Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Second teenager dies after weekend crash near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Another teenager has died after a crash near Williams Lake early Saturday morning (Oct. 19).Earlier this week, police said they believed alcohol may have been a factor in the cra...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New show chronicles the lives of some of Kamloops' founding figures
KAMLOOPS - One day, a woman drove up to Tim McLeod's front door with a box full of papers, claiming they contained information about the Tranquille Farm property and the people who once called it home...
Oct 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Arrests follow Tiny House Warrior confrontations over Trans Mountain pipeline
CLEARWATER, B.C. - RCMP are telling Trans Mountain demonstrators they have the right to peaceful demonstration, but contractors have a right to safety and security as well.The statement comes as two T...
Oct 22, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter / Kanahus Manuel
Society says City of Kamloops price tag for new performing arts centre would not exceed $45 million
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society has presented the price tag and business case for a new performing arts centre (PAC) to Kamloops council. Now it's hoping for a quick endorsement so...
Oct 22, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society
Lake reflects on first election loss in two decades; Greens, NDP try to move forward after distant finishes
KAMLOOPS - A night after suffering his first election loss since 1999, Terry Lake was back to work. Lake was busy taking down signs after a disappointing end to a promising campaign."I can tell you, i...
Oct 22, 2019 Liberal candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Terry Lake was busy on Tuesday taking down his election signs (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
MP McLeod excited about election night win; hopes for unification in Canada
KAMLOOPS - With the election now in the rearview mirror, local MP Cathy McLeod is readying herself for her fourth term. McLeod reclaimed her seat with a more than 12,000 vote lead over Liberal candida...
Oct 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent SImmonds
Police in Salmon Arm searching for armed robbery suspect
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A downtown Salmon Arm bank was robbed at gunpoint, and police are searching for the suspect.In a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West says shortly after 4:10 p.m. Oct...
Oct 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Roughly 70 per cent of voters went to the polls in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - It's a slight dip from voter turnout numbers in 2015, but this federal election 70 per cent of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo voters made it to the polls.The numbers are just an estimate right n...
Oct 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Louise Edwards' spirit reinflated as strangers respond to theft of decorations
KAMLOOPS - A frustrated Louise Edwards has found a silver lining.The downtown Kamloops resident has become a legend in the city for her lavish yard displays for Halloween and Christmas. They include t...
Oct 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
No more exotic dancers at the Duchess, effective next month
KAMLOOPS - The only bar with exotic dancers in Kamloops will be switching to strictly a nightclub venue starting next month.In a Facebook post, the Duchess on Tranquille says there will no longer be e...
Oct 22, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
