken to hospital after a three-vehicle collision on Highway 1 in Salmon Arm Monday (July 11) evening.BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) told CFJC Today five gro...
Jul 12, 2022
Kamloops mayor concerned B.C. Housing changes could affect local projects
KAMLOOPS - On Friday evening, the B.C. NDP government announced wholesale changes to the B.C. Housing Board of Commissioners. The changes include a new chairperson, Allan Seckel, and more than half th...
Jul 11, 2022
As premiers push for federal dollars, Kamloops MLA urges province to take immediate healthcare measures
KAMLOOPS - Canada's thirteen premiers are meeting in Victoria this week for the first face-to-face Council of the Federation since the start of the pandemic. Premier John Horgan will be playing host a...
Jul 11, 2022
Mustard Seed hopes to help people who use substances through new Men's Recovery Program fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed's Men's Supportive Recovery Program is holding a fundraiser starting Monday (July 11) to assist those living with a substance use disorder. "There was anything that I wante...
Jul 11, 2022
UPDATE: Missing woman found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (July 15): RCMP say the young woman has been found and is safe.
Jul 11, 2022 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP
RCMP say missing Mission woman may be in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Mission RCMP is asking for assistance in locating a missing person.According to police, Brittany Ledger Murray has been missing for three weeks, since June 25."She had mentioned to som...
Jul 11, 2022
North Shore e-bike stop results in seizure of machete, homemade gun
KAMLOOPS - An e-bike stop resulted in a seizure of various illegal items on the Kamloops North Shore last week.An RCMP officer pulled over an e-bike at about 1:30 p.m. last Thursday (July 7) after the...
Jul 11, 2022
Kamloops soccer parents score $1 million on Lotto Max draw
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops soccer parents netted $1 million via a Maxmillions prize from the June 3 Lotto Max draw.Michael and Jennifer Strange were watching their kids play soccer before Michael s...
Jul 11, 2022
Kamloops Airport passenger numbers up by more than 600 per cent for second straight quarter
KAMLOOPS - Like the first quarter of 2022, Kamloops Airport's (YKA) second quarter of the fiscal year showed another stretch of traveller numbers being up by more than 600 per cent.In a news release i...
Jul 11, 2022
