Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Tourism numbers up for Kamloops, with more visitors expected during remaining summer events
KAMLOOPS - Halfway through the summer season, a boost in visitor numbers has Tourism Kamloops excited for the coming months. With a near 6 per cent increase in tourist visits, plans to grow interest i...
Jul 25, 2019 (File photo - Buskers Festival performers in action)
Young girls get hands-on carpentry experience at TRU
KAMLOOPS - A group of school-aged girls in Kamloops have been getting their hands dirty all this week at TRU's School of Trades and Technology. They've been helping to build a playhouse, all the while...
Jul 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
Four patients taken to hospital after crash south of Little Fort
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - Two people have been taken to hospital in critical condition after a crash south of Little Fort. B.C. Emergency Health Services says the call came in around 3:30 p.m. this afternoo...
Jul 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
IIO finds no wrong-doing by Kamloops RCMP, civilian guards during in-custody death
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog has issued a report finding there was no wrong-doing by the Kamloops RCMP in relation to a March 2019 death inside Kamloops RCMP cells.The Independent Investigations ...
Jul 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Fire Rescue purchases new sprinklers to help fight interface fires
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue is now equipped with a new firefighting tool it says will help protect homes in the event of an interface fire. KFR recently bought four sprinklers, each of which have ...
Jul 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
Construction industry in Kamloops struggling to keep workers on projects
KAMLOOPS - The work on construction sites in Kamloops is getting done, but it's taking longer than contractors would like."Right now, in the last few years, there hasn't been enough people to go aroun...
Jul 24, 2019 It's estimated that 67,000 journeymen will be need across Canada by 2023 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
529 Garage app proves its worth to Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A growing number of bike riders are making use of an RCMP app designed to combat bicycle thefts in Kamloops. The 529 Garage app allows user to register their bikes with RCMP - making it eas...
Jul 24, 2019 (529 Garage app in use)
Mental health and healing shines through Kamloops artist's work
KAMLOOPS - People are being encouraged to take a moment for themselves today, as part of International Self-Care Day. All part of a growing push for mental health awareness, the day is meant to recogn...
Jul 24, 2019 (Stace DeWolf works on a painting)
Kamloops RCMP say international students could fall victim to rental scam
KAMLOOPS - Looking for a rental property can be hard enough. Now Mounties are warning about scams looking to target university students in particular. One of the most common scams include using online...
Jul 24, 2019
MP McLeod says federal government has been silent over B.C. forestry crisis
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says it has been radio silence from the federal government on the forestry crisis hammering B.C. Interior mill towns. McLeod along with B.C. MPs Bo...
Jul 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
