Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C.'s auditor general to investigate government's role in Lytton recovery
VICTORIA - B.C.'s auditor general has announced a probe into the ongoing efforts to rebuild the community of Lytton. In a video posted to YouTube Wednesday (May 1), Auditor General Michael Pickup says...
James Peters May 01, 2024
Tumbleweed Playschool Society in Merritt struggling with financial hardships
MERRITT, B.C. - The Tumbleweed Playschool Society is a small, non-profit preschool with the purpose of nurturing children in the community of Merritt. Tumbleweed Playschool has been running for over 4...
Aaron Schulze May 01, 2024
Provincial partners taking action to prevent invasive mussel outbreaks
Efforts to protect local waterways from invasive mussels are being ramped up by the province's partners.B.C. Hydro is supporting B.C.'s Invasive Mussel Defence Program (IMDP) with a new five-year comm...
Aaron Schulze May 01, 2024
Fire and Flood Emergency Services opens first BC shop in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Technology in the world of firefighting, when it comes to wildfires is changing, and looking to be at the forefront of that change is Fire and Flood Emergency Services. The company opened u...
Apr 30, 2024
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Sons of Rusty
Rusty Brewer's husband, Bill, was a cowboy at Douglas Lake Cattle Company. After he died in a drowning accident, Rusty and her two- and four-year-old children moved to Merritt in 1976 and found comfor...
Apr 30, 2024
Post-wildfire rebuilds underway in Scotch Creek, Celista areas with Mennonite Disaster Service teams
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - At the start of rebuilding his home lost to the Bush Creek East Wildfire last summer, initially Wayne Roden was hesitant, and event a little skeptical about accepting help. But Ro...
Aaron Schulze Apr 30, 2024
BC Wildfire Service ensuring recruits have access to critical mental health supports
MERRITT, B.C. - The importance of mental health is likely not your first thought when thinking about the men and women who protect our province each summer from wildfires. But it's a thought at the fo...
Aaron Schulze Apr 30, 2024
Jewelry heist, running-vehicle theft, interrupted break-in attempt among weekend police reports
The Kamloops RCMP Detachment responded to about 335 calls for service from 9 a.m. on Friday (April 26) to 9 a.m. on Monday (April 29). Below are several incident reports provided to CFJC Today by RCMP...
Marty Hastings Apr 30, 2024
Lease for Stuart Wood shelter extended until 2025
KAMLOOPS - A temporary shelter for Kamloops residents experiencing homelessness will operate for another year. The site of the former Stuart Wood School at 245 St. Paul St. in downtown Kamloops was or...
Marty Hastings Apr 30, 2024
RCMP searching for missing 61-year-old man from Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a 61-year-old man who was last seen last week. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 30) morning, RCMP say Dale Revell was la...
Aaron Schulze Apr 30, 2024
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