Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New federal regulations prompt Domtar to talk to Kamloops about chlorine dioxide
KAMLOOPS - Officials at the Domtar pulp mill in Kamloops say new federal regulations mean the community needs to know more about a chemical they are using.Speaking to CFJC Today from Dryden, Ontario, ...
Aug 19, 2020
New scanner in Kelowna to serve Interior residents worried about cancer
KELOWNA - Interior residents seeking cancer scans will soon have less road to travel.In a teleconference Wednesday (Aug. 19), B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced a new PET/CT scanner will soon b...
Aug 19, 2020
Spike in wildfires after lightning and heat increase
KAMLOOPS - Recent lightning activity has rapidly increased the number of wildfires in the province. There are 106 fires of various sizes currently burning, with 90 of those fires springing up in the l...
Aug 19, 2020
Kamloops MP says anything can happen in CPC leadership vote
KAMLOOPS -The federal Conservative party will name a new leader Sunday evening (Aug. 23). The vote is being held by postal ballot and will determine whether Leslyn Lewis, Peter Mackay, Erin O'Toole or...
Aug 18, 2020
Kamloops-Thompson Teachers Association embraces new mask policy in schools
KAMLOOPS - On Monday, the province announced masks would be mandatory for some staff and students when classes resume in September. Masks will be required on buses, in common areas, and when teachers ...
Aug 18, 2020
Ten-hectare wildfire ignites near Lillooet
LILLOOET, B.C. - Wildfire crews are fighting a suspected human-caused fire near Lillooet. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, the Laluwissin Creek fire is burning about 28 kilometres southeast of ...
Aug 18, 2020
Public asked to avoid East Shuswap Road as police deal with distraught man in home
TK'EMLUPS - Kamloops Rural RCMP are on scene at a police incident unfolding along East Shuswap Road.At about 9:00 this morning, officers were called to a home in the 700-block of East Shuswap for repo...
Aug 18, 2020
VIDEO: New Sun Peaks foals named in tribute to B.C.'s provincial health officer
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The youngest additions to the team at Sun Peaks Stables bear familiar names.When a filly and a colt were born to two of the business' mares earlier this summer, they were named Bonni...
Aug 18, 2020
Body recovered from Okanagan Lake
WEST KELOWNA - An extensive search led to the recovery of a body of 29-year-old Kelowna man from Okanagan Lake. RCMP say the body was found late Monday afternoon through the combined efforts of the We...
Aug 18, 2020
Motorcyclist dead after Cariboo accident
WILLIAMS LAKE - One person is dead after an accident in the Cariboo Saturday (August 15). According to a news release from North District RCMP, Corporal Madonna Saunderson says RCMP were called to the...
Aug 18, 2020
