Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council to keep holding its meetings during the light of day
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has shut down a move to alter the times it holds its regular public meetings and hearings. At a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday morning (June 18), staff told council...
Jun 18, 2019
Rascal Flatts to visit Kamloops in October
KAMLOOPS - Country group Rascal Flatts is including Kamloops in its fall tour. The group has added six Western Canada dates, beginning October 24 in Medicine Hat. The Kamloops date is Tuesday, October...
Jun 18, 2019 Image Credit: Michael Bush / Dreamstime.com
Kamloops man gets house arrest for setting home on fire
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has pleaded guilty to setting his house on fire while he, his mother and the family dog were inside. His mother cannot be identified due to a court-ordered publication ban, a...
Jun 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Family of missing Kamloops man fans out across city in desperate search
KAMLOOPS - The home of Lorne Hamer-Jackson has become search headquarters for the 57-year-old husband and father. "We've had friends that we know that have airplanes, my brother's got a friend that's ...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club waiting to gain more lake access, recoup legal fees
KAMLOOPS - The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club won a court decision in December over access to a pair of public lakes near Merritt - but the battle is not completely over. On Dec. 7, Supreme Court Ju...
Jun 17, 2019 Minnie and Stoney Lakes are public, but the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club argues access remains limited (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Peter Collins Memorial Concert takes place June 21 at Kamloops United Church
KAMLOOPS - On Friday evening, the Kamloops Symphony Music School is hosting an amazing fundraising concert at Kamloops United Church.The Student Showcase Concert is a fundraiser for the Peter Collins ...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Shuswap TrailRiders unveil newest adaptive hiking tool for people with mobility challenges
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Many able-bodied folks take the ability to get around in nature for granted. However, it's not that easy for people who rely on mobility devices to access some of the natural spac...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Decision in Jessup trial expected Friday
KAMLOOPS - A decision in the trial of Nathaniel Jessup is expected this Friday. Jessup is accused of second-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Dylan Judd in November, 2014. Judd's body was foun...
Jun 17, 2019
Closure of Vavenby sawmill deals blow to Domtar Kamloops chip supply
KAMLOOPS - Officials with Domtar say the crisis hitting B.C. Interior sawmills will have an impact on the Kamloops pulp mill, but there is no cause for elevated concern. Domtar spokesperson Bonny Sken...
Jun 17, 2019
RCMP get up early, nab drunk drivers near Chase
CHASE, B.C. - RCMP say some early morning operations in the Chase area resulted in tracking down a bunch of impaired drivers. According to a release, members of the RCMP's Central Interior Traffic Ser...
Jun 17, 2019
