Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'A world-class cancer centre'; Philanthropy expected to help Kamloops' cancer centre shine
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the B.C. Minister of Health announced the business case for the $359-million Kamloops cancer centre, to be built on the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) campus and scheduled to open t...
Aaron Schulze Feb 14, 2024
UPDATE: Missing man located safe and sound
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (Feb. 16): Kamloops RCMP say the man reported missing earlier this week is safe and sound.
Aaron Schulze Feb 14, 2024 Image Credit: CFJC Today
First meeting with new municipal adviser Braun has Kamloops councillor feeling hopeful
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor is expressing optimism at the prospect of an improved working relationship with the help of a new municipal adviser.Former Abbotsford mayor Henry Braun began in the po...
Aaron Schulze Feb 14, 2024
Kamloops RCMP use taser to arrest man reportedly assaulting healthcare staff
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP used a taser to arrest a man for reportedly assaulting staff at a healthcare facility in Brocklehurst over the weekend.In a news release issued Wednesday (Feb. 14), Kamloops R...
Aaron Schulze Feb 14, 2024
Former Abbotsford mayor selected as new municipal advisor for Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - The former mayor of Abbotsford has been tasked with helping Kamloops city council work together.In an email to CFJC Today Wednesday (Feb. 14) morning, B.C.'s Ministry of Municipal Affairs c...
Aaron Schulze Feb 14, 2024
'It can happen to anybody': Kamloops mom commissions mural for daughter lost to overdose
VANCOUVER - February 13 would have been Celena Loschiavo's 29th birthday.Instead, her face is memorialized on a mural in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, some 350 kilometres away from her family's home ...
Aaron Schulze Feb 14, 2024
Mount Paul Community Food Centre's affordable produce market aims to boost food security
KAMLOOPS - You've likely noticed an increase in your weekly grocery bill, particularly when it comes to fresh produce items. In response, the Mount Paul Community Food Centre (CFC) in Kamloops has cre...
Aaron Schulze Feb 13, 2024
Kamloops Minor Hockey bursting at the seams, in need of more ice
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has not increased the number of sheets of ice in the community since the 1990s, when the then-Riverside Coliseum and now-Sandman Centre opened its doors. While the Olym...
Aaron Schulze Feb 13, 2024
Prohibited driver facing list of new charges after RCMP vehicle rammed in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a prohibited driver investigation turned into a damaged police vehicle and a man in custody last Friday (Feb. 9).In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Ev...
Aaron Schulze Feb 13, 2024
Housing program could help unlock Columbia Precinct Lands for development: Kamloops councillor
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor says the middle-class housing program introduced by the provincial government may finally lead to a plan for a coveted piece of property in the city's downtown.Premier...
Aaron Schulze Feb 13, 2024
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