Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19 test site up and running at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, BC - COVID-19 was first confirmed in Sun Peaks very shortly after the pandemic was declared in British Columbia. Since then, there have been several more cases reported amongst employees wh...
Dec 09, 2020
Columbia Street West businesses working to shed nuisance property labels
KAMLOOPS - Following a series of increased calls to the Columbia Street West corridor, the City of Kamloops Bylaw Services Department is working with local motel operators to improve the safety and ap...
Dec 09, 2020
Shooting report sees RCMP rush to home on Tk'emlups Reserve
TK'EMLUPS - No one was hurt but several arrests were made after a shooting call on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday morning (Dec. 9).RCMP were called to a home in the 700-block of East Shuswap Road at ...
Dec 09, 2020
Noble Creek farmers pushing to pay more for water rates instead of new system
KAMLOOPS - Jon Peachey has 280 acres of land in Noble Creek. He cares for about 300 cattle. It's his livelihood, but that is in the balance depending on what the City decides to do with the Noble Cree...
Dec 09, 2020
'I'm a dreamer': Kamloops musician raises $82k for boyfriend's stem cell treatment
KAMLOOPS - Christmas came early this year for Kamloops musician Madison Olds and her boyfriend Derek Jezewsky. "It's the time of year when these miracles happen," Olds told CFJC Today. Derek broke his...
Dec 09, 2020
Killer who dumped teenager's body near Savona granted full parole
KAMLOOPS - A man who killed a Quebec teenage hitchhiker and dumped his body near Savona in 2000 has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada granted the increased freedom to Brian Townsend...
Dec 09, 2020
Tk’emlúps community notified of potential COVID-19 exposure event
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps administration is notifying the community of potential COVID-19 exposure at a band building. A notice posted to the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc Facebook page says a worker who was insid...
Dec 08, 2020
92 snakes displaced by pipeline work spending the winter at Wildlife Park health centre
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park is hosting more than 90 snakes for the winter after their hibernation habitats were disturbed during Trans Mountain pipeline construction. Three different hibernacula w...
Dec 08, 2020
Kamloops residents adjusting holiday plans, with B.C Wildlife Park's Wildlights put on hold
KAMLOOPS - Its a scene that's played out in many homes during the holidays, but this year extended family gatherings and events will be paused. This week provincial health officials announced COVID-19...
Dec 08, 2020
Kamloops Shoebox Project still accepting online donations to collect gifts for women in shelters
KAMLOOPS - The Shoebox Project began in 2011 in Toronto. Four sisters wanted to make sure women experiencing homelessness and living in shelters weren't forgotten over the holidays. Nine years later, ...
Dec 08, 2020
