Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Doctor shortage still a 'crisis,' despite survey that indicates otherwise
KAMLOOPS - Kevin Roode appreciates having someone like Dr. Chip Bantock. Before moving back to Sun Peaks, he struggled to find a family doctor in Kamloops."I had to go to either an urgent care clinic ...
Jun 21, 2019 Dr. Chip Bantock says patients are still struggling to find a family doctor in the region (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
McAbee Fossil Beds Heritage Site re-opens to the public
KAMLOOPS - The McAbee Fossil Beds Heritage site opened to the public today. The site is located east of Cache Creek and was once the home of an ancient lake bed. Its hills hold thousands of fossils th...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
B.C. mum who lost son to suicide keeps his memory alive through Community Compassion Walk
KAMLOOPS - A northern B.C. mother has travelled nearly 1,300 kilometres in hopes of shedding light on mental illness and suicide. Sandra McArthur's son Quinnton died by suicide in October, 2015. Since...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Indigenous Peoples Day marked by maiden voyage for Brock student-carved canoe
KAMLOOPS - Over the 2018/2019 school year, students at Brock Middle School have been chipping away at a log - eventually carving out a canoe. The course facilitating the dug-out canoe carving gives st...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Milobar
SD73 survey finds three-quarters of local graduates plan to pursue post-secondary education
KAMLOOPS - A School District 73 survey of graduating students finds three-quarters plan to pursue a post-secondary education.The 75 per cent total is up 16.5 per cent from 2007, according to a report ...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Jessup acquitted in 2014 KRCC death
KAMLOOPS - Nathaniel Jessup has been acquitted of the 2014 killing of 20-year-old Dylan Judd inside Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan said the Crown's circ...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook / Nathaniel Jessup
Faulty air conditioner spews smoke into Marion Schilling Elementary
KAMLOOPS - Some tense moments at Marion Schilling Elementary School in Valleyview Friday morning as smoke started to fill the building.The school was evacuated and Kamloops Fire Rescue was called just...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
MLA Stone says NDP government 'kicking the can down the road' by failing to strengthen vaping regulations
KAMLOOPS - The MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson says the NDP government is 'punting' the issue of stronger vaping regulations. In a news release issued Thursday, Health Minister Adrian Dix acknowledged...
Jun 20, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: Yurenia85 / Dreamstime.com)
Tenth annual Kamloops Walk to End ALS has special meaning for local family
KAMLOOPS - This Saturday will mark the tenth anniversary of the Kamloops Walk to End ALS. Every year, families who have been affected by the progressive disease gather to take part in the fundraiser f...
Jun 20, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops man gets stolen equipment back through Facebook
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating after the victim of a residential break-in located some of his stolen items through a popular Facebook group. According to an unsealed search warrant, the man and h...
Jun 20, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
