Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merritt evacuee concerned for her daughter's education
KAMLOOPS - Merritt Evacuee, Bobbie Labelle, worries about how her 10-year-old daughter Seriena will get an education while her family is evacuated in Kamloops."Just a few weeks can damage or prolong i...
Nov 23, 2021
TNRD lifts evacuation order for most of Brookmere
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has mostly rescinded the evacuation order in Brookmere due to flooding on Nov. 15. The following 51 properties have been given all clear status: 872 to...
Nov 23, 2021
One COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital declared over, three remain active
KAMLOOPS - One of the four concurrent COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital has been declared over. Interior Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton tells CFJC Today the outbreak that has...
Nov 23, 2021
Merritt RCMP's Cst. Feller saving stranded pets
MERRITT, B.C. - Cst. David Feller of the Merritt RCMP has been working double-duty to reunite pets with families displaced by floods. In between patrols and answering calls for service, Cst. Feller ha...
Nov 23, 2021
Infrastructure issues are cause for phased return to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents are set to begin returning to the city at noon today, as phase one of the return home plan takes effect.Phase one encompasses homes North of the RCMP station in the B...
Nov 23, 2021
Province-wide rent bank system being implemented with help from Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society
KAMLOOPS - A program meant to prevent homelessness that was introduced in Kamloops and area is going to be provided across the province. Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society (Kamloops E-Fry) wi...
Nov 23, 2021
Cargo trailer, motorcycle and horse trailer thefts highlight Salmon Arm RCMP's week of break-and-enter files
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP attended to multiple business and outbuilding break-and-enter files over the past week.A stolen Red Jeep Liberty SUV was located in the Sandy Point Road Area on Sund...
Nov 23, 2021
School District 58 looking to assist essential workers returning to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 Nicola Similkameen will have access to one of their Merritt schools at noon today, as the phased return to town begins with the Bench area, including Bench Elementar...
Nov 23, 2021
Weekend calls for Kamloops RCMP include weapons seizure, shot fired report, and alleged threats
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 334 calls for service from midnight on Friday (Nov. 19), to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (Nov. 22). Below are some highlights from those reports. Weapons loc...
Nov 23, 2021
B.C. records 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, decrease in active caseload
VICTORIA - B.C. health officials say the province recorded 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, along with ten new deaths. In a release sent Monday evening (Nov. 23), the Ministry of Health says...
Nov 23, 2021
