Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Supporters rally around Alberta family devastated by Kamloops-area crash
OKOTOKS, AB. - UPDATE: RCMP have confirmed Quinn Cochlin has died. EARLIER: A fundraiser has been launched to help support a family from Okotoks, Alta., that lost a father and a child in a highway cra...
James Peters Feb 26, 2020 Mike and Erin Cochlin with sons Liam and Quinn (Image Credit: GoFundMe)
City of Kamloops moves forward on accessibility, though some councillors express impatience
KAMLOOPS - Several councillors are pushing City of Kamloops staff to ramp up efforts to make the city more accessible for those with mobility challenges. Council adopted an Accessibility and Inclusion...
James Peters Feb 26, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Movie star Chris Pratt loves Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - We knew it. Movie and gif superstar Chris Pratt loves Kamloops. He said so.Pratt posted a video to Instagram Tuesday (Feb. 25) extolling the beauty of the Kamloops region."Kamloops, British...
Feb 26, 2020 Image Credit: Instagram / Chris Pratt
Kamloops reporter lands a spot on Big Brother Canada
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-based reporter has been selected to take part in a popular national TV show. John Luke Kieper, who works for Kamloops BC Now, will be appearing on the eighth season of Big Brothe...
James Peters Feb 26, 2020 Image Credit: Twitter / John Luke Kieper
Kamloops RCMP engage with post-secondary students on the subject of pipeline protests
KAMLOOPS - It's a complicated issue, with no clear solution. The conflict between the Wet'suwet'en and Coastal GasLink has now spilled far beyond the path of the pipeline, grinding rail traffic to a h...
Feb 26, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
City settles on 2.97% tax increase as RCMP requests dominate supplemental budget list
KAMLOOPS - The RCMP are getting some reinforcements, not in the form of additional officers but two positions that will help the force focus more on protecting the community. One is a police accounts ...
Feb 25, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP say young boy initially reported deceased in crash near Kamloops actually in grave condition
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a young boy originally reported dead in a Sunday (Feb. 23) crash south of Kamloops, is actually alive in 'grave condition'.The crash happened Sunday on Highway 5A near Napier Lake....
Feb 25, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Three people arrested from Neskonlith blockade
NESKONLITH, B.C. - RCMP have arrested three people who were part of a blockade on railroad tracks on Neskonlith land east of Kamloops.In a news release, RCMP say officers were called in yesterday to a...
Feb 25, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Anushka Azadi
Ontario Teachers' fund invests $300 million in New Afton mine near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - New Gold has announced a major cash infusion into the New Afton mine near Kamloops from one of Canada's leading - and most recognizable investors.According to a news release from New Gold, ...
Feb 25, 2020 Image Credit: New Gold
Two Ontario men die in fiery crash at Three Valley Gap
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Two men from Ontario died in a crash west of Revelstoke last weekend.According to a news release from Revelstoke RCMP, the two were in a commercial truck that crashed with another s...
Feb 25, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
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