Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

CP Holiday Train brings in $50,000 for Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - Records were broken on Sunday as hundreds of Kamloops residents came out to enjoy the CP Holiday Train.The Kamloops Food Bank says thanks to the record turnout, nearly 6,000 pounds of food ...
Dec 16, 2019 Image Credit: Olsen Imaging

Ten cruisers full of toys, $1,700 raised for Christmas Amalgamated during Kamloops' Stuff the Cruisers
KAMLOOPS - Plenty of donations were collected over the weekend to help fill the hampers at Christmas Amalgamated.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says officers delivered 10 police cruisers...
Dec 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo

Search is on for six-month-old dog last seen on Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - The new owners of a puppy are asking for the public's help in finding their dog last seen on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt.In a Facebook post, All Levels Canine Fitness &...
Dec 16, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / All Levels Canine Fitness & Training

Catch the last free festive matinee at the Paramount Theatre this weekend
KAMLOOPS - This weekend is the last one before Christmas, and there will be a final family movie shown for free at the Paramount Theatre.How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be playing Saturday (Dec. 2...
Dec 16, 2019 Image Credit: YouTube / Movieclips

ZZ Top, Cheap Trick book Kamloops tour date
KAMLOOPS - A pair of veteran rock acts will raise the roof at Sandman Centre in Kamloops next spring.ZZ Top will headline a May 3 performance at the downtown arena, with Cheap Trick opening.The famous...
James Peters Dec 16, 2019 Image Credit: Contender1 / Dreamstime.com

Frontal system results in snowfall warning for Cariboo, snow expected in Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Cariboo and Prince George areas with 10 or more centimetres of snow expected to fall in the Central Interior today."We could see upw...
Dec 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

UPDATE: Missing man found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The man reported missing earlier this month has been located. All personal information has been removed from this article. EARLIER: Mounties are asking for the public's help in loca...
James Peters Dec 15, 2019

Province issues load restriction reminder after loaded logging truck spotted on Red Bridge
KAMLOOPS - BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is reminding heavy commercial vehicles to pay attention to regulations after the latest example of an illegal crossing over the Red Bridge.T...
Dec 13, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter / Naranjita Dulce

Less than two weeks to help those in need before Christmas
KAMLOOPS - There weren't any partridges, nor pear trees in sight. However, there were a handful of BC Ambulance Paramedics at Superstore in Kamloops Friday morning. They were taking donations for a pa...
Dec 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Combating wet, winter living conditions for city's homeless with Kindness Kits
KAMLOOPS - With snow and slush comes a dire need for dry clothing for people who live on the streets of Kamloops. Kindness Kits put together through a local thrift store aim to ease the living experie...
Dec 13, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)

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