Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City sweetens the pot for those looking to trade in their wood stoves
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is giving wood stove owners an extra incentive to replace their older appliances with newer, cleaner ones. The Wood Stove Scrap-It Program offers a $200 rebate to those...
Jan 20, 2020 Image Credit: Landfillgirl / Dreamstime.com
Mustard Seed Kamloops to re-open men's live-in sober support program
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed Kamloops has announced the re-opening of a men's support program. The 17-bed, live-in Men's Sober Living Centre at the agency's West Victoria Street outreach centre provide...
Jan 20, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Warming trend bringing Kamloops temperatures above freezing
KAMLOOPS -After a week long cold spell in Kamloops, Environment Canada's latest forecast shows the frigid weather trend is over for now. Meteorologist Dave Ray says the area is starting to see signifi...
Jan 19, 2020 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
Recent hires, and renovation progress building confidence in promise to keep BCLC headquarters in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Plans to build a brand new BC Lottery Corporation headquarters in Kamloops were scrapped last year, however the City of Kamloops still has confidence BCLC's head office won't be going anywh...
Jan 19, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Freezing rain warning in place for Hope to Merritt section of Coquihalla
MERRITT - Drivers taking the Coquihalla from Hope to Merritt today (Jan. 18) are warned to be extra cautious, with a freezing rain warning in effect. Environment Canada's warning says freezing rain is...
Jan 18, 2020 (Image Credit: Drive BC)
Parking changes in place with elevators in RIH Clinical Services Building out of service
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health wants patients using Royal Inland Hospital to know that they may need to give themselves more time to get to appointments at the hospital. In a release, IHA says the elevato...
Jan 18, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Harris)
Kamloops council approves changes to tax-exemption bylaws for commercial developments
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has made changes to expand a couple of existing bylaws within city boundaries around tax exemptions for developments. Revitalization tax exemption (RTE) bylaws for the ...
Jan 17, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Proposed arts centre expected to be hot topic at Mayor's Gala for the Arts
KAMLOOPS - For more than a decade, the Kamloops community has come together on one night to celebrate the arts. Saturday night marks the 13th Annual Mayor's Gala for the Arts and is dubbed Viva Le Art...
Jan 17, 2020 The 13th annual Mayor's Gala for the Arts is Saturday at the Colombo Lodge (Image Credit: Kamloops Art Gallery)
New Western-themed exhibit aims to show off women's role in ranching culture
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Art Gallery is unveiling its latest exhibit on Friday night (Jan. 17) that puts a feminist perspective on Western culture. Free Reign: Feminist Land Art Retreat aims to give an...
Jan 17, 2020 Free Rein is the newest exhibit at the Kamloops Art Gallery. It runs until Mar. 21 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
BCLC's newly-hired exec will move to Kamloops headquarters this summer
KAMLOOPS - BC's attorney general says he is encouraging BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) to hire executives who want to move the Kamloops headquarters - and they did just that this week.According to a ne...
Jan 17, 2020 Peter ter Weeme (Image Credit: BCLC)
