Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. snowpack totals remain above normal, set stage for potential spring flooding
VICTORIA - A larger-than-normal snowpack across B.C. is raising flood fears.According to April 1 totals released by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, t...
Apr 8, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Mayor of Clearwater expects closure of Wells Gray Park to be a big hit to local tourism sector
KAMLOOPS - Wells Gray Provincial Park draws many tourists to the Clearwater area every year. Mayor of Clearwater Merlin Blackwell is expecting the community to feel the impact of the decision by BC Pa...
Apr 8, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
City parks to remain open as long as people keep their distance: mayor
KAMLOOPS - Even as the B.C. government moves to close provincial parks, City of Kamloops parks remain open, though the mayor of Kamloops says people will need to keep their social distance if they are...
Apr 8, 2020 Kamloops residents have been enjoying Kenna Cartwright Park during the pandemic (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
TRU researcher awarded $1.52 million Indigenous nursing research chair
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has bestowed a Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researcher with a rare honour.According to a TRU news release, Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin is...
Apr 8, 2020 Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin (Image Credit: TRU)
Wildfire near Chase being held at two hectares
CHASE, B.C. - Provincial wildfire crews have gained the upper hand on the Chief Jules Way wildfire.BC Wildfire Service says in a tweet that the fire, roughly three kilometres northeast of Chase, is no...
Apr 8, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Jade Billy
Kamloops council reconvenes, mulls impact of COVID-19 on 2020 budget
KAMLOOPS - The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of the City of Kamloops's operations - and it may blow a multi-million dollar hole in the 2020 budget.Kamloops council held its...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
Kamloops advocates finding new ways to support domestic violence victims during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - For people in an unsafe, or violent relationship, self-isolation may help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the extra time at home together could escalate a tense situation. According to ...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
VIDEO: Follow the Helpful Neighbours as they grocery shop for others during the pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Helpful Neighbour is an organization launched by two Kamloops university students who want to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic. CFJC Today met the pair at Save-On-Foods and followed...
Apr 7, 2020 Helpful Neighbors James Bates (left) and Young Seo finish up a grocery shop at Save-On-Foods in Sahali on Tuesday morning (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Easter celebrations to move online amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - For the past few weeks Kamloops churches have been live streaming their services online. "Our reach on a weekend now is global," said Chris Throness, lead pastor at Kamloops Alliance Church...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Sicamous RCMP investigating armed robbery at licenced medical marijuana grow operation
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A massive police presence across the Shuswap and North Okanagan this morning (Apr. 7) was the result of an armed robbery.In a pair of news releases, Southeast District RCMP spokespers...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
