Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Eight months after wildfire destruction, Skwlāx Rapid Housing Project yielding results
SKWLAX - "How do we get people home again?"It's one of the first questions Skwlx leadership asked each other after the Bush Creek East Wildfire burned through the community last August, destroying mor...
Aaron Schulze Apr 25, 2024
BC United proposes amendment to Name Act after Merritt child killer changes his name
VICTORIA - The leader of the official opposition in B.C. is tabling a bill to prevent criminals convicted of dangerous offences from legally changing their names. The proposed amendment to the Name Ac...
Aaron Schulze Apr 25, 2024
Newly-formed Noble Creek Irrigation Society hopes to have water flowing by mid-May
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has posted a notice of disposition for the remaining assets of the now-decommissioned Noble Creek Irrigation System. The notice posted to the city's website on Tuesday ...
Aaron Schulze Apr 24, 2024
SD73 board chair stands behind elementary school naming process, says public input was considered
KAMLOOPS - SD73 board of education chair Heather Grieve is responding to criticism of the process that preceded the naming of Snne, a 453-seat, K-to-7 elementary school that will be built in Pineview ...
Aaron Schulze Apr 24, 2024
Teenage tutors teaching digital literacy and device skills at KPAL Tech Cafes
KAMLOOPS - For those who didn't grow up with modern technology like smartphones or even the internet, a local organization is offering a way to become familiar with how it all works. Kamloops Partner ...
Aaron Schulze Apr 24, 2024
Spring Rotary Food Drive preparations underway as Kamloops Food Bank visits spike
KAMLOOPS - According to recent data, the Kamloops Food Bank saw an 85 per cent increase in the number of people needing its services throughout 2023, with more than 13,000 clients coming through its d...
Apr 24, 2024
City of Kamloops, TNRD announce 2-year contracts with CUPE 900 staff
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) have each announced two-year contracts with their unionized staff.Both deals have been ratified by Canadian Union of Pu...
Aaron Schulze Apr 24, 2024
City Hall security lockdown for mayor, council unlikely to end anytime soon: City of Kamloops staff
KAMLOOPS - A security protocol that limits access to Kamloops City Hall for Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and the rest of council is working and will not be lifted anytime soon, according to City of Kamloo...
Aaron Schulze Apr 24, 2024
Man wanted on numerous warrants for assault arrested in Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - A 58-year-old man in Barriere was taken into custody Tuesday (April 23) after having several outstanding arrest warrants for assault. In a brief news release issued Wednesday morning,...
Apr 24, 2024
Collision on Highway 5 outside of Clearwater kills two people: BC Highway Patrol
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Two people are dead following the vehicle incident that snarled traffic on the Yellowhead Highway near Clearwater Tuesday (April 23). In an email to CFJC Today Wednesday morning, BC...
James Peters Apr 24, 2024
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