Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
A look at some of the changes coming to the Tournament Capital Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Tournament Capital Centre's Canada Games Pool will be getting a major facelift starting this summer. The pool was built for the 1993 Canada Summer Games and hasn't received much in the ...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
RCMP detachment upgrades and training facility submitted for Kamloops budget considerations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP detachment on Battle Street is running out of room and the City is now looking into plans for reconfiguration. The City is aware of the the detachment's renovation needs, ...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
City of Kamloops looks for help building electric vehicle plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops would like your help as it develops its own electric vehicle (EV) and electric bike (E-bike) strategy.In a news release, Sustainability Supervisor Glen Cheetham says a ...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: City of Kamloops
RCMP say suspect in motel fire still at large
KAMLOOPS - (Note: this story updates earlier information released on the Jan. 30 fire.) RCMP have released photos of a suspect and pickup truck associated with a fire at an Aberdeen motel this morning...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP
New pilot program being launched in Kamloops to help empower high school girls
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture are partnering to help high school girls become more physically active.In a news release, the district says a pilot project...
Jan 30, 2020
Kamloops crews responding to fire at Travelodge in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - (Note: This story has been updated here.) Fire investigators are looking into a suspicious fire inside a room at an Aberdeen motel this morning. Kamloops Fire Rescue was called to the Trave...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Nathan Ritchie
UPDATE: Coquihalla back open northbound after vehicle fire
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Traffic is now getting through on the route. EARLIER: The Coquihalla is closed northbound in Merritt due to a vehicle fire. Drive BC reports that the road is closed between Hig...
Jan 30, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Kayleigh Milobar
Low risk here, but prioritize hand-washing over facemasks to prevent spread of coronavirus: experts
KAMLOOPS - Since coronavirus spread from the area in China where it was first detected, many people in Canada have been taking steps to avoid contracting the virus.The risk of getting coronavirus in K...
Jan 29, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Invasive Asian clams make first appearance in Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society says invasive Asian clams have been found on a beach in the Shuswap.In a news release, Aquatic Co-ordinator Sue Davies says only dead s...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society
New X-Ray machine expected to improve animal care at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - It's been on their wish-list for years, and now the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre at the BC Wildlife Park has its own Animal X-Ray machine. The machine is about the size of a laptop...
Jan 29, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
