Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Jump in Interior Health COVID-19 cases due to different counting method, not outbreak: Henry
VICTORIA - Provincial officials are advising Interior Health (IH) residents not to worry, even though new COVID-19 totals released Friday (May 22) show a big jump in cases locally. In a news release, ...
James Peters May 22, 2020

Cache Creek residents on high alert as Bonaparte River erodes banks
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Bonaparte River, which runs through Cache Creek, is flowing at a rapid pace, eroding banks and threatening to cut off roadways. "We've seen a lot of sloughing down along the Sa...
May 22, 2020

Kamloops retailers adjusting to 'new normal' as they reopen to the public amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Phase Two of BC's Restart Plan began Tuesday (May 19), which means businesses that have reopened spent the week adjusting to "the new normal." On Friday, CFJC Today caught up a pair of reta...
May 22, 2020

Air Force to hold funeral procession in Halifax for victim of Kamloops Snowbirds crash
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Air Force is organizing a procession through the streets of Halifax this weekend to honour the Snowbirds aerobatic team member who was killed in a recent plane crash.Halif...
James Peters May 22, 2020

Some City of Kamloops buildings to reopen June 1; rec facilities not among them
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is planning to reopen a number of its offices - but recreational facilities will have to wait.In a news release, Mayor Ken Christian says the reopened offices will coin...
May 22, 2020

Updated: Kamloops RCMP and emergency supports resolve river stand off
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED: RCMP say an incident on the South Thompson River yesterday involving a young man who had stolen a boat was resolved peacefully. In a release, police say officers had responded to a...
Dylana Kneeshaw May 22, 2020

District 73 board asked to hire more custodians in light of COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education will debate the hiring of 17 more custodians at next Monday's (May 22) regular meeting.In a report to the board, Secretary-Treasurer...
May 22, 2020

B.C. Wildlife Park to reopen to the public June 1
KAMLOOPS - After a two-month closure that nearly crippled it financially, the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops is ready to emerge from its hibernation.According to a social media post, the park will reope...
May 22, 2020

Flood watch issued for Bonaparte; new data shows provincial snowpack on the decline
VICTORIA - The latest assessment from the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) shows province-wide snowpack has started to inch below normal.After a reading of 106 per cent on May 1, the province-wide sno...
James Peters May 22, 2020

Injured pilot makes first public appearance
KAMLOOPS - Injured pilot Captain Richard MacDougall came out in public last night for the first time since the tragic Snowbirds' accident Sunday.Members of the local indigenous community performed a d...
James Peters May 22, 2020

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