Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops construction sector thrives in the face of COVID-19 restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector hummed right along last month, in spite of restrictions put in place after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.Month-end totals published by the City of Ka...
Apr 03, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU believes graduates of new program could help fight future pandemics
KAMLOOPS - The campus may be quiet right now, but Thompson Rivers University is moving ahead.The school has announced a new masters-level program kicking off in September - one that could help graduat...
Apr 03, 2020 Roger Yu, professor of mathematics and statistics and the director of the Centre for Optimization and Data Science (Image Credit: TRU)
KFR responds to gas leak at Sahali Mall
KAMLOOPS - Emergency crews were called to a gas leak at Sahali Mall this morning (Apr. 3). According to Kamloops Fire Rescue Capt. Wade Lindoff, a contractor was working inside the old Safeway when a ...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
More snow for Coquihalla Highway prompts snowfall warning
MERRITT, B.C. - After heavy snowfall this morning and more on the way, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt stretch of the Coquihalla Highway.The forecaster says th...
Apr 03, 2020 Image Credit: Drive BC
Kamloops producers and purveyors keeping prepared during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - While panic buying at the grocery stores has calmed down since the first days of the coronavirus pandemic, there are still lingering concerns about the supply chain. Luckily, there are prod...
Apr 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today/Adam Donnelly
Kamloops bylaw officers respond to 29 complaints over non-compliance to isolation, distancing requirements
KAMLOOPS - The role of bylaw officers in Kamloops has changed in the face of COVID-19. Mayor Ken Christian says bylaw officers have received 27 complaints about people not adhering to physical distanc...
Apr 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Ticks return to the Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS- As businesses close their doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, people are heading outdoors to keep active and enjoy the fresh air. But, there is another danger lurking in the grasses. "The tick...
Apr 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Snow, blustery wind in the forecast for Kamloops on Friday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is well into spring, but some significant snowfall is expected over the next 24 hours.According to Environment Canada's Bobby Sekhon, snow will fall beginning tonight (Apr. 2)."A w...
Apr 02, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Lali applauds move to ease restrictions on foreign doctors, wants more Canadians included
KAMLOOPS - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC has proposed a bylaw amendment that would ease restrictions on foreign doctors to practice in this province under supervision. Former Merritt-ar...
Apr 02, 2020 Former NDP MLA Harry Lali is pushing for more foreign-trained Canadian physicians to be allowed to practice in B.C. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops RCMP investigating three stabbings in five hours
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are investigating three separate stabbing incidents in the city. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says police responded to a report of a st...
Apr 02, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
