Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Special weather statement issued for mountain passes in Southern Interior including Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Up to 25 centimetres of snow is in the forecast for area highways Thursday night.In a special weather statement, Environment Canada says heavy snow over the Southern Interior mountain passe...
Dec 18, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today).
Valleyview Secondary placed on hold-and-secure while police search neighbourhood for suspicious person
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say they are in the Valleyview area searching for a suspicious person.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says out of an abundance of caution, Valleyview Secondary has been pl...
Dec 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
$18,000 has been raised through Operation Red Nose Kamloops; volunteers still needed
KAMLOOPS - It's been a successful start to Operation Red Nose Kamloops's 2019 campaign - but the organization is still hoping to attract more volunteers.In a news release, Operation Red Nose Kamloops ...
Dec 18, 2019 File photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today).
Kamloops lawyer chosen for Queen's counsel
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer is one of 26 across the province to be given the prestigious Queen's counsel designation.Brad Smith was called to the bar in 2000 and spent more than a decade as a prosecu...
Dec 18, 2019 Image Credit: Brad Smith
Avalanche control closures and a strange travel advisory on Interior highways
KAMLOOPS - Avalanche control work will result in a pair of closures on the Trans Canada Highway in the Interior Wednesday morning (Dec. 18).The first closure is scheduled for an area west of Revelstok...
Dec 18, 2019
Provincial wildfire service spokesman Skrepnek joining TNRD
KAMLOOPS - The man who was the face of B.C.'s response during some of the worst wildfire seasons in history is moving on.In a social media post, Chief Wildfire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says ...
Dec 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
KFR previously called to Parkcrest Elementary for reports of fires
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue has not been able to pinpoint the exact cause of the fire that destroyed Parkcrest Elementary one week into the school year. However, KFR is now working with School Dis...
Dec 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops retailers expect cannabis edibles to be available before Christmas
KAMLOOPS - It's touted as 'Cannabis 2.0.' Since October 18, 2019, cannabis edibles, topicals, and extracts have been technically legal in Canada. However, those items have taken months to become avail...
Dec 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Council approves downtown plan in principle, staff feel key projects could spur on growth
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops envisions extensive growth in the downtown core over the next two decades. It includes mixed residential and commercial development on private sites like Kamloops Squar...
Dec 17, 2019 City council approved the downtown plan on Tuesday during its regular meeting (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Man wanted for review of sentence related to firearm offences could be in Kamloops, Merritt: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in B.C. are asking for the public's help in finding a wanted man who could be in Merritt or Kamloops.North District RCMP says in a news release that Jordell Sellars, 30, is wanted for ...
Dec 17, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
