Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fire crews soak grassfire on Tk'emlups Reserve
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews doused a small grassfire Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 17) - one of the first such fires in the Kamloops area this year. Crews were called to a fire on the Tk'eml...
Mar 17, 2020
City of Kamloops to await province's decision on postponing arts centre referendum
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says direction will have to come from the provincial government if the referendum into the Kamloops Centre for the Arts (KCA) will be postponed.The referendum on borrow...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
Organizers cancel 2020 CFJC Boogie the Bridge
KAMLOOPS - One of the major events of the spring will take a break in 2020. The CFJC Boogie the Bridge has been cancelled by organizers due to the COVID-19 situation.In a news release last night (Marc...
Mar 17, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops business community collaborating to minimize impacts during COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Leaders in the local business community are coming together in a time of uncertainty.Tourism Kamloops says in a news release that Kamloops business community leaders agreed this afternoon (...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cineplex announces temporary closures of movie theatres
KAMLOOPS - Cineplex Cinemas will be shutting across Canada starting Monday (March 16).Cineplex says in a news release that it is closing its buildings temporarily out of an abundance of caution until ...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: movietimes.com
TNRD to close all public libraries in the region
KAMLOOPS - In light of the rapid developments surrounding COVID-19, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is closing all of its public libraries.In a Facebook post Monday evening (March 16), th...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cascades and Chances casinos to temporarily close with rest of B.C gaming centres
KAMLOOPS - The province and BC Lottery Corporation announced today that all B.C. casinos, and community gaming centres will close due to the ongoing novel coronavirus situation. Effective at 11:59 p.m...
Mar 16, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
PIT Stop still feeding the city's vulnerable amid COVID-19 crisis
KAMLOOPS - The PIT Stop program provides meals for people in Kamloops who might not have any access to any other food thought the day. Despite the COVID-19 situation, they wanted to continue feeding t...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Suspected Merritt truck thief in custody after RCMP vehicle rammed
MERRITT, B.C. - A suspected truck thief is in custody after allegedly ramming an RCMP vehicle in Merritt Sunday night (Mar. 15).According to a news release from Merritt RCMP, the incident began near M...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
City of Kamloops to close recreational facilities, museum
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is shutting down recreational facilities in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.At a news conference Monday afternoon (Mar. 16), Mayor Ken Christian announced the facilit...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
