Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Desperate for time with aging father, Kamloops family calls on province to ease visitation restrictions
KAMLOOPS - Stacie Schanzenbach is dropping off a Starbucks for her dad Roger at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre, but she can't physically see him. All she can do is pass the frappuccino on to staff ...
Nov 05, 2020
A Kamloops Blazers' tradition, Teddy Bear Toss moves online
KAMLOOPS - The restriction on indoor gatherings due to COVID-19 has thrown the Western Hockey League season into doubt - and with it, the many charitable endeavours carried out by the Kamloops Blazers...
Nov 05, 2020
TRU Day of Giving attempts to raise $36k in 36 hours
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is holding its annual Day of Giving Thursday and Friday (Nov. 5 and 6). The event, which would usually kick off with the TRU Foundation breakfast has been altered...
Nov 05, 2020
Lower Mainland gang unit seizes drugs, more than 50 weapons in Kamloops sweep
KAMLOOPS - The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC's (CFSEU-BC) Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) made a rare trip outside the Lower Mainland recently - seizing a variety of drugs and we...
Nov 05, 2020
Tk'emlups Remembrance Day ceremony to be held virtually
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc says its Remembrance Day ceremony next week will be held virtually only, out of respect for COVID-19 pandemic distancing guidelines.Representatives of veterans' fami...
Nov 05, 2020
UPDATE: Power restored to east Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: BC Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: Nearly 4,000 BC Hydro customers lost power in east Kamloops Thursday morning (Nov. 5). According to BC Hydro's website, the outage en...
Nov 05, 2020
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
