Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Local home builders' association donates $50,000 to TRU, Kamloops Y to celebrate 30 years of the Training House
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Home Builders' Association Central Interior was feeling generous on Wednesday night, donating $50,000 with portions going to Thompson Rivers University and the Kamloops YMCA-YW...
Sep 11, 2019 Sixteen students from TRU's Residential Construction program received tool belts on Wednesday night, donated by the Canadian Home Builders' Association Central Interior. Each tool belt is worth $500 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Federal election campaign officially begins for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates
KAMLOOPS - The writ has been dropped, parliament has been dissolved, and federal election campaigning has officially begun today. After campaigning informally for weeks, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo ridi...
Sep 11, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Valleyview business owner desperate for help to curb crime near her restaurant
KAMLOOPS - The owner of a Valleyview restaurant is fed up with the crime happening around her property. Lisa Turpin is the owner of Harold's Family Restaurant. She says her business has been the targe...
Sep 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
YOU'RE NOT ALONE: The difficulties suicidal people face in trying to access help
KAMLOOPS - In the third part of You're Not Alone, we take a look at the resources available for suicidal people in the Kamloops area. Sometimes it's not a matter of available resources, but a matter o...
Sep 11, 2019 Image Credit: Piyapong Thongcharoen | Dreamstime.com
McLeod among Ottawa's top spenders for spousal travel expenses
KAMLOOPS - Local Conservative candidate Cathy McLeod is among Ottawa's top spenders for spousal travel expenses over the past four years. Expenditure reports for Members of Parliament were released ye...
Sep 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops student won't face charges after sending Snapchat that threatened school
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say a student's poor choice of words on Snapchat could have landed her in serious trouble.On Tuesday (Sept. 10), Kamloops RCMP were notified that a student from Sa-Hali S...
Sep 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP believe Scotch Creek house fire may have been set by vigilantes
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - RCMP say someone tried to set a problem North Shuswap home on fire Tuesday (Sept. 10).According to a news release from Cpl. Scott Linklater of the Chase RCMP, members were called ...
Sep 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops riding once again without an NDP candidate
KAMLOOPS - For the second time in a month, the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP candidate has stepped aside. Dock Currie posted his resignation on Facebook shortly before the federal election campaign of...
Sep 11, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP
Could a sprinkler system have saved Parkcrest Elementary?
KAMLOOPS - There's some relief for those affected by the devastating fire at Parkcrest Elementary last week. RCMP have ruled out arson as the cause of the fire. However, Kamloops Fire Rescue is still ...
Sep 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
YOU'RE NOT ALONE: Looking back on the grim warning signs of suicide
KAMLOOPS - Today, on Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day, we air our second segment of You're Not Alone. We take a look at signs some people display when they're experiencing suicidal thoughts, and h...
Sep 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
