Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP say American arrested in Ashcroft crossed the border into Canada illegally
ASHCROFT, B.C. - A man wanted for crimes committed across Canada and the United States has been arrested in Ashcroft.According to a news release from RCMP Southeast District spokesman Cpl. Jesse O'Don...
Apr 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloopa Powwow called off due to pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Yet another iconic community event has fallen victim to the physical distancing recommendations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a news release posted on the Tk'emlups te Secw...
Apr 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Update: Williams Lake RCMP find missing woman
WILLIAMS LAKE -UPDATED: Williams Lake RCMP say the woman previously reported missing on April 29 has been found. (All previous information pertaining to this individual's identity has been removed fro...
Apr 29, 2020
Suspected thief crashes pickup, hospitalized and charged
LYTTON - A man suspected of stealing a pickup from the Boston Bar area, is facing a series of charges after crashing the truck along Highway 1 near Lytton.Mounties in Boston Bar received a stolen vehi...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today/File
Kamloops Mayor Christian strikes task force focused on post-pandemic economic recovery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian has introduced a task force to guide the city's economic comeback as the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel comes into view.Christian has asked political, ...
Apr 28, 2020 Physically distanced Kamloops council meeting, Apr. 28 (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
Kamloops council okays summer utility, road work along McGill Road
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has given the green light to a $1.4 million road and utility project in the area of Thompson Rivers University.The project will see a portion of McGill Road dug up - with u...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
TRU lays out plan for virtual convocation
KAMLOOPS - For the class of 2020 at Thompson Rivers University, convocation ceremonies will be virtual. Every June, hundreds of students walk across a stage at the Tournament Capital Centre to receive...
Apr 28, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Workers at risk of COVID-19 exposure top of mind during National Day of Mourning
KAMLOOPS - Honouring those who lost their lives on the job, or became ill due to their profession will be different this year in Kamloops. Usually, a memorial ceremony is held in the city's downtown. ...
Apr 28, 2020 A wreath placed beside a memorial outside Kamloops City Hall. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Machete-wielding Kamloops theft suspect arrested with help from local vigilantes
KAMLOOPS - A theft suspect was arrested in Kamloops Tuesday (Apr. 28) after the victim of the theft spotted him downtown.According to a news release from Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, ...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Asphalt work on Victoria Street West to resume next week
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says its asphalt plant has opened from the season, and one of its first projects will involve a stretch of Victoria Street West.According to a news release, the section...
Apr 28, 2020 Rendering of Victoria Street West (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)
