Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Rainbow crosswalk on the way to Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian has announced the city will have a new rainbow crosswalk in the near future, at Kamloops Airport. Rainbow crosswalks are symbols of acceptance and inclusivity a...
Mar 16, 2018
Sun Peaks search set for Saturday for missing 20-year old
SUN PEAKS - A shuttle bus to Sun Peaks leaves tomorrow (Saturday) morning to take people to help in the search for missing 20-year old Ryan Shtuka. Shtuka has been missing for almost a month now. He l...
Mar 16, 2018
Photo Voice project shares the stories behind addictions
KAMLOOPS - It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. A local photographer is hoping pictures taken by individuals living with addiction will speak to Kamloops in a whole new way....
Mar 15, 2018
TRU celebrates 5 years of therapy dog cuteness
KAMLOOPS - Every Thursday, as Thompson Rivers University students walk down Student Street on campus, they can’t miss the fluffy, tail-wagging cuteness of therapy dogs, bringing many joy and str...
Mar 15, 2018
TRU professor offering another course to help immigrants adjust to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It’s a course designed to help new immigrants and refugees to Kamloops navigate the system and learn the basics of the city, and it’s back for another offering starting Friday. ...
Mar 15, 2018
TRU trades students scoop up CHBA bursaries
KAMLOOPS - Four students at Thompson Rivers University were awarded bursaries at the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) Central Interior general membership dinner Wednesday night at the ...
Mar 15, 2018
Business as usual for Kamloops Toys "R" Us
KAMLOOPS - Toys “R” Us stores in Canada, including the one in Kamloops, will be unaffected by the closure of all the chain’s U.S. locations. The company confirmed the news Thursday m...
Mar 15, 2018
$500K lotto ticket sold in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Check your lottery tickets. The BC Lottery Corporation has confirmed to CFJC Today that a winning $500,000 Extra ticket was sold somewhere in Kamloops Wednesday night. The winner, who has y...
Mar 15, 2018
Wildlife Park to ask for more grants with minimum wage, tax increases
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildlife Park can be counted as another non-profit organization that is considering possible service cuts with minimum wage increases and the employer health tax. General manager G...
Mar 14, 2018
Work set to resume on Peterson Creek Multi-Use Path
KAMLOOPS - After the long snowy winter, work is about to pick back up for the Peterson Creek Multi-Use Pathway. Work was intended to begin on the path connecting Summit Drive to downtown Kamloops last...
Mar 14, 2018
