Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Independent Investigations Office looking into RCMP actions after woman seriously injured in Chase
CHASE, B.C - B.C's police watchdog is investigating the actions of RCMP officers in Chase after a young woman was seriously injured last week. The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says it is lo...
Oct 05, 2020
Massive RIH Patient Care Tower permit elevates Kamloops building sector to new record year
KAMLOOPS - Three-quarters of the way through 2020, a huge permit for the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Patient Care Tower has pushed the Kamloops construction sector into record territory.The City of Ka...
Oct 05, 2020
City Councillor running as Independent in Fraser-Nicola
MERRITT - With the deadline for nominations in the provincial election closing last Friday, a couple of independents have rounded out the list in Fraser-Nicola. Merritt City Councillor Mike Bhangu sen...
Oct 05, 2020
Kamloops' September weather hotter and drier than normal
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says this past September was notably warmer, and drier than usual for the Kamloops region.Looking at the final data for last month, Meteorologist Mike Gismondi says Septe...
Oct 04, 2020
North Shore shooting suspect charged; RCMP solicit more information
KAMLOOPS - Charges have been approved against the suspect in a Thursday (Oct. 1) shooting on the Kamloops North Shore.In a news release, Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay of Kamloops RCMP says David Jeffrey Tre...
Oct 02, 2020
INTERVIEW: CFJC's Chad Klassen speaks with B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson
KAMLOOPS - BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson made a stop in Kamloops on Friday (Oct. 2) and took some time to speak one-on-one with CFJC Today's Chad Klassen. Wilkinson addressed the pandemic and how...
Oct 02, 2020
SD73 asks for 15,000 masks to be returned due to defect
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson School District is calling on students to return thousands of face masks due to a defect.According to a news release posted on the district's website, 15,000 reusable grey...
Oct 02, 2020
B.C. Liberal leader promises $250,000 for Car 40 expansion in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson made his way up to the Interior on Day 12 of the campaign, making stops in Kamloops and Merritt on Friday (Oct. 2) with a pair of promises for these Int...
Oct 02, 2020
UPDATE: Missing cyclist found in Manitoba
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP say James Toynton has been found in Manitoba.
Oct 02, 2020
Giesbrecht to carry B.C. Conservative banner in Kamloops-North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - Another candidate has come forward in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding for the upcoming provincial election. This time, for the BC Conservatives.Dennis Giesbrecht, who originally hails fr...
Oct 02, 2020
