Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Several roadside suspensions issued during Kamloops CounterAttack checks on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Canada's National Impaired Driving Day was this past Saturday, and Kamloops RCMP was out in full force to conduct road checks.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says officers held...
Dec 09, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Music Collective helping to bring music back to Parkcrest Elementary
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Music Collective has helped raise more than $5,000 to bring music back to Parkcrest Elementary.A full set of Orff Instruments will be delivered to staff and students.In a news ...
Dec 09, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Kamloops Music Collective
Light snow expected to follow sunny period in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is predicting snow will follow the sunshine from the start of this week in Kamloops. However, Meteorologist Mike Gismondi says it'll be a pretty quiet week for the level ...
Dec 08, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Traffic slowed for sections of Highway 1 around Kamloops, Ashcroft areas
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in the Kamloops area can expect somewhat of a delay throughout the afternoon (Dec. 8), as crews work to clear a section of the Highway 1. According to Drive BC, a vehicle recovery o...
Dec 08, 2019 (Image Credit: Drive BC / Google Maps)
Two people arrested outside Kamloops in connection to stolen pickup truck
KAMLOOPS - A member of the public with a keen eye helped police make two arrests and solve a stolen truck investigation.Mounties say someone spotted the stolen pick up late Friday (December 6th, 2019)...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Museum showcases taxidermy collection in newest exhibition
KAMLOOPS - For some, it's majestic. Others may think it's barbaric. Taxidermy is a way to preserve animals in a life-like state, whether it's for hunters to display their trophies or for museums to re...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
More than 600 seniors take in 45th Kamloops Senior's Lights Tour
KAMLOOPS - Thursday evening was extra festive for close to 600 Kamloops seniors. That's because they piled on to more than 20 city busses and handy darts for the 45th annual Seniors Lights Tour. The s...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: Evan Fitzer/CFJC Today
Despite promising overdose fatality stats for Kamloops, experts warn substance users of unsafe supply
KAMLOOPS - A recent report from the BC Coroners Service showed a decrease in the number of fatal overdoses within the Kamloops area. The report cites 24 people who died from an overdose in Kamloops be...
Dec 06, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Hundreds of shoes to depict murdered women in somber display
KAMLOOPS - Women who have lost their lives to domestic violence will be remembered at a memorial service tomorrow (Dec. 7). The 12th annual Shoe Memorial will be held at Mocassin Square Gardens from 1...
Dec 06, 2019 (File Photo) Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mock-up of Patient Care Tower rooms provide opportunity for staff input
KAMLOOPS - The new Patient Care Tower is taking shape at Royal Inland Hospital. It's due to be completed in 2022 and will have a net gain of 15 beds. Individual rooms are a long way from being finishe...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
