Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Rescue douses garbage truck fire inside public works garage
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue made short work of a garbage truck fire Tuesday evening (Oct. 8).Platoon Capt. Darryl Cooper says crews were called to the City of Kamloops Public Works and Utilities Y...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Nathan Ritchie
'Skating rink' conditions close Coquihalla near Kamloops- update
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE - The highway was reopened overnight. This morning, conditions seem to be better, with Drive B.C. reporting some slippery sections between Merritt and Hope but no other major problem...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: Twitter / @katebirl
Kamloops Heritage Society disagrees with City taking over St. Andrew's on the Square
KAMLOOPS - There is a disagreement between the Kamloops Heritage Society and the City of Kamloops over the operation of St. Andrew's on the Square. The society has run the heritage building for more t...
Oct 8, 2019 The City of Kamloops plans to take over operations of St. Andrew's on the Square in March 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Quiet wildfire season provided opportunity for out-of-province deployments
KAMLOOPS - The wildfire season has come to a close and unlike the past two years, this year did not burn its way into the history books. Within the Kamloops Fire Centre there were 199 fires, burning j...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
The Mustard Seed puts out call for Thanksgiving volunteers
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed is preparing for its annual Thanksgiving meal and is putting out the call for volunteers. The non-profit is hoping to serve around 350 people on Monday, Oct. 14. Managing D...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New managing director signals big changes at The Mustard Seed
KAMLOOPS - There are many changes happening at the Mustard Seed in Kamloops. Construction is underway on a new Wellness Centre within the Outreach Centre and the non-profit has a new managing director...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Enrolment up slightly in SD73
KAMLOOPS - Stretching from Blue River in the north to Logan Lake in the southwest, School District 73 covers more than 27,000 square kilometers and has averaged more than 14,000 students for the past ...
Oct 8, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU instructor ordered to stand trial on several charges after alleged domestic incident
KAMLOOPS - A TRU instructor will have to stand trial on a string of charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident. Court documents show Julio Viskovich is facing charges of assault, forcible conf...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: YouTube / TEDx Talks
TNRD seeking feedback on RVs being used as permanent homes
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is asking for the public's input on if RVs should be used as permanent homes within the district.In the survey, the regional district asks questions re...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Little Fort breeders won't have serval cats returned to them
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - Two Little Fort residents who had more than a dozen serval cats seized from their property will not be getting their animals back. In a decision released last month, the BC Farm In...
Oct 8, 2019 Image Credit: BC SPCA
