Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Revelstoke RCMP look for witnesses to erratic driving incident
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - RCMP in Revelstoke are looking for more witnesses as they gather evidence against a suspected erratic driver.On Wednesday (Oct. 30) at about 4:00 p.m., RCMP received a report of a r...
Nov 01, 2019
Walking tours present history of Kamloops Cenotaph and stories of soldiers
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Museum and Archives has begun providing free cenotaph tours leading up to Remembrance Day. Museum Educator Meghan Stewart will provide background on the history of the cenotaph...
Nov 01, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
New health care advocacy group looking to be creative to fill staffing needs at Ashcroft hospital
KAMLOOPS - It's been four years since the emergency department in Ashcroft has been closed Monday to Friday, only open on weekends.Staff shortages persist in the village of 1,600 people, making it dif...
Nov 01, 2019 The Ashcroft and Area Community Health Table hopes to find a way to return the emergency department to seven days a week (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
City of Kamloops staff say performing arts centre business case would not result in tax increase
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff say they have analyzed the business case presented last month by the Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society (KCAS) and confirm it will not lead to a property tax increa...
Nov 01, 2019
Kamloops real estate sector bucks 2019 trend with big October
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate sector continued to break out of its malaise with a big month of October.According to new numbers from the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA), 2...
Nov 01, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Immigrant Services, Habitat team up to launch mixed-use development on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops non-profit organizations are taking the lead in re-developing a piece of the North Shore's Tranquille corridor.According to a news release, Habitat for Humanity Kamloops ...
Nov 01, 2019 Image Credit: Google Street View
Stop the Time Change advocates relieved to see legislation allowing for year-round Daylight Saving Time
KAMLOOPS - For people tired of changing their clocks back and forth each year, progress has been made in legislation required to bring year-round Daylight Saving Time. Today (Oct. 31), the provincial ...
Oct 31, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Safety tips for a spooktacular Halloween
KAMLOOPS - It's the spookiest day of the year, but that doesn't mean it has to be unsafe. As children go door-to-door to collect candy tonight (Oct. 31), RCMP are reminding parents to dress them in su...
Oct 31, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Simpcw chief rips province on Canfor tenure sale
CHU CHUA, B.C. - The Simpcw First Nation in the North Thompson Valley says B.C.'s NDP government needs to prove its commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN...
Oct 31, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Volunteers needed for 23rd annual Operation Red Nose campaign
KAMLOOPS - The volunteer call for Operation Red Nose has begun in Kamloops. The designated driving service will need drivers and volunteers to help run 15 nights of service through November and Decemb...
Oct 31, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
