Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
UPDATE: Wanted Kamloops man found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say Douglas Tresierra has been found.
Apr 06, 2022 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Cooking classes, community garden to be part of new Moira House shelter
KAMLOOPS - Every person who stays at Moira House will have their own private room and workspace. It will be a step up from a shelter like Merit Place on Laval Cresent. The 41 people staying there are ...
Apr 06, 2022
Kamloops RCMP arrest downtown driver after slow motion evasion attempt
KAMLOOPS - RCMP arrested a driver after a low-speed-but-erratic jaunt through downtown Kamloops Wednesday morning (Apr. 6).In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident began a...
Apr 06, 2022
Moira Place homeless shelter opens, provides 40 year-round beds
KAMLOOPS - As one shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops closes, another one opens.Moira House, a 40-bed year-round shelter at 600 Kingston Ave., officially opened on Wednesday (Apri...
Apr 06, 2022
