Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Multi-day searches and training hours kept Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers busy in 2019
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy year of work, training, and celebrating for Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers. KSAR was needed for 44 separate call-outs this year, putting in nearly 3,000 hours of search...
Jan 3, 2020 File photo of Search and Rescue members on a task (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Semi driver ticketed after Highway 1 crash near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A semi driver was ticketed for driving too fast after his truck jack-knifed across the Trans Canada Highway this morning.The crash happened at 11:40 a.m., about five kilometres west...
Jan 3, 2020 Image Credit: Revelstoke RCMP
More than 1,200 Operation Red Nose rides in Kamloops raised $33,000
KAMLOOPS - Operation Red Nose has wrapped up its 2019 safe ride home campaign and donations for amateur athletes in the community matched what was raised last year. Coordinator Katie Klassen says 1,21...
Jan 3, 2020 File photo of Operation Red Nose volunteers (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Four days into Shuswap power outage mess, CSRD director urges patience, concern for neighbours
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - Thousands of B.C. Interior residents are now into their fourth day without power after a storm tore through on Tuesday (Dec. 31).One of the hardest-hit areas was the North Shuswap, w...
Jan 3, 2020 Image Credit: Global BC
RIH project looms large as City of Kamloops predicts strong 2020 for construction
KAMLOOPS - They can't go on forever, but the City of Kamloops building chief says a fourth straight record year in 2020 is not out of question.City hall issued $288.3 million in permits last year, mar...
Jan 3, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sudden storm creates traffic warning Thursday night
KAMLOOPS - Streets are much better this morning than they were last night, as police had to issue a traffic warning to residents when the streets became treacherous because of the sudden dump of snow....
Jan 3, 2020 Image Credit- Dylana Kneeshaw
VIDEO: Kamloopsians chill out in the annual Polar Bear Swim
KAMLOOPS - With the New Year comes a chilly tradition in Kamloops: the annual Polar Bear Swim.Dozens of Kamloopsians of questionable decision-making abilities braved the icy waters of the Thompson Riv...
Jan 2, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Increases expected in 2020 assessments for most Thompson region property owners
KAMLOOPS - More than 280,000 property owners in the Thompson Okanagan will be getting their 2020 property assessment notices this week. The majority of homeowners in the Thompson region will see an in...
Jan 2, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Last year was cooler and drier than normal: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has run the numbers for Kamloops in 2019 and concluded that last year was both cooler and drier than normal.Forecaster Bobby Sekhon says the average daily mean temperatur...
Jan 2, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops building sector set new record in 2019, edging out 2018 totals
KAMLOOPS - The dust has settled on the building sector's 2019 and Kamloops has set another record for construction activity. According to the year-end numbers from the City of Kamloops, city hall dole...
Jan 2, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
