Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City parks to remain open as long as people keep their distance: mayor
KAMLOOPS - Even as the B.C. government moves to close provincial parks, City of Kamloops parks remain open, though the mayor of Kamloops says people will need to keep their social distance if they are...
Apr 08, 2020 Kamloops residents have been enjoying Kenna Cartwright Park during the pandemic (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
TRU researcher awarded $1.52 million Indigenous nursing research chair
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has bestowed a Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researcher with a rare honour.According to a TRU news release, Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin is...
Apr 08, 2020 Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin (Image Credit: TRU)
Wildfire near Chase being held at two hectares
CHASE, B.C. - Provincial wildfire crews have gained the upper hand on the Chief Jules Way wildfire.BC Wildfire Service says in a tweet that the fire, roughly three kilometres northeast of Chase, is no...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Jade Billy
Kamloops council reconvenes, mulls impact of COVID-19 on 2020 budget
KAMLOOPS - The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of the City of Kamloops's operations - and it may blow a multi-million dollar hole in the 2020 budget.Kamloops council held its...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
Kamloops advocates finding new ways to support domestic violence victims during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - For people in an unsafe, or violent relationship, self-isolation may help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the extra time at home together could escalate a tense situation. According to ...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
VIDEO: Follow the Helpful Neighbours as they grocery shop for others during the pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Helpful Neighbour is an organization launched by two Kamloops university students who want to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic. CFJC Today met the pair at Save-On-Foods and followed...
Apr 07, 2020 Helpful Neighbors James Bates (left) and Young Seo finish up a grocery shop at Save-On-Foods in Sahali on Tuesday morning (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Easter celebrations to move online amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - For the past few weeks Kamloops churches have been live streaming their services online. "Our reach on a weekend now is global," said Chris Throness, lead pastor at Kamloops Alliance Church...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Sicamous RCMP investigating armed robbery at licenced medical marijuana grow operation
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A massive police presence across the Shuswap and North Okanagan this morning (Apr. 7) was the result of an armed robbery.In a pair of news releases, Southeast District RCMP spokespers...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Wildfire pops up just outside of Chase
CHASE, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says it is responding to an out-of-control wildfire near Chase.Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says the fire ignited about three kilometres north of C...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Jade Billy
Four new COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; no new cases reported in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The increase in new positive COVID-19 cases in the province has slowed down. In her daily news conference Tuesday (Apr. 7), provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry did announce four new ...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
