Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Violence against women underreported in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It's a global call for people to take a stand against all forms of violence on a daily basis. In Kamloops, many wom...
Nov 25, 2019
Barriere RCMP canvas residents, follow up on tips after reported child abduction attempt
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are looking for more help as they look into an attempted child abduction.On Friday (Nov. 22), a 10-year-old girl reported a man grabbed her by the wrist as she was wa...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Canfor announces holiday season curtailments at all B.C. mills
KAMLOOPS - The crisis in the B.C. forest sector is deepening.Canfor has announced it will take a two-week curtailment at all of its B.C. sawmills, spanning December 23 through January 3. Operations wi...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops CN workers to rally downtown
KAMLOOPS - CN Rail workers who are on strike while the Teamsters Union negotiates with the company will be holding a rally in downtown Kamloops today. Chris Parkins is the Teamsters Division 855 presi...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
Kamloops City Council to consider implementing paid parking at downtown parkades on Saturdays
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council will consider this week whether to charge for parking at the Lansdowne and Seymour parkades on Saturdays come the New Year. As of January 1, 2020, the City is slated t...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops is in for a cold spell this week
KAMLOOPS - So far, Kamloops has lucked out with fairly mild temperatures for the month of November, but that won't last much longer. Environment Canada meteorologist Gregg Walters says come Tuesday, a...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: Mihail Ivanov | Dreamstime.com
Kamloops woman fighting for changes along McGill Road after fatal pedestrian crash
KAMLOOPS - A frequent McGill Road user is calling for pedestrian improvements on the busy corridor after a TRU staffer was struck and killed by a vehicle earlier this month. Heather MacCollum says the...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: Google Maps
Two critically injured, Trans Canada closed after crash west of Chase
CHASE, B.C. -Two people have been critically injured in a crash west of Chase Saturday afternoon (Nov. 23). The collision, reportedly between a semi-truck and a pickup, took place just after 12:00 noo...
Nov 23, 2019 Image Credit: Drive BC
UPDATE: Missing Southern Interior woman located deceased
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: An update from the family states Katrina Jensen has been located deceased. In a social media post, Jensen's mother says the family never lost hope. and they thank search and re...
Nov 23, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Missing: Katrina Jensen
Province invites nominations for Order of B.C., Medal of Good Citizenship
KAMLOOPS - The Province of B.C. has issued a call for nominations for the Order of British Columbia.The highest honour bestowed by the Province, the nomination is extended "to those British Columbians...
Nov 23, 2019 2019 Members of the Order of British Columbia (Image Credit: Province of BC)
