Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Interpol tip leads to arrest after threat to Kamloops Christian School
KAMLOOPS - A youth is in custody after a threatening post on SnapChat toward Kamloops Christian School.Police say the post showed a youth holding two pistols with a threatening caption toward the scho...
Sep 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
MLA Stone: Parents should be "angry" over lack of B.C. regulations on vaping products
KAMLOOPS - Following a seventh death in the U.S. related to a vaping, and the first illness in Canada revealed on Wednesday, health concerns over vaping are heightened.Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd...
Sep 18, 2019 Two former Kamloops high school students are seen vaping off the school grounds at Valleyview Secondary (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
ASK Wellness Kamloops AGM focusing on addiction recovery and treatment
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness Kamloops will host its annual general meeting and public forum this evening, with a heavy focus on addiction recovery. While the provincial opioid crisis is ongoing, and harm r...
Sep 18, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Eighth annual TRU Students' Union Pride Parade marches through campus
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University students, faculty, and community members marched in the eighth annual TRU Students' Union Pride Parade this afternoon (Sept. 18). The event celebrates the progres...
Sep 18, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
First Colombo Cares fundraiser exceeds expectations
KAMLOOPS - It's an event that is sure to fill your stomach and your heart. Today (Sept. 18) marked the first of many Colombo Cares - Take Home Dinners. The Colombo Lodge has decided to support local n...
Sep 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Forestry workers waiting for more details after $69M BC Government funding announcement
KAMLOOPS - Forestry workers are cautiously optimistic after the provincial government announced $69 million in funding to support forestry workers affected by permanent and indefinite mill closures. F...
Sep 18, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
North Thompson Cannabis Company receives provincial approval to operate in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A third private retail cannabis store has received provincial approval in Kamloops.According to the BC Government, North Thompson Cannabis Co., located on Sydney Avenue, received its licenc...
Sep 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Heavy police presence at Sa-Hali Secondary
KAMLOOPS - Police are on scene at Sa-Hali Secondary this morning for a reported threat.School District 73 has not released information at this point, but police have confirmed a threat was made toward...
Sep 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
TREC students will have to wait at least two months before being reunited at Happyvale
KAMLOOPS - Parents whose children are part of the Twin Rivers Education Centre (TREC) programs remain unhappy with how the school district has shuffled the pieces since the Parkcrest Elementary fire. ...
Sep 17, 2019 Students part of the TREC programs will have to wait a little while before reunited at Happyvale (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Council adds accessibility projects to annual budget talks
KAMLOOPS - City council has approved a motion to ask staff to bring forward business cases and possible projects to increase accessibility in Kamloops. Councillor Sadie Hunter presented the Notice of ...
Sep 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
