Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Ride-hailing company ReRyde promises Kamloops rollout
VICTORIA - A Richmond-based ride-sharing company says it plans to come to Kamloops in its second phase of its B.C. rollout.ReRyde initially applied for a ride-hailing license through the Passenger Tra...
Aug 12, 2020
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP now say this individual is no longer considered missing.
Aug 12, 2020
Algal bloom fills part of Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) says a large algal bloom that has filled most of the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake is being monitored by several agencies.The health authority said the bloom was f...
Aug 12, 2020
Taste of Downtown event expanded for 2020
KAMLOOPS - It's usually a one-day event; this year, the annual Taste of Downtown has expanded to an entire month of the tastiest treats local eateries have to offer. CFJC Today went downtown to find o...
Aug 11, 2020
Return of hockey providing needed boost for Kamloops bars and restaurants
KAMLOOPS - Hockey has reignited passion across the country, even if it's being played during the heat of summer. It's also helped to reignite some business at Kamloops restaurants. "It's been really g...
Aug 11, 2020
B.C. students won't return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says students won't be back in classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8.Rob Fleming says students will be welcomed back to classrooms later...
Aug 11, 2020
New affordable housing complex under construction in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Construction is underway on a new affordable housing complex in downtown Kamloops. Work has begun at 445 Fifth Avenue, where a five-storey, 60 unit rental facility will go up. The building ...
Aug 11, 2020
B.C enters day 11 with no new virus-related deaths, 46 new cases reported
VICTORIA - B.C health officials announced 46 new cases of COVID-19 today (Aug. 11), with no new deaths. Today marks 11 reporting periods with no new virus-related fatalities in the province, with the ...
Aug 11, 2020
Celebrating Kamloops PRIDE week from a distance
KAMLOOPS - The 2020 edition of Kamloops PRIDE week kicks off tomorrow (Aug. 12), with a variety of online or contact-free options for the community to take part in. In accordance with public health gu...
Aug 11, 2020
Interior Health says closure of temporary COVID-19 testing site driven by case stabilization in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Interior Health says COVID-19 testing in Kelowna will now be centralized out of one main location. When cases began to rapidly rise in Kelowna several weeks ago, a temporary COVID-19 testing...
Aug 11, 2020
