Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Public asked to avoid Big Bar landslide area ahead of long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The public is being asked avoid the area around the Big Bar landslide along the Fraser River through the B.C. Day long weekend. That's where officials are trying to rehabilitate the river b...
Aug 02, 2019
TNRD, Recycle BC asking residents to stop recycling hazardous materials
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Recycle BC are sounding the alarm over a spike in explosive and hazardous materials being placed in recycle bins. In a news release, the TNRD says ...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Foul play may be behind disappearance of Surrey men
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Police now believe foul play could be behind the disappearance of two Surrey men last month. The development comes as police announced they had executed a search warrant at a bu...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
Woman okay after breathing in chemicals in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - There was a scare on Friday morning for a resident in Aberdeen who was mixing chemicals in a swimming pool.Kamloops Fire Rescue's hazmat team, along with BC Ambulance, were called to a resi...
Aug 02, 2019 There was a chemical scare in an Aberdeen on Friday morning (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
40th annual Kamloopa Powwow begins today
KAMLOOPS - Those in the local area are invited to take in one of the largest celebrations of Indigenous culture in Canada this weekend, as the Kamloopa Powwow Society celebrates the 40th annual Kamloo...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Changes coming to Kamloops Y amid financial strains
KAMLOOPS - For another year, the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA has put out more money than it's received, and now changes will be made to try and mitigate the impact.The organization is cutting staff and program...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
KFR assists Domtar fire crews fighting a smouldering fire Thursday night
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews assisted crews from Domtar to fight a smoldering fire just west of the Mission Flats landfill last night (Thursday). KFR Captain Wade Lindoff says they were c...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
Tickets for annual Turtle River Race now on sale
KAMLOOPS - Tickets for the 18th annual Turtle River Race are now available with a chance to win a trip for two wherever WestJet flies.The Turtle River Race goes on Sept. 14 at Pioneer Park with up to ...
Aug 01, 2019 The VW Turtle River Race happens on Sept. 14 at Pioneer Park (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL: CMHA Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In part six of our series Struggle For Survival, we feature the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Mental health and wellness has come into the forefront in the last...
Aug 01, 2019 CMHA has been operating in Kamloops for the last 27 years (Image Credit: CFJC Today).
Salmon still blocked along Fraser River near Big Bar slide
LILLOOET, B.C. - Work to rehabilitate the Fraser River near Big Bar is continuing. A landslide narrowed the canyon and created a five-metre waterfall, making the area virtually impassable for migratin...
Aug 01, 2019
