Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Organizers of local Shoebox Project hope for last-minute burst of generosity to reach goal
KAMLOOPS - Piles of festive gift boxes can be found throughout the offices of Abbott Wealth Management. The company is once again the collection point for the fourth annual Shoebox Project in Kamloops...
Dec 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Snowfall warning issued for North Thompson, Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the North Thompson and Cariboo regions.A total of 10 to 15 centimetres is expected to fall before the snow tapers off tomorrow afternoon...
Dec 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
City of Kamloops bylaw department says social issues are a top priority for 2020
KAMLOOPS - As another year comes to a close, the City's bylaw department is setting its sights on priorities for 2020. Acting bylaw services manager Tammy Blundell says issues like homeless camps and ...
Dec 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Updated: Power restored for thousands of BC Hydro customers in North Kamloops, Westsyde
KAMLOOPS -UPDATED: According to BC Hydro, power has now been restored to the over 8,000 customers in the Kamloops area previously impacted by an outage. PREVIOUS: More than 8,200 BC Hydro custo...
Dec 05, 2019 Image Credit: BC Hydro
Interior Health issues alert over contaminated drug supply
KAMLOOPS - The Interior Health Authority has issued a warning for drug users around a toxic drug supply. In the alert statement issued today (Dec. 5), IHA says it has detected "Light Purple Down conta...
Dec 05, 2019 (Image Credit: Interior Health Authority)
A Way Home Kamloops less than halfway to fundraising goal for annual campout
KAMLOOPS - It's one week until A Way Home Kamloops's annual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness - and the organization is asking the public to help reach its fundraising goal."Unfortunately, we are not...
Dec 05, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
No overdose deaths in Kamloops during September and October
KAMLOOPS - Despite a drop in overdose deaths in B.C., drug users are being urged to take caution due to an unpredictable, toxic illicit drug supply. During September and October, there were no overdos...
Dec 05, 2019 Image Credit: Ded Mityay | Dreamstime.com
Alberta family asking Kamloops residents, merchants to jog their memory to help in missing person investigation
KAMLOOPS - A woman whose brother has been missing from Lethbridge, Alta. for more than two weeks is asking people in and around Kamloops to look closely at his picture.Marshal Iwaasa, 26, was last see...
Dec 04, 2019 Image Credit: Iwaasa Family
Kamloops family hoping thief returns charger needed for Parkinson's patient
KAMLOOPS - A desperate plea from a Kamloops family who are trying to track down an essential piece of medical equipment. Ian McKichan lives with Parkinson's Disease and uses a deep brain stimulator to...
Dec 04, 2019 The charger for 67-year-old Ian McKichan's deep brain stimulator was stolen from the parking lot of Storms on the River during the lunch hour on Wednesday (Image Credit: Amanda McKichan)
Kamloops Search and Rescue stressing outdoor preparation after busy week of call outs
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue has been dealing with an influx of call outs over the last several days, and says it has turned out to be one of 2019's busiest weeks. After a two-month quiet per...
Dec 04, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
