Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Disappointment after PM skips Truth and Reconciliation events at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent part of Canada's first national day for Truth and Reconciliation flying to Tofino, B.C., where he joined his family. His office says Trudeau also spent h...
Sep 30, 2021
WATCH: CFJC's one-hour special 'Reclamation: Stories from Secwepemcul'ecw'
KAMLOOPS - This program is centred around the concept of truth and reconciliation, and how Indigenous communities throughout the territory are working to shape their future. We're proud to create spac...
Sep 30, 2021
Tk'emlúps calls for concrete action to follow apology made by Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
TK'EMLUPS te SECWEPEMC - On the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Tk emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) is calling for action to follow a recent apology made by the Canadian Conference of Cat...
Sep 30, 2021
"A government making a little bit of noise": Residential school survivor decries B.C. mental health announcement
MERRITT, B.C. - On Monday, the BC Government announced $1.5 million to address the urgent need for culturally safe and trauma-informed mental health and wellness supports for residential school surviv...
Sep 30, 2021
Big jump in COVID-19 cases in Kamloops last week: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - While many local health areas (LHA) in the B.C. Interior showed decreases in COVID-19 case counts last week, the same could not be said for Kamloops. According to the latest COVID-19 data m...
Sep 29, 2021
Kamloops council puts the kibosh on outdoor rink at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is scaling down a planned revitalization project for Riverside Park.The city application for grant funding to the tune of $4.3 million was not successful. As a result, ...
Sep 29, 2021
Kamloops-born artist paints 215 portraits to commemorate findings at residential school
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday, Thompson Rivers University held an event ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Hundreds of students and staff attended the event outside on the Campus Common...
Sep 29, 2021
Juniper Ridge parent felt better communication could've prevented COVID-19 spread
KAMLOOPS - Dianna Johnston's daughter Frankie noticed 14 kids missing from her Grade 6 class at Juniper Ridge Elementary last Friday (Sept. 24), a distressing moment for her and her mom. Dianna was to...
Sep 29, 2021
Students reflect on residential schools ahead of first truth and reconciliation holiday
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of the country's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday (Sept. 30), schools across the Kamloops-Thompson School District commemorated Orange Shirt Day. Ms. Nielse...
Sep 29, 2021
Lillooet man wielding homemade spear arrested along with nearby hype man
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP are investigating a standoff where police shot and arrested a man with a homemade spear and arrested a nearby resident who was cheering him on. On Monday (Sept. 27), at ...
Sep 29, 2021
