Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Parkcrest Elementary: What's next for staff and students?
KAMLOOPS - 24 hours after Parkcrest Elementary burned down, questions about the future of the school abound. First and foremost is what will happen with the students and staff for the rest of the scho...
Sep 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Some Kamloops trails and paths to close for revamping
KAMLOOPS - For the next two weeks, certain paths and trails in Kamloops will be close while city crews rehabilitate them.In a news release posted on the City's website, the City says crews will be wor...
Sep 6, 2019 This map indicates the trail closures downtown. (Image credit: City of Kamloops)
TRU campus energized with annual back to school BBQ
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University welcomed students today with its annual Back to School barbeque. It was a busy afternoon as thousands of students flocked to campus to take in the TRU Student Uni...
Sep 6, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Education Minister will push to fast-track replacement for Parkcrest Elementary
VANCOUVER - B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming says he wants to see Parkcrest Elementary School rebuilt - and quicker than a typical school build.Parkcrest was destroyed by fire Thursday (Sept. 5).At...
Sep 6, 2019 B.C. Minister of Education Rob Fleming (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Cross-country motorcycle ride raises money for PTSD, seeing transformations
KAMLOOPS - The Rolling Barrage, a motorcycle ride across the country to raise money and bring more awareness to those living with post-traumatic stress disorder, has turned the engines off on the thir...
Sep 6, 2019 The ride started in the Atlantic Ocean in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Aug. 5 (Image Credit: Scott Casey)
Colombo Lodge stepping up to support Kamloops non-profits
KAMLOOPS - The historic Colombo Lodge is offering a new initiative to help support local non-profits. "We are very well-known for our delicious Italian dinners," general manager Roberta Moroni says in...
Sep 6, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Colombo Lodge
With Parkcrest Elementary in ashes, School District 73 begins to plan for the future
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews remain on scene at Parkcrest Elementary School in Brocklehurst Friday morning (Sept. 6). The school was destroyed by a blaze that broke out just after 5:00 p.m. T...
Sep 6, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Milobar
Alberta man killed in motorcycle crash near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - Police and the BC Coroners Service are investigating after a fatal motorcycle crash on Highway 1 near Jackass Mountain Summit.BC RCMP say in a news release that at roughly 9:30 a.m. Thu...
Sep 5, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Man charged after a wave of violence in Merritt; RCMP urge victims to come forward
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE: Zakuti was found not guilty of the charges that went ahead in this case. EARLIER: RCMP in Merritt are looking for potential victims after a man was arrested and charged with a ...
Sep 5, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
Parkcrest Elementary in flames
KAMLOOPS - Flames sparked at a Brocklehurst school Thursday afternoon.Thick, black smoke coming from Parkcrest Elementary could be seen from different areas of the city.WATCH: (Video Credit: Contribut...
Sep 5, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
