Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Invasive Asian clams make first appearance in Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society says invasive Asian clams have been found on a beach in the Shuswap.In a news release, Aquatic Co-ordinator Sue Davies says only dead s...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society
New X-Ray machine expected to improve animal care at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - It's been on their wish-list for years, and now the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre at the BC Wildlife Park has its own Animal X-Ray machine. The machine is about the size of a laptop...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Potentially record-setting warm temperatures on the way for Friday, Saturday
KAMLOOPS - January came in like a lion, with two weeks of snowfall, but Environment Canada says it appears it will go out like a lamb.Forecaster Doug Lundquist says an atmospheric river may result in ...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
New business district to be developed in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A major new development has been announced for Kamloops's downtown core. In a news release, A&T Project Developments says it's partnering with Invictus Properties to transform the downt...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / A&T Project Developments
What are you putting in your recycling? City inspectors are planning to find out
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is ramping up its efforts to decrease the amount of recycling contamination in the community.In a news release, the City says its sanitation section is checking recycli...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
One man arrested, illicit drugs seized, after RCMP vehicle stop
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have arrested a 34-year-old man after a substantial amount of illicit drugs were found in his vehicle. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the evening of January 25 around 9:00 p.m, an off...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Brothers accused of stealing excavators on consecutive days in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say two local brothers are accused of stealing excavators in Kamloops.David and Sean Nicholson are charged with possession of stolen property for separate incidents earlier this month....
Jan 29, 2020 Sean Nicholson, left, and David Nicholson (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)
Friends and family continue Rex Gill's legacy one year after his death
KAMLOOPS - One year after the Kamloops shooting death of Penticton man Rex Gill, friends and family are keeping his memory alive the best way they know how - by helping people. Matthew Baran was frien...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook
After missteps in 2015, City of Kamloops focusing on better education for arts centre referendum
KAMLOOPS - It's more than two months from a referendum on the Kamloops Centre for the Arts, and the City of Kamloops is working to properly inform the public about what the proposal is all about. City...
Jan 28, 2020 This is a rendering of the proposed $70-million arts centre proposal. Kamloops residents will go to the polls to vote in a referendum on Apr. 4 (Image Credit: CHP Architects)
City of Kamloops awaits ride-hailing approval in the region
KAMLOOPS - If you don't have a car, there are only a few ways to get around in Kamloops. If you don't want to walk or bike, public transit is essential. However, if you need to travel outside of trans...
Jan 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
