Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Power outage leaves hundreds in the dark near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - UPDATE: BC Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: A power outage hit an area of the Shuswap Thursday morning (Nov. 5). According to the BC Hydro website, the outage encompasse...
Nov 05, 2020
Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Mike Adams to retire
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will soon be looking for a new top dog for Kamloops Fire Rescue.Chief Mike Adams has announced his retirement, effective February 1, 2021. Adams tells CFJC Today his la...
Nov 04, 2020
American citizens living in Kamloops keeping close eye on tight election
KAMLOOPS - It was a nail-biting election night in the United States Tuesday (Nov. 3) and the count is not yet finished. Prior to election night, polls indicated former Vice President Joe Biden would w...
Nov 04, 2020
RCMP in Shuswap ask for help tracking down wanted man
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap are putting out the call for help tracking down a wanted man.Kevin Dennis Friesen, 30, is wanted on 11 unendorsed warrants for offences in Sicamous, Salmon Arm a...
Nov 04, 2020
Interior Health experiencing high demand for flu shots
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says people are getting the flu shot in higher numbers this fall. Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton says 30 per cent more doses of the vaccine were ordered in anticipa...
Nov 04, 2020
No foul play in Kamloops resident Thelma Vaughan's death: coroner
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Coroner's Report into the subject of a highly public search in Kamloops confirms there was no foul play in the woman's death.Kamloops resident Thelma Vaughan, 62, was reported missin...
Nov 04, 2020
Workers at RIH Patient Care Tower asked not to enter hospital after positive COVID cases
KAMLOOPS - Following positive COVID-19 tests for a group of workers during construction of the Patient Care Tower, Interior Health is asking any workers who remain on site to avoid entering Royal Inla...
Nov 04, 2020
UPDATE: Missing man found safe and healthy
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say this missing person has been located safe and healthy.
Nov 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops' record building year pushed higher by $19 million October
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector's record year pushed even higher in October. New totals released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $19.1 million in construction act...
Nov 04, 2020
Record sales in October could bring a warm winter for Kamloops real estate market
KAMLOOPS - The real estate market in Kamloops continued on its record path last month, with October home sales out pacing last year's tally. The Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) ...
Nov 04, 2020
