Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Barb's Used Book Sale keeps Kamloops Symphony Orchestra funded for over 22 years
KAMLOOPS - Like the time change, it happens every spring and every fall in Kamloops. It's Barb's Used Book Sale, and it's the most crucial fundraiser the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra hosts. While the l...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Forest crisis has forced Domtar to look elsewhere, pay more for its fibre supply
KAMLOOPS - The forest crisis in B.C. isn't impacting operations at Domtar in Kamloops, but the mill's general manager says the pulp mill has been forced to find alternative sources for its fibre suppl...
Nov 25, 2019 Domtar says it's had to buy its fibre from elsewhere due to lack of supply across the province (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Violence against women underreported in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It's a global call for people to take a stand against all forms of violence on a daily basis. In Kamloops, many wom...
Nov 25, 2019
Barriere RCMP canvas residents, follow up on tips after reported child abduction attempt
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are looking for more help as they look into an attempted child abduction.On Friday (Nov. 22), a 10-year-old girl reported a man grabbed her by the wrist as she was wa...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Canfor announces holiday season curtailments at all B.C. mills
KAMLOOPS - The crisis in the B.C. forest sector is deepening.Canfor has announced it will take a two-week curtailment at all of its B.C. sawmills, spanning December 23 through January 3. Operations wi...
Nov 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops CN workers to rally downtown
KAMLOOPS - CN Rail workers who are on strike while the Teamsters Union negotiates with the company will be holding a rally in downtown Kamloops today. Chris Parkins is the Teamsters Division 855 presi...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
Kamloops City Council to consider implementing paid parking at downtown parkades on Saturdays
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council will consider this week whether to charge for parking at the Lansdowne and Seymour parkades on Saturdays come the New Year. As of January 1, 2020, the City is slated t...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops is in for a cold spell this week
KAMLOOPS - So far, Kamloops has lucked out with fairly mild temperatures for the month of November, but that won't last much longer. Environment Canada meteorologist Gregg Walters says come Tuesday, a...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: Mihail Ivanov | Dreamstime.com
Kamloops woman fighting for changes along McGill Road after fatal pedestrian crash
KAMLOOPS - A frequent McGill Road user is calling for pedestrian improvements on the busy corridor after a TRU staffer was struck and killed by a vehicle earlier this month. Heather MacCollum says the...
Nov 24, 2019 Image Credit: Google Maps
Two critically injured, Trans Canada closed after crash west of Chase
CHASE, B.C. -Two people have been critically injured in a crash west of Chase Saturday afternoon (Nov. 23). The collision, reportedly between a semi-truck and a pickup, took place just after 12:00 noo...
Nov 23, 2019 Image Credit: Drive BC
