Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New grants combination bringing major tuition savings for eligible NVIT students
MERRITT - Post-secondary students in the Merritt area who are eligible for newly announced grants and bursaries could save big time on their tuition costs this fall.Students at the Nicola Valley Insti...
Mar 11, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TV shoot looking for Kamloops-area extras
KAMLOOPS - Yet another major Hollywood production will be taking place in the Kamloops area shortly - and it's looking for locals who want to be extras. Van Helsing Season 5 will be filming at Tranqui...
Mar 11, 2020 Image Credit: NBCUniversal
Wood debris piles to be burned near Merritt
MERRITT - Don't be alarmed by the sight of smoke rising from a forested area near Nicola Lake northeast of Merritt over the next few weeks. The BC Wildfire Service is burning off about 150 piles of wo...
Mar 11, 2020
Pipeline Funded Dog Park Opens
KAMLOOPS - Dog owners have a new area to roam with their pooches. The City says the park along Aviation Way and Tranquille Road is open today. Benches, fences and dog bags have been installed. And whe...
Mar 11, 2020
City of Kamloops ramping up needle collection efforts with provincial grant
KAMLOOPS - Needle disposal and collection will be getting more attention within the City of Kamloops, as the B.C. government recently approved a $45,000 grant for harm reduction initiatives. The fundi...
Mar 10, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Kamloops students earn awards for film festival submissions
KAMLOPS - A Grade 6/7 class from Summit Elementary is celebrating its successes at the Kamloops Film Festival. The class submitted short films that were screened during the Kamloops Independent Short ...
Mar 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
SD73 Board of Education approves addition of grades to Sun Peaks Elementary
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The Kamloops-Thompson School District's Board of Education has approved some changes for Sun Peaks Elementary. For the 2020/21 year, the school will add Grades 8 and 9, changing the ...
Mar 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
School District sticking with one-week spring break — for now
KAMLOOPS - School District 73's Board of Education approved its three-year school calendar at Monday night's meeting, sticking with a one-week spring break. The School District was hearing that most f...
Mar 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
TRU, Open Learning faculty reach tentative deal
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with its Open Learning Faculty Association.The deal, reached under the provincial government's Sustainable Ser...
Mar 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New general manager appointed at Logan Lake's Highland Valley Copper
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - There is a change at the top of the Teck Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine in Logan Lake.In a news release, the company says general manager Geoff Brick has retired after six years ...
Mar 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
