Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fatal crash closes Trans-Canada west of Savona
KAMLOOPS - The BC Day long weekend began with a tragic highway crash west of Kamloops Friday afternoon. RCMP Cpl. Chris Manseau says police are investigating a fatal crash along the Trans-Canada highw...
Aug 02, 2019
Stiff competition in fitness sector partly led to operational changes at Kamloops Y
KAMLOOPS - It's been a tough last two year for the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA. In back to back fiscal years, the non-profit organization has lost money. Before the losses mount too much further, the Y is cutt...
Aug 02, 2019 The Kamloops Y is cutting staff and programs to save about $450,000 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sun Peaks hopeful new facility will boost summer visits
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks is one of B.C.'s premier winter destinations. However, the resort has always struggled to attract as many visitors once the snow melts. That's why the resort municipality h...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Plenty of August long weekend activities planned around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Staying in town this August long weekend doesn't have to mean missing out on a memorable vacation. Tourism Kamloops has set out to promote the area to the very people who live in it, and ho...
Aug 02, 2019 (Music in the Park 2019)
Public asked to avoid Big Bar landslide area ahead of long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The public is being asked avoid the area around the Big Bar landslide along the Fraser River through the B.C. Day long weekend. That's where officials are trying to rehabilitate the river b...
Aug 02, 2019
TNRD, Recycle BC asking residents to stop recycling hazardous materials
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Recycle BC are sounding the alarm over a spike in explosive and hazardous materials being placed in recycle bins. In a news release, the TNRD says ...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Foul play may be behind disappearance of Surrey men
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Police now believe foul play could be behind the disappearance of two Surrey men last month. The development comes as police announced they had executed a search warrant at a bu...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
Woman okay after breathing in chemicals in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - There was a scare on Friday morning for a resident in Aberdeen who was mixing chemicals in a swimming pool.Kamloops Fire Rescue's hazmat team, along with BC Ambulance, were called to a resi...
Aug 02, 2019 There was a chemical scare in an Aberdeen on Friday morning (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
40th annual Kamloopa Powwow begins today
KAMLOOPS - Those in the local area are invited to take in one of the largest celebrations of Indigenous culture in Canada this weekend, as the Kamloopa Powwow Society celebrates the 40th annual Kamloo...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Changes coming to Kamloops Y amid financial strains
KAMLOOPS - For another year, the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA has put out more money than it's received, and now changes will be made to try and mitigate the impact.The organization is cutting staff and program...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
