Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops organizations putting the 'fun' in fundraising
KAMLOOPS - The United Way and Kamloops Food Bank teamed up to host their annual Drive Thru Breakfast and Jail and Bail event this morning. Food bank donors making their way into the drive thru at Casc...
Jun 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops crews respond to structure fire on Salish Road
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews in Kamloops quickly knocked down a structure fire on Salish Road.Witnesses began reporting the fire shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Friday (June 14). A trailer on a residential prop...
Jun 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Thursday lightning could mean new fires around Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-area residents are being asked to be on the lookout for holdover lightning-caused fires after several lightning cells tore through the region Thursday. Environment Canada Meteorolo...
Jun 14, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops RCMP hoping lull in major crimes lasts
KAMLOOPS - Illicit drug activity and organized crime has resulted in a taxing year for the Kamloops RCMP. Multiple shootings, homicide investigations, and standoffs have all made for a balancing act f...
Jun 13, 2019 An RCMP officer stands outside the Comfort Inn in January following a homicide (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
List of candidates vying to represent Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo up to six
KAMLOOPS - Six political parties already have their candidates in place for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in the upcoming federal election. This after the Green Party confirmed no one will challenge Iain ...
Jun 13, 2019 Clockwise from upper left: Cathy McLeod, Ken Finlayson, Terry Lake, Iain Currie, Gina Myhill-Jones, Peter Kerek
Hundreds enjoy the sunshine at 15th annual Teddy Bear Mother Goose Picnic
KAMLOOPS - More than 1,000 parents and children enjoyed a couple of hours in Riverside Park this morning during the 15th annual Teddy Bear Mother Goose Picnic. The event is a wrap-up celebration to th...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
B.C Government announces $2.7M boost for Indigenous education training
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. Government has announced its next phase of incorporating Indigenous knowledge into the education system. Speaking in Merritt, B.C.'s advanced education minister laid out her m...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Local authorities, volunteers help to educate drivers about auto crime prevention
KAMLOOPS - ICBC and the Kamloops RCMP teamed up on Thursday to educate drivers on preventing auto crime. With the help of the CAP team and other volunteers, teams canvassed downtown, bringing awarenes...
Jun 13, 2019 CAP team member Jon George inspects car on Victoria St. for any visible valuables on Thursday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Golf & Country Club raising funds for ALS through annual Golfathon
KAMLOOPS - The general manager of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club spent his entire Thursday on the course. The annual ALS Golfathon teed off at the Kamloops club with Alec Hubert starting before su...
Jun 13, 2019 Kamloops Golf & Country Club GM Alec Hubert took part in the ALS Golfathon on Thursday, hoping to complete 16 rounds (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Thursday lightning causes several small fires in Kamloops, Cariboo regions
KAMLOOPS - Lightning cells moving across the region are causing small fire starts in the Kamloops Fire Centre, but so far none of those starts is of particular significance. Fire Information Officer N...
Jun 13, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
