Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Visitor increase follows highest snow depth in 25 years at Sun Peaks Resort
KAMLOOPS - After a slower start to the winter season than Sun Peaks Resort would have liked, the snow 2020 brought in has made a noticeable improvement in visitors. Director of Marketing and Communica...
Jan 10, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Proposed cannabis store in Dallas being met with some criticism by neighbours
KAMLOOPS - A new proposed cannabis store slated for a mixed commercial-residential building in Dallas is being met with some criticism.Kamloops City Council will hear the application for the 5170 Dall...
Jan 10, 2020 Image Credit: Point 2 Homes
Cold weather shelters expect higher numbers as temperatures drop
KAMLOOPS - It's been a relatively mild winter in Kamloops so far, but with more snow on the way and a drop in temperatures next week, local shelters are preparing for increased numbers. At the Mustard...
Jan 09, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Merritt couple is $500,000 richer after Lotto Max win
MERRITT, B.C. - Mitch and Florence Wilkinson may not have gotten the big prize, but they're nothing but smiles over their $500,000 Lotto Max win.In a news release, BCLC says the couple matched all sev...
Jan 09, 2020 Image Credit: BCLC
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP says world stage confidence, fiscal responsibility needed for next Conservative leader
KAMLOOPS - With Andrew Scheer ready to step down as leader of the Conservative Party, the next to take the helm will be decided in June. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo's MP spoke with CFJC Today, and paint...
Jan 09, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Snow forecast for Kamloops area through the weekend; cold snap in store for next week
KAMLOOPS - After a brief reprieve Thursday (Jan. 9), the snow is on its way back to the Kamloops area - and that will be followed by a visit from Jack Frost.Environment Canada's Doug Lundquist says sn...
Jan 09, 2020 Image Credit: Dreamstime
Accused in 2017 Kamloops standoff, shootout pleads guilty to several charges
KAMLOOPS - Several police officers were in Kamloops Provincial Court today as a suspect involved in an hours-long standoff in Kamloops in 2017 entered guilty pleas. Shane William Caron pleaded guilty ...
Jan 09, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Suspect charged in Salmon Arm New Year's Day armed robbery
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A suspect is facing 10 charges after a New Year's Day armed robbery in Salmon Arm.According to a news release from RCMP Southeast District spokesman Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey, a man wea...
Jan 09, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
City of Kamloops to hire more RCMP staffers to help with major crime investigations
KAMLOOPS - After years of a Supreme Court of Canada decision significantly impacting police departments, the City of Kamloops is taking steps to help out the Kamloops RCMP.At the end of 2019, Kamloops...
Jan 09, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Project E.D.G.E. going strong, not without calls for change to school presentation on drugs and addiction
KAMLOOPS - Project E.D.G.E. gives members of the Kamloops Blazers an eye-opening experience every September on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Players and coaches are escorted by police officers explor...
Jan 08, 2020 Rayce Ramsay (left) from the Kamloops Blazers and Cst. Brad Matchim from Kamloops RCMP presented to Grade 6 students at Dallas Elementary on Wednesday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
