Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RAW VIDEO: Police incident unfolds in Lower Sahali
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say they flooded a Lower Sahali neighbourhood Friday afternoon (Feb. 14) after a man reportedly pulled a weapon on a store's Loss Prevention Officer (LPO).WATCH:According to a ...
Feb 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
First presumptive case of COVID-19 reported in Interior Health region
VICTORIA - British Columbia has identified a fifth presumptive case of COVID-19.B.C. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the patient is a woman in her 30s who lives in the Interior Heal...
Feb 14, 2020
Weather looks dry for Kamloops this weekend, snowy on the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says the weather will favour those who spend the long weekend in Kamloops. Forecaster Bobby Sekhon says Kamloops will see some precipitation overnight, but most of the we...
James Peters Feb 14, 2020 An overturned truck caused a closure on the Coquihalla Highway Friday (Image Credit: Twitter / Sophia Henrikson)
City says $2 million to pay for more than just blacktop on Summit Drive multi-use path
KAMLOOPS - After city council approved the construction of a new multi-use path along Summit Drive, plans are already underway to put the project in motion. The city has applied for a half a million d...
Feb 13, 2020 The multi-use path would go up Summit Drive to Whiteshield Crescent South and cost $2 million (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops celebrates diversity through languages ahead of International Mother Language Day
KAMLOOPS - Language is an essential part of a person's culture. "Without language and due recognition of the language, culture is lost," said Hafiz Rahman, president of the Kamloops Bangladesh Cultura...
Feb 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
B.C. EHS data shows spike in 9-1-1 calls for potential overdoses in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Last month, Kamloops experienced a considerable increase in the amount of suspected overdose calls paramedics responded to. According to BC Emergency Health Services, Kamloops had 83 calls ...
Feb 13, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City to host second public information session around Kamloops Centre for the Arts
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday night (Feb. 12), Kamloops residents were given a chance to learn more details surrounding the proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts project. The event at McArthur Island was one o...
Feb 13, 2020 Architectural rendering provided by Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society / CHP Architects
Transportation Safety Board won't pursue probe into Merritt plane crash
KAMLOOPS - The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says it has decided against pursuing an investigation into a plane crash that injured a pilot in Merritt earlier this week. A small plane crashed at Me...
James Peters Feb 13, 2020 Image Credit: Global BC
New Gold announces New Afton mine life extension to 2030, more drilling toward Cherry Creek
KAMLOOPS - New Gold, the international mining company that runs the New Afton copper-gold mine just west of Kamloops, has firmed up plans to extend the mine's life to 2030. In a webcast Thursday (Feb....
James Peters Feb 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Accessibility upgrades added to the Sagebrush Theatre
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre is working toward a more accessible theatre-going experience at the Sagebrush Theatre. Since the roof repair of the theatre was completed in October, WCT has taken on...
James Peters Feb 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
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