Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops mom hopeful after pitch to decriminalize possession of personal drugs
KAMLOOPS - Every day, Jennifer Cottell worries about her daughter Sam who uses fentanyl. It's been a rocky 14-year journey helping her through her addiction. "It's very scary to think that they feel t...
Apr 25, 2019 Kamloops mom Jennifer Cottell says decriminalizing possession could save her daughter Sam's life (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops woman shares experience with Parkinson's disease
KAMLOOPS - April is Parkinson's Awareness Month. Parkinson's is a degenerative neurological disease that affects around 13,000 people in B.C. It may cause tremors, stiffness, or balance issues. There ...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops Food Bank hopes to collect 80,000 pounds of food during Rotary Food Drive
KAMLOOPS - The 21st biannual Rotary Food Drive gets underway this Saturday in Kamloops. The Kamloops Food Bank is hoping to collect 80,000 pounds of food, as volunteers fan out across the city Saturda...
Apr 25, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Chamber hears pros and cons of open car insurance market
KAMLOOPS - Today the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce members heard possible benefits that would follow privatizing auto insurance in B.C As ICBC works to improve its financial health, calls to bring in c...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
BC Hydro helps relocate bald eagle's nest after grass fire near Chase
CHASE, B.C. - Officials with BC Hydro are used to dealing with ospreys, but recently they were in for a surprise when they repaired damage to power poles in the Chase area.
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: BC Hydro / Geoff Hastings
UPDATE: Police locate missing man
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say a man reported missing April 22 has been found.
Apr 25, 2019
Two men arrested after crashing vehicle, fleeing from police
KAMLOOPS - Two men are in police custody after allegedly fleeing from police and crashing a vehicle this morning.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that an officer saw...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Wanted Barriere man charged with night prowling
BARRIERE, B.C. - A man who was previously wanted by Barriere RCMP on a number of charges has been arrested.In a news release, B.C. RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says 26-year-old Layton MacLaren was charge...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
Man arrested after three paramedics assaulted at RIH
KAMLOOPS - A heavy police presence at Royal Inland Hospital Wednesday evening was the result of multiple paramedics being assaulted.Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Ed Preto says in a news release that police...
Apr 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Installation begins for Lansdowne Parkade mosaic
KAMLOOPS - Piece by piece, the first section of downtown's latest public art installment is being put together at the Lansdowne Parkade. Local artist, Bill Frymire was commissioned to designed the mos...
Apr 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
