Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Donations from scholarship breakfast adding to Limitless Future of TRU campaign
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of people gathered at Thompson Rivers University on Thursday morning (Nov. 7) for the school's annual scholarship breakfast. This year's breakfast focused on the School of Business...
Nov 07, 2019 The TRU Foundation handed out $1.5 million in scholarships and bursaries last year (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Public invited to provide input on future of Kamloops Food Hub
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Policy Council is hosting a public meeting tonight (Nov. 6) to discuss the services and features of a Food Processing and Innovation Hub for the community. People with an ...
Nov 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops resident warns of phone scammer that tried to connect him with abandoned, blood-filled car
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man wants to warn the public after witnessing a unique telephone scam.Gary Miller says he received a call earlier this week that started out with a recorded voice claiming he was...
Nov 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops restaurants creating unique cocktails to support cancer fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - Give Cancer The Finger is putting a new, tasty twist on its latest fundraiser. The foundation's co-founders have teamed up with local restaurants to raise money in a unique way, asking each...
Nov 06, 2019 Nine restaurants in Kamloops are creating their own cocktails to support the Give Cancer The Finger for the month of November (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Neighbours say occupants of Shuswap home where two bodies were found Tuesday had not been seen in days
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - RCMP investigating a pair of suspicious deaths in the North Shuswap say it's believed the deaths are "isolated in nature".In a news release distributed late Wednesday morning (Nov. 6...
Nov 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
RCMP investigate Anglemont deaths
KAMLOOPS - (NOTE: This story has been updated here.)Police in the Shuswap are investigating two suspicious deaths in Anglemont.RCMP Southeast District spokesperson Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says in an ema...
Nov 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Kneeshaw
Stolen vehicle leads to Salmon Arm arrests
KAMLOOPS - Police have two suspects in custody following the seizure of a vehicle stolen in Richmond last month. Staff Sergeant Scott West of the Salmon Arm RCMP says they located a stolen Audi on a p...
Nov 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ASK Wellness looking forward to more affordable units, honour Stollery Foundation on Spirit Square project
KAMLOOPS - The number of affordable housing units has taken off in the last year, and despite more coming online in the spring, the executive director of ASK Wellness says it won't be enough. "Just wh...
Nov 05, 2019 This 43-unit affordable housing unit for seniors 55 and older will be ready Mar. 1. The building will be called The Stollery Suites on Spirit Square (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops woman believes Lyme disease more prevalent than doctors know
KAMLOOPS - Lyme disease is a tricky subject. If you speak with health care professionals, it's relatively rare in British Columbia, affecting between 10 and 30 individuals per year. However, when you ...
Nov 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Homeless advocacy group stops in Kamloops to kick off five-day 'Tent City Tour'
KAMLOOPS - A grassroots organization called the Alliance Against Displacement made a stop in Kamloops on a five-day Tent City Tour. The group, hailing from the Lower Mainland, is conducting its own re...
Nov 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
