Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Two years later, Ryan Shtuka's family says searching for him helps with 'inner turmoil' his disappearance brought
KAMLOOPS - Next Monday marks the two-year anniversary of Ryan Shtuka's disappearance from a house party in Sun Peaks, a reality that haunts his parents every day. "We say every day is Groundhog Day. W...
Feb 10, 2020 Ryan Shtuka was last seen leaving a house party in Sun Peak in the early morning hours of Feb. 17, 2018 (Image Credit: Contributed)
Suspect in Kamloops hotel fire arrested in Grand Forks
KAMLOOPS - The suspect in a January hotel fire in Aberdeen has been arrested in the West Kootenays.According to a news release from RCMP E-Division Traffic Services spokesman Cpl. Mike Halskov, the ar...
Feb 10, 2020 Kamloops RCMP released these images after the Jan. 30 fire at the Aberdeen Travelodge (Image Credit: RCMP Handout)
Kamloops Chamber voices support for arts centre proposal
KAMLOOPS - The body representing the Kamloops business community is expressing its support for the Kamloops Centre for the Arts (KCA) proposal.In a letter to Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian, Kamloops Cha...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Truck crashes into front of Aberdeen home
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: No one was injured when a pickup truck slammed into a home in Aberdeen Monday (Feb. 10).Emergency responders were called to 688 Fleming Drive at about 12:30, finding a Toyota Tacoma...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Interior Health rolls out take-home strips to test opioids for fentanyl content
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says its latest tool for keeping drug users safe offers an answer to the stigma users still face. The health authority now offers test strips for users to take home. It...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: Interior Health
Pilot seriously injured in crash at Merritt Airport
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board are looking into a plane crash in Merritt that seriously injured a pilot.WATCH: Photos of crash site (Video Credit: Contributed)According to a ...
Feb 10, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed
Sun Peaks Resort keeping Ryan Shtuka disappearance top of mind with 'A Run for Ryan'
SUN PEAKS - Now approaching two years since the disappearance of Ryan Shtuka from Sun Peaks, the mountain community will be coming together today to support the Shtuka family. 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka ...
Feb 08, 2020 (Image Credit:Sun Peaks Resort)
'People are going to be on their own': Kamloops personal injury lawyer says no-fault insurance to punish car accident victims
KAMLOOPS - Jessica Vliegenthart knows the challenges of navigating a bureaucratic organization to obtain benefits - and she's a lawyer.Vliegenthart became a paraplegic in her 20s and still deals with ...
Feb 07, 2020 Personal injury lawyer Jessica Vliegenthart is concern for victims who won't know how to deal with ICBC following an accident (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU rock history course co-taught by former Stones manager living up to the hype
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's newest instructor has been bringing in a new level of learning interest for students taking the Rock Dreams course. Now a few weeks deep into the winter semeste...
Feb 07, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Protesters in support of First Nations members in northern B.C. cause traffic disturbances in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The impact of protests by Wet'suwet'en First Nation members in northern B.C. have resonated with Indigenous peoples in the Thompson region. On Friday, a group from Thompson Rivers Universit...
Feb 07, 2020 Protestors at the intersection of Summit Drive and McGill Road were met with angry drivers, who were held up for minutes due to blockades on Friday during the lunch hour (Image Credit: Derek Rodgers / DigitalRearranged Photography)
