Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Let's get this pipeline built' : Kamloops mayor reacts to court ruling in Trans Mountain case
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops hopes today's B.C. Court of Appeal ruling will bring the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion one step closer to being built. This morning (May 24), five judges ruled the...
May 24, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Court says B.C. can't restrict oil shipments in key case for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal says the province cannot restrict oil shipments through its borders in a decision that marks a win for the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expans...
May 24, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
West Victoria project moves to 24-hour construction
KAMLOOPS - More changes are coming to the Victoria Street West improvements project.Starting Sunday (May 26), Extreme Excavating will move to a 24-hour construction schedule. That will be in place for...
May 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops RCMP investigating allegations a caretaker neglected a severely disabled woman
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating allegations that a Kamloops caretaker neglected and abused a severely disabled woman who was in her care for 13 years. An unsealed search warrant details the 68-yea...
May 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Maxime Bernier trying to distinguish new party from Conservatives, Liberals
KAMLOOPS - Maxime Bernier is travelling across the country trying to separate himself and his new People's Party of Canada from his former Conservative colleagues. "We're very different than the Conse...
May 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
BC Coroners report showing decade high motorcyclist fatalities puts safety into focus
KAMLOOPS - The BC Coroners Service recently released a count of how many motorcyclist deaths occurred in B.C in 2018, and the results were a dramatic shift from the previous year. Data shows the numbe...
May 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Groundbreaking ceremony held for elders and youth co-housing project
KAMLOOPS - Community members, local dignitaries, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing were among those who gathered at a vacant lot in Brocklehurst Thursday morning to celebrate a unique ...
May 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
Federal New Democrats to acclaim Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidate this weekend
KAMLOOPS - A South Cariboo woman will be acclaimed this Sunday as the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP candidate for the federal election. Nomination meetings will be held on May 26 in 100 Mile House, Cl...
May 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
School district announces architect firm for Valleyview expansion project
KAMLOOPS - A Chilliwack-based firm will design Valleyview Secondary's $34.5 million expansion project. In a news release, the school district says CHP Architects was one of seven firms who sent in pro...
May 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms in forecast for South Thompson
KAMLOOPS - We're going to get some rain over the next two days. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the South Thompson, Nicola and Fraser Canyon. It advises an extended perio...
May 23, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
