Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Mandatory entry-level training for commercial truck drivers among policies Kamloops Chamber is bringing to provincial AGM
KAMLOOPS - Chambers of Commerce from across British Columbia will gather in Burnaby next week to debate and vote on policies at the BC Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting. According to Executiv...
May 17, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Secwépemc research authors to receive Governor General's Innovation Award
KAMLOOPS - Two longtime members of the community and leaders in the Secwpemc nation are being honoured with a national award at the end of the month. Chief, Dr. Ron Ignace and Dr. Marianne Ignace will...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Man who helped his own arrest by contacting CFJC given 14-day jail sentence
KAMLOOPS - A man who helped in his own arrest by disclosing his location to CFJC Today has been sentenced to 14 days in jail. Jessie Dean Kowalchuk was also given one year's probation. Kowalchuk was f...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP handout
BREAKING: Fraser sentenced to life, no parole for 12 years in killing of Cody Foster
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who killed his friend and coworker more than two years ago has been sentenced to life in prison, with no eligibility for parole for 12 years. A B.C. Supreme Court jury found ...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: File Photo
Electric vehicles will save you in the long haul: BC Hydro
KAMLOOPS - BC Hydro says new data shows switching from a gas-powered car to an electric vehicle could save thousands of dollars per year on the average commute. The corporation says a new survey found...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Extra forces will be on the roads this long weekend
KAMLOOPS - As drivers hit the road for this Victoria Day long weekend, enforcements around the province will be taking place.Along with this week being National Impaired Driving Prevention week, Kamlo...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
UPDATE: Fatal crash closes Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATE- 4:45 am- The Coquihalla Highway was closed for several hours Thursday evening after a fatal, multi-vehicle crash. The collision happened just south of Merritt, near Coldwater R...
May 16, 2019 Image Credit: Joshua Knaak
City of Kamloops hoping to educate public about biosolid production in wake of protests, blockades
KAMLOOPS - Biosolids has been a contentious issue in the region. Currently, they are being trucked out of the Kamloops Sewage Treatment Centre to the Turtle Valley near Chase. However, for weeks, prot...
May 16, 2019 Kamloops biosolids produced at the city's sewage treatment centre on Mission Flats Road (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Fentanyl test strips and drug identification machine worthwhile for at-risk substance users
KAMLOOPS - For nearly a year, ASK Wellness has been giving people who use drugs in Kamloops a chance to know what exactly is in their substances. The fentanyl test strip pilot program, along with a ne...
May 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Milobar
Three suspects charged in connection to North Shore stabbing
KAMLOOPS - A 34-year-old Prince George man is expected to survive after being stabbed on the North Shore Wednesday (May 16). Three people have been charged in the incident.Police responded to the inci...
May 16, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
