Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Local Teamsters division among voices calling for safer working conditions
KAMLOOPS - About 3,200 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have gone on strike, including at the CN Railyard here in Kamloops. Around 130 members of the local division have been rotating t...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Date set for Kamloops performing arts centre referendum
KAMLOOPS - This afternoon, the city council made it official - the citizens of Kamloops will decide if the city will borrow $45 million to help fund the proposed Centre for the Performing Arts on Apri...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: File Photo
13-year-old boy injured after hit-and-run in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect and their vehicle after a hit-and-run downtown Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 19).Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi ...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP
Cirque du Soleil's 'Axel' to take over Kamloops Sandman Centre next June
KAMLOOPS - Cirque du Soleil will make a return visit to Kamloops next year.The world-renowned acrobatic-theatre company has announced its production Axel will take over Sandman Centre, June 18-21, 202...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: Cirque du Soleil
University teachers organization issues scathing report after investigating academic freedom at TRU
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has issued a damning report that accuses Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops of breaching academic freedom in its handling of a pro...
Nov 19, 2019 Dr. Derek Pyne (Image Credit: Derek Pyne)
Kamloops RCMP to offer online reporting for certain crimes
KAMLOOPS - For all the different tasks you can now complete online, add another one to the list.Kamloops RCMP say, starting Wednesday (Nov. 20), local residents will be able to report certain crimes o...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Christmas Amalgamated open for another holiday season to bring joy to Kamloops families
KAMLOOPS - Christmas is still over a month away, but a well-known local organization is back to bring some holiday cheer to the less fortunate in Kamloops. Christmas Amalgamated has been open for a we...
Nov 18, 2019 Sally Whitson has been keeping Christmas Amalgamated going since the 1970s (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
First-ever Kamloops after-dark Santa Claus parade a big hit
KAMLOOPS - It's become the official kickoff to the Christmas season in the city. The 39th annual Santa Claus Parade took over the streets of downtown Kamloops on Sunday, but this year it came with a t...
Nov 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Dozens flock their rocks to Kamloops Exploration Group's 'Ask a Geologist'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' best rocks were on display at the Museum on Saturday afternoon, as the Kamloops Exploration Group held its semi-regular 'Ask a Geologist' event. The event connects enthusiastic am...
Nov 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops families share journeys to adoption
KAMLOOPS - November is Adoption Awareness Month. Adopting a child comes with its own set of unique challenges, but for Kamloops couple Joshua and Shanti Claycamp, the rewards of parenthood far outweig...
Nov 18, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
