Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Quiet wildfire season provided opportunity for out-of-province deployments
KAMLOOPS - The wildfire season has come to a close and unlike the past two years, this year did not burn its way into the history books. Within the Kamloops Fire Centre there were 199 fires, burning j...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
The Mustard Seed puts out call for Thanksgiving volunteers
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed is preparing for its annual Thanksgiving meal and is putting out the call for volunteers. The non-profit is hoping to serve around 350 people on Monday, Oct. 14. Managing D...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New managing director signals big changes at The Mustard Seed
KAMLOOPS - There are many changes happening at the Mustard Seed in Kamloops. Construction is underway on a new Wellness Centre within the Outreach Centre and the non-profit has a new managing director...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Enrolment up slightly in SD73
KAMLOOPS - Stretching from Blue River in the north to Logan Lake in the southwest, School District 73 covers more than 27,000 square kilometers and has averaged more than 14,000 students for the past ...
Oct 08, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU instructor ordered to stand trial on several charges after alleged domestic incident
KAMLOOPS - A TRU instructor will have to stand trial on a string of charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident. Court documents show Julio Viskovich is facing charges of assault, forcible conf...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: YouTube / TEDx Talks
TNRD seeking feedback on RVs being used as permanent homes
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is asking for the public's input on if RVs should be used as permanent homes within the district.In the survey, the regional district asks questions re...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Little Fort breeders won't have serval cats returned to them
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - Two Little Fort residents who had more than a dozen serval cats seized from their property will not be getting their animals back. In a decision released last month, the BC Farm In...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: BC SPCA
Vern Boettger's truck found; still no sign of Vavenby man after six years missing
VAVENBY, B.C. - RCMP in the Clearwater area say there has been a break in a six-year-old missing persons case.Vern Boettger was 78 years old when he was last seen on October 6, 2013.Cpl. Madonna Saund...
Oct 08, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: RCMP Handout)
Expect delays on Coquihalla highway this morning
KAMLOOPS - Overnight snow has led to several problems on the Coquihalla Highway through the night and into Tuesday morning (Oct. 8).According to DriveBC, compact snow and slush are causing slippery se...
Oct 08, 2019 Image Credit: DriveBC
Honour Ranch to offer life-saving treatment for veterans and first responders
ASHCROFT, BC - Nearly a decade ago, Al De Genova established Honour House. It was created as a place for injured veterans or first responders and their families to stay when they were in the Lower Mai...
Oct 07, 2019 Imager Credit: Kathleen Fisher Photography
