Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Peter Collins Memorial Concert takes place June 21 at Kamloops United Church
KAMLOOPS - On Friday evening, the Kamloops Symphony Music School is hosting an amazing fundraising concert at Kamloops United Church.The Student Showcase Concert is a fundraiser for the Peter Collins ...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Shuswap TrailRiders unveil newest adaptive hiking tool for people with mobility challenges
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Many able-bodied folks take the ability to get around in nature for granted. However, it's not that easy for people who rely on mobility devices to access some of the natural spac...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Decision in Jessup trial expected Friday
KAMLOOPS - A decision in the trial of Nathaniel Jessup is expected this Friday. Jessup is accused of second-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Dylan Judd in November, 2014. Judd's body was foun...
Jun 17, 2019
Closure of Vavenby sawmill deals blow to Domtar Kamloops chip supply
KAMLOOPS - Officials with Domtar say the crisis hitting B.C. Interior sawmills will have an impact on the Kamloops pulp mill, but there is no cause for elevated concern. Domtar spokesperson Bonny Sken...
Jun 17, 2019
RCMP get up early, nab drunk drivers near Chase
CHASE, B.C. - RCMP say some early morning operations in the Chase area resulted in tracking down a bunch of impaired drivers. According to a release, members of the RCMP's Central Interior Traffic Ser...
Jun 17, 2019
Kamloops moving up the list of destination cities in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Canada's Tournament Capital is becoming more desireable to live-in, according to U-Haul's list of destination cities in Canada.For 2018, Kamloops was the No. 30 Canadian destination city ac...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds
Military type men and women wanted for Kamloops casting call
KAMLOOPS - A call for extras is being put out in the Kamloops area.The casting call is seeking military-type men and women ages 18 to 50 in the Kamloops area.Filming would take place over a number of ...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: Fernando Gregory | Dreamstime.com
Family says missing Kamloops man is without cell phone, identification
KAMLOOPS - The family of a missing Kamloops man says his disappearance is highly out of character. According to Kamloops RCMP, 57-year-old Lorne Hamer-Jackson was last seen Saturday evening (June 15)....
Jun 16, 2019
Kamloops woman pushing on with cross-country cycling for mental health care improvements
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman's solo bike trek to Ottawa, advocating for mental health care improvements, has been halted for now.About two weeks ago, Days of Action founder Marlene Hibbs took her menta...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: Days of Action / Facebook
B.C Wildfire Service makes short work of minor flare up in Beresford Lakes area
KAMLOOPS - BC Wildfire Service crews quickly gained control over a small blaze in the Beresford Lakes area yesterday. Fire Information Officer Nicole Bonnett says the 1 hectare fire was reported yeste...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
