Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council won't lease out Stuart Wood School until agreement reached with TIB
KAMLOOPS - Stuart Wood Elementary will not be leased out until the City of Kamloops reaches an agreement with Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS).That's according to a decision from a closed council meeting...
Jan 31, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
School District 73 provides guidelines for measures regarding coronavirus
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 has sent home a letter to all parents talking about the coronavirus. The letter says the threat in the District is low, but parents and staff should practice good health ...
Jan 31, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Man taken to hospital after stabbing in Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Police in Salmon Arm are investigating after a stabbing in Eagle Bay on Wednesday (Jan. 29).Salmon Arm RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West says officers responded to a 35-year-old man who ha...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
A look at some of the changes coming to the Tournament Capital Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Tournament Capital Centre's Canada Games Pool will be getting a major facelift starting this summer. The pool was built for the 1993 Canada Summer Games and hasn't received much in the ...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
RCMP detachment upgrades and training facility submitted for Kamloops budget considerations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP detachment on Battle Street is running out of room and the City is now looking into plans for reconfiguration. The City is aware of the the detachment's renovation needs, ...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
City of Kamloops looks for help building electric vehicle plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops would like your help as it develops its own electric vehicle (EV) and electric bike (E-bike) strategy.In a news release, Sustainability Supervisor Glen Cheetham says a ...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
RCMP say suspect in motel fire still at large
KAMLOOPS - (Note: this story updates earlier information released on the Jan. 30 fire.) RCMP have released photos of a suspect and pickup truck associated with a fire at an Aberdeen motel this morning...
James Peters Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP
New pilot program being launched in Kamloops to help empower high school girls
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture are partnering to help high school girls become more physically active.In a news release, the district says a pilot project...
Jan 30, 2020
Kamloops crews responding to fire at Travelodge in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - (Note: This story has been updated here.) Fire investigators are looking into a suspicious fire inside a room at an Aberdeen motel this morning. Kamloops Fire Rescue was called to the Trave...
James Peters Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Nathan Ritchie
UPDATE: Coquihalla back open northbound after vehicle fire
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Traffic is now getting through on the route. EARLIER: The Coquihalla is closed northbound in Merritt due to a vehicle fire. Drive BC reports that the road is closed between Hig...
James Peters Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Kayleigh Milobar
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