Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Interlakes Volunteer Fire Department truck recovered
BRIDGE LAKE, B.C. - The Interlakes Volunteer Fire Department says someone broke into its fire hall in Bridge Lake on Friday night and stole a pickup truck used for medical calls.Fire Chief Todd Schley...
Apr 11, 2022
Crews continue to pull cars and other debris out of Thompson, Coldwater rivers following November floods
KAMLOOPS - Cars, buildings and heavy machinery continue to be found in B.C. waterways, approximately five months after intense rainfall caused flooding across the Lower Mainland and Interior regions.T...
Apr 10, 2022
Kamloops residents invited to help clean up McDonald Park
KAMLOOPS - The McDonald Park Neighbourhood Association (MPNA) is inviting the community to help with a community garden revitalization project starting Sunday (April 10).The MPNA is starting with a wo...
Apr 10, 2022
100 Mile House RCMP investigating stolen tools and truck
** UPDATE - The Interlakes Volunteer Fire Department is reporting the truck has been recovered by police. 100 MILE HOUSE - RCMP are investigating after the Interlakes Fire Department in Bridge Lake re...
Apr 10, 2022
Stretch of Coquihalla closed near Kamloops as crews attend to scene
UPDATE (2 p.m.): DriveBC has reported that the Coquihalla is fully open in both directions.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - Drive BC is reporting lanes are closed on the Coquihalla approximately 20 kilometres sout...
Apr 9, 2022
Kamloops MP visits France for Vimy Ridge Day
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo is in France today for the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.Caputo, shadow minister for Veteran Affairs, said he toured the city of Vi...
Apr 9, 2022
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP wants Liberals to live up to NATO defence spending obligations
KAMLOOPS - MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Frank Caputo is in France for the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. CFJC Today reached out to Caputo for his reaction to the Federal Budget, wh...
Apr 8, 2022
With hundreds of residents still displaced, Merritt awaits recovery funding
MERRITT, B.C. - On November 14, flood waters breached the banks of the Coldwater River, forcing the community to evacuate. What followed in the weeks to come were promises for provincial and federal g...
Apr 8, 2022
Students try their hand at different machinery as Heavy Metal Rocks returns
KAMLOOPS - After a two-year hiatus, the Heavy Metal Rocks program allows School District 73 students to try out different machinery they could be using in their trade. The program is also grooming the...
Apr 8, 2022
High North Thompson snowpack prompts warning of potential spring flooding in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - About 95 per cent of the typical seasonal snowfall has come down by April 1, and the B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says this year's readings are upping the risk of spring flooding in K...
Apr 8, 2022
