Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP ask public for dashcam footage as they probe fatal cement truck crash
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Police in Kamloops are asking for the public's help in furthering their investigation into a fatal crash.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that anyo...
Apr 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Vehicle fire extinguished off Highway 1 in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The vehicle fire that impacted westbound traffic on Highway 1 near Lafarge Road earlier today has been extinguished.Traffic is now getting through.ORIGINAL: A vehicle fire in Kamloo...
Apr 30, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Peggy Lagore
Former Kamloops Blazer charged in connection to alleged child snatching in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A man who allegedly grabbed a baby before stripping down and jumping into Okanagan Lake over the weekend has been charged.Harold Giffen Clarkson Nyren, 30, is facing charges of assault and w...
Apr 30, 2019 Image Credit: Global Okanagan
Cariboo woman seeks federal NDP nomination
KAMLOOPS - A Cariboo woman has announced her intention to seek the federal NDP nomination for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. Gina Myhill-Jones says in a news release that she believes it's time for a chan...
Apr 30, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Gina Myhill-Jones
Turtle Valley residents set up road block to stop transportation of biosolids
CHASE, B.C. - Turtle Valley residents have set up a road block, preventing Arrow Transportation trucks hauling biosolids from entering private property where the sewage product was being used to recla...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops boy gets his ideal birthday surprise
KAMLOOPS - Four-year-old Reid Lukinchuk idolizes the RCMP. His mother Bryanna Lukinchuck said every time he sees a police officer, Reid has to stop to say hello. Noticing Reid's love of the RCMP, Brya...
Apr 29, 2019 Local RCMP officers surprise four-year-old Reid on his birthday. (Image Credit: Contributed / Bryanna Lukinchuk)
BC Wildlife Park mourning loss of nine-year-old moose
KAMLOOPS - Cherry the Moose, who called BC Wildlife Park home for the past four years, has died.In a Facebook post, the park says Cherry died from natural causes on Saturday (April 27)."Our dedicated ...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildlife Park
Meet a Machine raises $13,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
KAMLOOPS - They're big. They're loud. They draw quite a crowd. And at the fifth annual Meet a Machine held on Saturday, hundreds of families came out to see some of the biggest and baddest machinery t...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Walk for Autism raises funds and awareness
KAMLOOPS - Autism Spectrum Disorder refers to a range of conditions such as repetitive behaviours, challenges with social skills, speech and non-verbal communication. The Chris Rose Therapy Centre for...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Tomorrow is deadline for your taxes
KAMLOOPS - Just before midnight tomorrow is your final chance to file your 2018 taxes on time.CRA spokesperson, Vick Virk, spoke about filing online as we head into crunch time."On the CRA website, if...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: Brad Calkins | Dreamstime.com
