Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Brain Injury Awareness Month hoping to bring light to prevalence of brain trauma
KAMLOOPS - It's estimated that 165,000 Canadians suffer a brain injury every year. The trauma can have a significant impact on a person's daily life. However, it's also an invisible injury people can'...
Jun 14, 2019 Rick Parker was in a motocycle accident in 2016 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Law Enforcement Torch Run supporting local Special Olympians on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP is hosting the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run on Saturday morning at McArthur Island. It's a fundraiser for Special Olympics BC. Local police, sheriffs and corrections o...
Jun 14, 2019 The Law Enforcement Torch Run supports Special Olympic athletes in Kamloops (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TNRD hosting public open house to determine location for new Eco-Depot
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District is looking for community feedback on possible locations for a new Eco-Depot. The TNRD is hosting public open houses in Cache Creek and Ashcroft next we...
Jun 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops organizations putting the 'fun' in fundraising
KAMLOOPS - The United Way and Kamloops Food Bank teamed up to host their annual Drive Thru Breakfast and Jail and Bail event this morning. Food bank donors making their way into the drive thru at Casc...
Jun 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops crews respond to structure fire on Salish Road
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews in Kamloops quickly knocked down a structure fire on Salish Road.Witnesses began reporting the fire shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday (June 14). A trailer on a residential prop...
Jun 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Thursday lightning could mean new fires around Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-area residents are being asked to be on the lookout for holdover lightning-caused fires after several lightning cells tore through the region Thursday. Environment Canada Meteorolo...
Jun 14, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops RCMP hoping lull in major crimes lasts
KAMLOOPS - Illicit drug activity and organized crime has resulted in a taxing year for the Kamloops RCMP. Multiple shootings, homicide investigations, and standoffs have all made for a balancing act f...
Jun 13, 2019 An RCMP officer stands outside the Comfort Inn in January following a homicide (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
List of candidates vying to represent Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo up to six
KAMLOOPS - Six political parties already have their candidates in place for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in the upcoming federal election. This after the Green Party confirmed no one will challenge Iain ...
Jun 13, 2019 Clockwise from upper left: Cathy McLeod, Ken Finlayson, Terry Lake, Iain Currie, Gina Myhill-Jones, Peter Kerek
Hundreds enjoy the sunshine at 15th annual Teddy Bear Mother Goose Picnic
KAMLOOPS - More than 1,000 parents and children enjoyed a couple of hours in Riverside Park this morning during the 15th annual Teddy Bear Mother Goose Picnic. The event is a wrap-up celebration to th...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
B.C Government announces $2.7M boost for Indigenous education training
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. Government has announced its next phase of incorporating Indigenous knowledge into the education system. Speaking in Merritt, B.C.'s advanced education minister laid out her m...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
