Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
West Nile virus most active in August: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an advisory around the dangers of the West Nile virus. It says the species of mosquito that is most likely to carry the virus, becomes more active in August.To pr...
Aug 07, 2019 Image Credit: @MarioYordanov
MP McLeod disappointed with Liberal interpretation of Conservative health and social transfer plan
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is firing back against local Liberal candidate Terry Lake after he voiced his criticisms over the recently released Conservative health and...
Aug 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL: Habitat For Humanity Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In Part 7 of our series Struggle For Survival, we look at Habitat For Humanity. The international non-profit dates back to 1965 in the U.S. Habitat became well-known in the 1980s when forme...
Aug 06, 2019 Habitat For Humanity has been in Kamloops since 2000 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Wildlife park steps up to welcome owls escaping South Okanagan wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The burrowing owl habitat at the B.C. Wildlife Park is a little busier these days. Twenty-eight new owls were introduced to the park on Monday, escaping the Eagle Bluff wildfire near Oliver...
Aug 06, 2019 Twenty-eight owls from the South Okanagan Rehabilitation For Owls Centre arrived in Kamloops on Monday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Special weather statement issued for parts of Southern Interior including Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A hot spell is making its way through the Southern Interior, and a special weather statement has been issued for parts of the region including Kamloops.Environment Canada says in the specia...
Aug 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Immigrant Services hosts meeting to increase refugee sponsorship
KAMLOOPS - According to the United Nations, we're witnessing the highest levels of displacement in the world right now. In 2018, over 70 million people had been forced from their homes due to conflict...
Aug 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today/Kent Simmonds
Kamloops woman nets $500K after jokingly predicting her win
KAMLOOPS - Doris Costain joked to her friend over breakfast that she was probably the Kamloops resident who won $500,000 in the Lotto 6/49 draw.She had no idea she was right."My friend came over for b...
Aug 06, 2019 Image Credit: BCLC
Workers, employers urged to take caution during heat wave
KAMLOOPS - Employers and outdoor workers are being urged to take it easy during the hot weather this week. WorkSafeBC says in a news release that if heat stress isn't recognized and treated early, it ...
Aug 06, 2019 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Heat warning issued for Fraser Canyon; Kamloops nearing temperature threshold
LILLOOET, B.C. - A heat warning has been issued for the Fraser Canyon, including Lillooet, and forecasters are watching temperatures in Kamloops to see if one could be issued for the city. According t...
Aug 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Pritchard man charged after fleeing from police in stolen vehicle
PRITCHARD, B.C. - A man is facing charges after allegedly leading police on a chase in Pritchard over the weekend. Chase RCMP says in a news release that officers received several reports of a man dri...
Aug 06, 2019 Image Credit: Flickr
