Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Pandemic measures cast City of Kamloops flood preparations in new light
KAMLOOPS - Physical distancing measures put in place to battle the spread of COVID-19 will throw a wrench into City of Kamloops flood preparation this year, but officials say they will be ready regard...
Apr 15, 2020 City of Kamloops workers observe a demonstration of the Tiger Dam in Riverside Park, May, 2018 (Image Credit: Facebook / City of Kamloops)
Three new deaths from COVID-19 include first death in Interior Health area
VICTORIA - The population within the Interior Health region has experienced its first death from COVID-19.In her daily news conference Wednesday (Apr. 15), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry a...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / Government of B.C.
CFJC nabs regional award for best radio newscast
KAMLOOPS - The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced its regional awards for 2020, and CFJC's newsroom has another feather in its cap.The B-100 5:00 p.m. News has been chosen as the ...
Apr 15, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Open Door Group's annual plant sale going ahead — with some changes
KAMLOOPS - With physical distancing and isolation measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are occupying their time with different hobbies.One of the activities gaining more popularity i...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Open Door Group
RCMP renew call for information after body found in Kamloops last week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are renewing their request for information into a body that was found in Westsyde last week.The body of 37-year-old Brandon Thomas Malkinson was found last Thursday (Apr. 9) i...
Apr 15, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
ZZ Top Kamloops show pushed forward one year
KAMLOOPS - A high-profile rock show scheduled to take place in Kamloops later this spring has been postponed.ZZ Top and Cheap Trick were scheduled to play Sandman Centre in May. The tour has now been ...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit / ZZ Top
VIDEO: Here's what it looks like when a COVID-19 patient is intubated
CLEARWATER, B.C. - "I really, really do not want to be doing this to you or to anyone you love."Stark words from Dr. John Soles, who practices at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater.Soles and...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Physicians of Clearwater, British Columbia
Rear-ender disrupts morning traffic in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Traffic is flowing again on the East Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview after a morning collision.Around 7:00 a.m. Wednesday (Apr. 15), a van was stopped at a red light at the intersection ...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Nathan Ritchie
Extra time at home leads to rise in gardening and home improvement projects in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - At a time when people are asked to stay home as much as possible, local businesses in the gardening and home improvement industries have seen increased interest from residents searching for...
Apr 14, 2020 (Image Credit: Adam Donnelly / CFJC Today)
No new COVID-19 cases at Sun Peaks, but resort dealing with economic fallout
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The village at Sun Peaks is deserted, at a time when ski season would just be wrapping up. "Obviously everything's shut down. It's pretty eerie. It's almost like a ghost town," noted...
Apr 14, 2020 Businesses have been shut down since Sun Peaks Resort closed Mar. 18 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
