Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Changes coming to Kamloops Y amid financial strains
KAMLOOPS - For another year, the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA has put out more money than it's received, and now changes will be made to try and mitigate the impact.The organization is cutting staff and program...
Aug 2, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
KFR assists Domtar fire crews fighting a smouldering fire Thursday night
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews assisted crews from Domtar to fight a smoldering fire just west of the Mission Flats landfill last night (Thursday). KFR Captain Wade Lindoff says they were c...
Aug 2, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
Tickets for annual Turtle River Race now on sale
KAMLOOPS - Tickets for the 18th annual Turtle River Race are now available with a chance to win a trip for two wherever WestJet flies.The Turtle River Race goes on Sept. 14 at Pioneer Park with up to ...
Aug 1, 2019 The VW Turtle River Race happens on Sept. 14 at Pioneer Park (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL: CMHA Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In part six of our series Struggle For Survival, we feature the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Mental health and wellness has come into the forefront in the last...
Aug 1, 2019 CMHA has been operating in Kamloops for the last 27 years (Image Credit: CFJC Today).
Salmon still blocked along Fraser River near Big Bar slide
LILLOOET, B.C. - Work to rehabilitate the Fraser River near Big Bar is continuing. A landslide narrowed the canyon and created a five-metre waterfall, making the area virtually impassable for migratin...
Aug 1, 2019
Drought rating rises for Coldwater River
MERRITT, B.C. - A Level 4 drought rating is being implemented for the Coldwater River watershed. The provincial government says in a news release that all surface water and groundwater users are being...
Aug 1, 2019 File photo of the Coldwater River (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
One injured in highway 5 crash
BARRIERE - At least one person has been transported to hospital via ambulance following a crash along highway 5, approximately 1 kilometre south of Barriere. DriveBC reports the highway has been reduc...
Aug 1, 2019
Two Kamloops illegal dispensaries set to reopen today
KAMLOOPS - Despite product seizures at two illegal dispensaries in Kamloops on Wednesday, customers flowed in and out of both Boomer's Bud, and the Canadian Safe Cannabis Society today.The province's ...
Aug 1, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Club still seeking clarity over access to Stoney and Minnie Lakes
MERRITT, B.C. - The gates are open and the public is fishing in Stoney Lake. The Supreme Court ruled in December that Stoney and Minnie Lakes near Merritt are public. "Each individual person can come ...
Jul 31, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Rainy July making way for hot August
KAMLOOPS - July weather was slightly cooler and wetter than average, but it's looking like a different story for August. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Bobby Sekhon, the Kamloops area w...
Jul 31, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
