Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops-Thompson School District to pilot a change in student reporting
KAMLOOPS - As school districts across the province begin to move away from letter grades, the Kamloops-Thompson School District is preparing to do the same in some schools in the new year. The school ...
Dec 05, 2018
SERIOUS CRIMES: Gangland homicides and witness safety
KAMLOOPS - Last week, CFJC Today sat down with Kamloops RCMP Plainclothes Commander Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay to discuss issues around the community, and how plainclothes units deal with them. Plainclot...
Dec 05, 2018
City looking for money saving avenues ahead of tabling 2019 budget
KAMLOOPS - As Kamloops taxpayers start paying close attention to just how much their costs will increase this year, part of that swell is actually out of the city’s hands. City council passed th...
Dec 05, 2018
Accused in Kamloops RV park murder says victim threatened to kill him
KAMLOOPS - Nearly two years after Cody Foster was killed in a Dallas RV park, the accused in the case is telling his side of the story. Stephen Fraser, now 58 years old, took the stand in Kamloops Sup...
Dec 05, 2018
Province to launch speed, signage review at notorious Cherry Creek intersection
KAMLOOPS - B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it will launch a speed review of a notorious stretch of the Trans Canada Highway west of Kamloops – but has stopped sho...
Dec 05, 2018
Shelter beds available at Emerald Centre, expected to be occupied with cold temperatures
KAMLOOPS - With the mercury expected to drop in the next couple days in Kamloops, living outside will become that much more unbearable for people on the streets. The temperatures will dip sharply, beg...
Dec 04, 2018
Kamloops Food Bank looking to Lock in Hope to raise funds
KAMLOOPS - In 2017, more than 7,000 individuals accessed the Kamloops Food Bank, all citizens who needed that extra help to ensure they and their families didn't go hungry. With Christmas fast approac...
Dec 04, 2018
Accused in hours-long Kamloops trailer park standoff to stand trial next year
KAMLOOPS - A local man accused of barricading himself inside of a unit at G & M Trailer Park last October will stand trial next fall. Court documents show Shane William Caron’s trial is expe...
Dec 04, 2018
Kamloops locksmith employs dog to sniff out lost keys
KAMLOOPS - A locksmith uses a variety of tools to do their job, whether it’s cutting keys or replacing deadbolts. But, never before has a dog been used to find lost keys. “No other locksmi...
Dec 04, 2018
New president and vice-chancellor begins role at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s new president stepped into his new role today, replacing Dr. Alan Shaver, who retired from the position in September. Dr. Brett Fairbairn comes to the uni...
Dec 03, 2018
