Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Utilities Commission seeks input on Indigenous Utilities Regulation
KAMLOOPS - A consultation process is underway between the BC Utilities Commission and First Nations throughout British Columbia. The inquiry is about the regulation of utilities operated by Indigenous...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Snow Angels puts out the call for more volunteers following heavy snowfall
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Snow Angels program is putting out the call for more volunteers following the weekend's snow events. The Snow Angels program recruits volunteers to shovel the driveways and sid...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
SD73 Board of Education hears details on Parkcrest Elementary Fire
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 will be reviewing its reporting processes as part of recommendations given by Kamloops Fire Rescue following the fire at Parkcrest Elementary School on Sep. 5, 2019. Acco...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Out of the Cold will not be opening in Kamloops this winter
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in more than a decade, the Out of the Cold temporary shelter will not be opening in Kamloops this winter.In a news release, executive director Lena Cimmarrusti says despi...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: File Photo (CFJC Today)
Amid cold snap, BC residents set record for electricity consumption
KAMLOOPS - The cold snap gripping the province has led to a record amount of electricity use.According to a news release from BC Hydro, Monday (Jan. 13) saw peak hourly demand of 10,302 megawatts.That...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
River ice not yet safe: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Just because the weather is cold doesn't mean river ice is safe to walk on.The City of Kamloops issued a news release Tuesday (Jan. 14), acknowledging the -20 temperatures lead to the rapid...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
RCMP provide more information regarding fatal police-involved shooting in Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - Police say two people safely escaped from a home before a police-involved shooting in Lytton left one man dead.In a news release, RCMP Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet confirms that police no...
Jan 14, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Police watchdog launches investigation after man killed by RCMP bullet in Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) has sent a team to Lytton after a man was killed in a confrontation with RCMP in the village Monday morning (Jan. 13).In a news relea...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
'Frostbite is a worry': Outdoor workers gearing up for Kamloops cold snap
KAMLOOPS - The weekend brought yet another shift in the weather with temperatures plummeting below normal. While many people avoided going out in the blowing snow that arrived Sunday, it was back to w...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Federal government calls Big Bar slide top priority; contract awarded for winter construction
BIG BAR, B.C. - Next steps are being taken to address the Big Bar Landslide on the Fraser River.In a news release, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a contract has been awarded for winter co...
Jan 13, 2020 Image Credit: File photo (BC Government)
