Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops stores run out of hand sanitizer, masks amid growing coronavirus concern
KAMLOOPS - With nearly 89,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) globally, containment is a top priority for healthcare professionals. People around the world are taking measures to prote...
Mar 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops home sellers emerged from their slumber in February
KAMLOOPS - After a sleepy start to 2020, the Kamloops real estate market is showing signs of awakening.New numbers from the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) show a 4.9 per cent b...
Mar 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Man arrested, stolen bike seized by Kamloops RCMP during traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - One man has been arrested after allegedly being caught with a brand new bike minutes after it was stolen.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says on March 1 at 2:00 a.m. officers o...
Mar 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
North Thompson heli-skiing operator donates $50,000 to TRU students
KAMLOOPS - The founder of Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing is funding several new awards at TRU for students from the North Thompson and the Simpcw First Nation.In a news release, TRU says Mike Wiegele ...
Mar 02, 2020 Image Credit: TRU
Two people arrested after head-on crash with semi-truck near Chase
CHASE, B.C. - A man and a woman were arrested near Chase this weekend after allegedly crashing into a semi-truck head-on.RCMP Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says in a news release that the crash came afte...
Mar 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Poverty Reduction Minister says latest Stats Canada data points to progress with B.C strategy
VICTORIA - BC's Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction says the latest data from Statistics Canada is promising, but more needs to be done. Statistics Canada recently released its latest...
Mar 01, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Fire Rescue responds to multiple incidents in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews made short work of two separate incidents last night in the Westsyde area. Platoon Captain Wade Lindoff says last night KFR was called to Oak Hills Boulevard for ...
Mar 01, 2020 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Returning NSBIA president Bryce Herman sets sights on revitalizing the Shore
KAMLOOPS - In the midst of a development surge on the Kamloops North Shore, Bryce Herman is back at the helm of the North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA). Herman returns to the presiden...
Feb 29, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Kamloops MLAs want governments to stop protests, blockades before economy impacted further
KAMLOOPS - Todd Stone says something needs to happen now to get the country back on track. Speaking at a Kamloops Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Friday, Stone and Peter Milobar said the ongoing block...
Feb 28, 2020 Local MLAs Todd Stone (right) and Peter Milobar presented the 2020 B.C. budget at a Kamloops Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Friday. They also talked about the economic impact of the ongoing rail blockades across Canada (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
China has a chance to improve credibility with coronavirus outbreak response: TRU expert
KAMLOOPS - A professor in the Thompson Rivers University political studies department says China has a chance to learn from past mistakes in dealing with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.Dr. Ro...
Feb 28, 2020
