Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Arts Council now says proposed street performing permit wouldn't be mandatory
KAMLOOPS - A decision on a proposed bylaw to require street performers to have a permit to play will not be made before the fall.That's according to a news release by the Kamloops Arts Council, which ...
Apr 26, 2019 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Salvation Army's Mobile Kitchen moves to North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Due to the reconstruction of West Victoria Street, the Salvation Army has moved its Community Response Unit from the South Shore to the North Shore. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to ...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops mom hopeful after pitch to decriminalize possession of personal drugs
KAMLOOPS - Every day, Jennifer Cottell worries about her daughter Sam who uses fentanyl. It's been a rocky 14-year journey helping her through her addiction. "It's very scary to think that they feel t...
Apr 25, 2019 Kamloops mom Jennifer Cottell says decriminalizing possession could save her daughter Sam's life (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops woman shares experience with Parkinson's disease
KAMLOOPS - April is Parkinson's Awareness Month. Parkinson's is a degenerative neurological disease that affects around 13,000 people in B.C. It may cause tremors, stiffness, or balance issues. There ...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Kamloops Food Bank hopes to collect 80,000 pounds of food during Rotary Food Drive
KAMLOOPS - The 21st biannual Rotary Food Drive gets underway this Saturday in Kamloops. The Kamloops Food Bank is hoping to collect 80,000 pounds of food, as volunteers fan out across the city Saturda...
Apr 25, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Chamber hears pros and cons of open car insurance market
KAMLOOPS - Today the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce members heard possible benefits that would follow privatizing auto insurance in B.C As ICBC works to improve its financial health, calls to bring in c...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
BC Hydro helps relocate bald eagle's nest after grass fire near Chase
CHASE, B.C. - Officials with BC Hydro are used to dealing with ospreys, but recently they were in for a surprise when they repaired damage to power poles in the Chase area.
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: BC Hydro / Geoff Hastings
UPDATE: Police locate missing man
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops say a man reported missing April 22 has been found.
Apr 25, 2019
Two men arrested after crashing vehicle, fleeing from police
KAMLOOPS - Two men are in police custody after allegedly fleeing from police and crashing a vehicle this morning.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that an officer saw...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Wanted Barriere man charged with night prowling
BARRIERE, B.C. - A man who was previously wanted by Barriere RCMP on a number of charges has been arrested.In a news release, B.C. RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says 26-year-old Layton MacLaren was charge...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
