Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Weather extremes balanced out to make January an average month
KAMLOOPS - January was a month of weather extremes in Kamloops, but it all smoothed out to the averages in the end.According to Environment Canada, Kamloops saw a total of 20.9 millimetres of precipit...
Feb 04, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops building sector kept record momentum going into January
KAMLOOPS - Fresh off a third straight record year, the Kamloops building sector got 2020 off to a roaring start.According to new statistics shared by the City of Kamloops, contractors received $19.5 m...
Feb 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Environment Canada calls for snow beginning Tuesday, lasting most of the week
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says more snow is on its way to the Interior, and we have the Gulf of Alaska to thank.According to forecaster Bobby Sekhon, that's the origin of the system that will affe...
Feb 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Arts centre society confident it can raise millions needed for proposed facility
KAMLOOPS - The proposed $70-million Kamloops Centre for the Arts does not sound cheap, but the group in charge of fundraising more than a quarter of the price tag, says it can be done. "$22 million, f...
James Peters Feb 03, 2020 The proposed $70-million arts centre goes to referendum on Apr. 4 (Image Credit: CHP Architects)
Man surrenders peacefully after Saturday standoff on Skeetchestn reserve
SAVONA, B.C. - A Skeetchestn man was taken to hospital after a tense police standoff at his home Saturday (Feb. 1).According to Kamloops RCMP, Rural RCMP members were called to the Skeetchestn reserve...
Feb 03, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sleepy start to 2020 for Kamloops real estate sector
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) is reporting a "stable" start to 2020, despite a steep drop in new listings. According to new statistics, 152 homes changed hands ...
James Peters Feb 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
UPDATE: Kamloops teen spent the night outside after getting lost
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - A Kamloops boy who was at the centre of a massive search effort has been located safely. Fourteen-year-old Carson Hadwin had gone snowboarding at Sun Peaks Sunday, taking the shuttle...
James Peters Feb 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Swiss Chalet Kamloops location to close permanently
KAMLOOPS - Another chain restaurant is closing up shop in Kamloops. Swiss Chalet, located at 1395 Hillside Drive, will close at the end of business this Friday (Feb. 7). The restaurant opened seven ye...
James Peters Feb 03, 2020 Image Credit: Kevinbrine / Dreamstime.com
Search underway for missing teen at Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - Note: This story has been updated here. EARLIER: A search is underway for a missing teenager in the Sun Peaks area. The boy has been identified by family members as 14-year-old Carson Hadwi...
James Peters Feb 03, 2020
Avalanche work, rockslides bring delays and road closures around BC
KAMLOOPS - A number of incidents along highways within the Interior, Cariboo, and Fraser Canyon areas have either closed, or brought delays this morning (Feb. 1). A section of Highway 97 between Monte...
Feb 01, 2020 (Image Credit: Drive BC)
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