Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Columbia Shuswap Regional District opts against closing boat launches amid pandemic
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has decided against closing its boat launches as part of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.In a news release issued Friday ...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Kamloops Food Bank hopes for successful food drive as client base grows
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank relies heavily on food and financial donations to keep providing for its clients. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need is greater than ever. The pandemic has impacted...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
BC CDC reports two new COVID-19 deaths; cases rise by 14
VICTORIA - The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting two additional COVID-19 deaths in the province in the past 24 hours. According to today's numbers - which were updated on the BCCDC website ...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: BCCDC
Outdoor skating rink project put on ice after City's grant application rejected
KAMLOOPS - The construction of a new spray park and outdoor skating rink would have started at Riverside Park next year. But without a $4 million grant, the project is not going ahead. "Unfortunately,...
Apr 16, 2020 The latest proposal for an outdoor skating rink at Riverside Park is not going ahead after the city failed to receive a grant (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops preparing early for high water, due to high snowpack and COVID-19 concerns
KAMLOOPS - We're still over a month away from river levels hitting their peak in the Thompson Valley. However, on Tuesday, Kamloops City Council heard about near-record snowpack levels, which could sp...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops YMCA-YWCA running 40 per cent of community programs
KAMLOOPS - YMCA fitness facilities are closed to the public, but the charitable organization continues to run about 40 per cent of its programs. The YMCA continues to operate its Women's Emergency She...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
IIO will not recommend charges against Kamloops RCMP officer
KAMLOOPS - The province's police watchdog says a Kamloops police officer was not acting unreasonably when she pulled out her gun to try to arrest a suspect.In a report, the Independent Investigations ...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: IIO BC / CFJC Today
School District 73 carries on with Starfish Backpack program as students learn from home
KAMLOOPS - During a normal school year, the Kamloops-Thompson School District works with community partners to provide food for students in need. There are numerous families in Kamloops who do not hav...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
3D TOUR: Take a virtual tour of the 2020 Y Dream Home
KAMLOOPS - You've watched news stories and have maybe even toured the property before COVID-19 restrictions came into place - but now you can tour though the 2020 Kamloops Y Dream Home without leaving...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: Y Dream Home Lottery
City's finance director says B.C. government's support for municipalities won't change much
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the new safety nets for municipal governments in B.C. gives it a little more flexibility to balance the budget, but the city's director of corporate services says ...
Apr 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
