Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lack of North Shuswap firefighters could threaten insurance rates for property owners
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - The Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Department is putting out an urgent call for volunteers.According to a news release from the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), the volunte...
Feb 11, 2020 Image Credit: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Heads of TRU's law, nursing schools retire
KAMLOOPS - There is change at the top for two of Thompson Rivers University's programs.The school says Donna Murnaghan retired as Dean of Nursing at the end of 2019 - the same date as the retirement o...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
SD73 students create virtual reality experience
KAMLOOPS - The idea of virtual reality has been around for several decades, and has a wide variety of applications. From education, training simulators, and entertainment, the possibilities for VR wil...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Two years later, Ryan Shtuka's family says searching for him helps with 'inner turmoil' his disappearance brought
KAMLOOPS - Next Monday marks the two-year anniversary of Ryan Shtuka's disappearance from a house party in Sun Peaks, a reality that haunts his parents every day. "We say every day is Groundhog Day. W...
Feb 10, 2020 Ryan Shtuka was last seen leaving a house party in Sun Peak in the early morning hours of Feb. 17, 2018 (Image Credit: Contributed)
Suspect in Kamloops hotel fire arrested in Grand Forks
KAMLOOPS - The suspect in a January hotel fire in Aberdeen has been arrested in the West Kootenays.According to a news release from RCMP E-Division Traffic Services spokesman Cpl. Mike Halskov, the ar...
Feb 10, 2020 Kamloops RCMP released these images after the Jan. 30 fire at the Aberdeen Travelodge (Image Credit: RCMP Handout)
Kamloops Chamber voices support for arts centre proposal
KAMLOOPS - The body representing the Kamloops business community is expressing its support for the Kamloops Centre for the Arts (KCA) proposal.In a letter to Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian, Kamloops Cha...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Truck crashes into front of Aberdeen home
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: No one was injured when a pickup truck slammed into a home in Aberdeen Monday (Feb. 10).Emergency responders were called to 688 Fleming Drive at about 12:30, finding a Toyota Tacoma...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Interior Health rolls out take-home strips to test opioids for fentanyl content
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says its latest tool for keeping drug users safe offers an answer to the stigma users still face. The health authority now offers test strips for users to take home. It...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: Interior Health
Pilot seriously injured in crash at Merritt Airport
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board are looking into a plane crash in Merritt that seriously injured a pilot.WATCH: Photos of crash site (Video Credit: Contributed)According to a ...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed
Sun Peaks Resort keeping Ryan Shtuka disappearance top of mind with 'A Run for Ryan'
SUN PEAKS - Now approaching two years since the disappearance of Ryan Shtuka from Sun Peaks, the mountain community will be coming together today to support the Shtuka family. 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka ...
Feb 08, 2020 (Image Credit:Sun Peaks Resort)
