Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Four-bed coronary care unit opens at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Patients with serious cardiovascular illness now have access to more specialized care at Royal Inland Hospital.The hospital officially unveiled its new ICCHA/Wish Coronary Care Unit, equipp...
Sep 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Jessie Simpson meets his hip hop idol
KAMLOOPS - Jessie Simpson had been looking forward to meeting his idol, rapper Snak The Ripper, for weeks. He was invited to be backstage at his concert in Kamloops on Friday night. However, Simpson w...
Sep 30, 2019
Man charged in Kamloops cold case makes court appearance
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend nearly 20 years ago made an appearance in the Kamloops Law Courts today. Trent Larsen appeared by video, while his lawyer Tony Lagemaat ap...
Sep 30, 2019
Kamloops local government watchdog group to restart, refocus next month
KAMLOOPS - A local government watchdog group says it is reawakening after a period of rest. Spokesman Randy Sunderman says the Kamloops Voters Society (KVS) has formed an interim board of directors, a...
Sep 30, 2019
RCMP ID remains found in Wells Grey Park as 1987 crash victims
CLEARWATER, B.C. - RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service have confirmed the identities of the human remains found at a historical plane crash site in Wells Gray Park last fall.According to a news release...
Sep 30, 2019 Ernie Whitehead (l), Len Dykhuizen (Image Credit: RCMP Handout)
City representatives bring Kamloops school district capacity concerns to UBCM
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from Kamloops brought concerns around school space and capital funding needs directly to the provincial government at the Union of BC Municipalities convention last week.UBC...
Sep 29, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops lawyer who died in skydiving accident remembered as dedicated, hard-working
KAMLOOPS - A staple of the Kamloops law community has died after a skydiving accident. Don Campbell was skydiving at Fulton Field yesterday afternoon (Sept. 28) when an accident occurred. Emergency cr...
Sep 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Trucking industry looking towards greener pastures, with fuel efficient technology in its future
KAMLOOPS - Alongside a growing number of electric and non-gas dependent vehicles on the market, BC's trucking industry is taking steps toward implementing greener, more fuel efficient technology. Whil...
Sep 29, 2019 (Image Credit: File photo- CFJC Today)
Mayor of Kamloops awaiting results of UBCM discussion regarding cannabis revenue sharing agreement
KAMLOOPS - Post- Union of BC Municipalities Convention, the Mayor of Kamloops is eager to see what will come from discussions around a cannabis taxation revenue-sharing agreement. With the implementat...
Sep 28, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Sun Peaks celebrating summer transition with Fall Festival
SUN PEAKS - Sun Peaks Resort is hosting a variety of fall activities today (Sept. 28) as part of its Fall Festival. The mountain municipality plays host to a number of live music performances, a class...
Sep 28, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
