Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Recruits in Kamloops learn what it takes to become an RCMP officer
KAMLOOPS - The RCMP's recruiting team made its way through Kamloops today (Nov. 14), explaining to eager recruits what it takes to become a police officer in Canada. "This is a career that is like no ...
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Salvation Army launches its annual Kettle Campaign
KAMLOOPS - The bells are ringing, and the kettles are out - as the Salvation Army begins its annual holiday fundraising campaign. This year in Kamloops, Captain Cory Fifield says the Salvation Army ho...
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Canadian Astronaut video chats with Kamloops students
KAMLOOPS - Students from Kay Bingham Elementary School learned about what it takes to be an astronaut today (Nov. 14). The Canadian Space Agency invited schools to participate in a teleconference with...
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
MLA Stone pleased to see new vaping regulations going into place
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone is reserving judgment on what the provincial government announced on Thursday - to put more restrictions on access to vaping products for youth. But h...
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
All B.C. Tolko operations to take holiday downtime
KAMLOOPS - Tolko has announced more curtailments - this time in the form of a holiday season shutdown.The Vernon-based forestry company says all of its BC operations will take downtime from December 2...
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Social agency pledges to push for one-stop-shop youth mental health service in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - An organization in Kamloops is hoping to take the lead in advocating for a Foundry centre here in the city.Valerie Janz is the Chief Operating Officer at Interior Community Services - a ser...
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: Interior Community Services
Kamloops crews respond to crash at Columbia and Summit
KAMLOOPS - Emergency crews are currently responding to a crash at a busy Sahali intersection.Two vehicles crashed at Columbia Street and Summit Drive.Ambulance and Kamloops Fire Rescue are responding....
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / James Peters
Province provides City of Kamloops with $1.3 million through grants in lieu
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government has announced that Kamloops is one of 54 municipalities in BC receiving money from annual grants in lieu of property taxes.Each November, the province pays grants ...
Nov 14, 2019 From left: Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian, City Councillor Bill Sarai, City Councillor Sadie Hunter, and BC Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Ravi Kahlon. (Image Credit: CFJC Today / James Peters)
Fire crews attend hog pile fire at Domtar
KAMLOOPS - Domtar crews will spend the better part of Thursday (Nov. 14) ensuring a hog pile fire is out. Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called to a lot adjacent to Domtar on Mission Flats Road at ab...
Nov 14, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press file photo
Snow Angels program in need of volunteers
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Snow Angels program is putting out the call for more volunteers following the first snowfall of the season. Newly appointed coordinator Chris Linton says the program received m...
Nov 13, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
