Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Chase fire crews battle late-night house fire
CHASE, B.C. - A home in Chase has been badly damaged after a fire last night (Oct. 16).Chase Fire Department Chief Brian Lauzon says crews got the call to Beach Crescent just after 10:00 p.m."They arr...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter / @BigWhiteDan
Cariboo-Chilcotin woman lost her life in Wednesday crash near Cache Creek
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have confirmed a woman died in a crash east of Cache Creek Wednesday (Oct. 16).According to a news release from Cpl. Mike Halskov of RCMP E-Division Traffic Services, the victim was a ...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Kneeshaw
Fire crews douse structure fire on Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews made short work of a structure fire in the 600 block of Columbia Street this (Thursday) morning. Crews were called out just after 4:00 a.m. to the single leve...
Oct 17, 2019 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today
2019 Federal Election Issues: Jobs and the Economy
KAMLOOPS - It's been a tumultuous summer in the Southern Interior. Many full-time forestry jobs have been lost close to home. Curtailments and mill shutdowns have put hundreds of people out of work.He...
Oct 16, 2019
New export advisor in Kamloops to help support Indigenous businesses
KAMLOOPS - Indigenous entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses now have a go-to advisor to help begin exporting their products. B.C. Jobs Minister Bruce Ralston announced today that the export...
Oct 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Sixth annual Project Connect event hosted in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops hosted its sixth annual Project Connect event this afternoon - as part of Homelessness Action Week.The event brings in various social service providers to meet and spea...
Oct 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Professional adventurer showing how switch to electric vehicles can save outdoors he loves so much
KAMLOOPS - A professional adventure who has travelled hundreds of thousand kilometres around the world is speaking at Thompson Rivers University tonight (Oct. 16). Greg Hill is speaking about his adve...
Oct 16, 2019 Professional adventurer Greg Hill is speaking at Thompson Rivers University about his journeys and how switching to an electric vehicles has changed his experience for the better (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Young women gain confidence through Power of Being a Girl conference
KAMLOOPS - Teen girls in Kamloops got a crash course on self-esteem, body positivity and handling stress at the 14th annual Power of Being a Girl conference. Hosted by the YMCA-YWCA, the conference in...
Oct 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Highway 1 closed in both directions after serious crash east of Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Emergency crews are on scene east of Cache Creek this afternoon after a serious crash.Cpl. Mike Halskov of BC RCMP says Clinton RCMP and Ashcroft RCMP responded to Highway 1 east o...
Oct 16, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Kneeshaw)
Kamloops RCMP investigating after erratic driving leads to crash on Westsyde Road
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The owner of a flatbed pickup truck reported stolen last week went on a wild ride through Kamloops Wednesday (Oct. 16) after tracking down the truck himself.According to Kamloops RC...
Oct 16, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Joleen Anderson
