Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

PIT Stop offers rib feast for those in Kamloops who can't take part in RibFest
KAMLOOPS - By the Sunday night of Ribfest weekend, many Kamloopsians have had their fill of BBQ'd ribs. But for many marginalized people in the city, heading down to Riverside Park to eat that mouthwa...
Kayla Derkach Aug 13, 2018

CFJC announces changes in the newsroom
KAMLOOPS - For 48 years, Doug Collins has been one of the voices who brought news to life in Kamloops; he's also been the News Director at Broadcast Centre since 1971. While he'll continue to read new...
Kayla Derkach Aug 13, 2018

UPDATE: Woman missing after Cache Creek-area mudslide had been en route to Kamloops
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The couple whose car was swept up in a Cache Creek-area mudslide Saturday was part of a group of classic car enthusiasts heading to Kamloops. 67 year old Valerie Morris is missing ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 13, 2018

City responds to smoke by extending Westsyde Pool hours
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it is extending the hours of the Westsyde Pool and Fitness Centre, in response to the poor air quality in the region. The Westsyde facility will be open from 11:30...
Kayla Derkach Aug 13, 2018

Smoke still a major problem in Kamloops today.
KAMLOOPS - It might be a good day to stay indoors if you’re bothered by smoke. The smoke is laying heavy over the city this morning and it isn’t going away for a bit yet. It’s coming...
Kayla Derkach Aug 13, 2018

Highway 1 reopens between Savona and Cache Creek
KAMLOOPS - Traffic is moving between Savona and Cache Creek on Highway 1 west of Kamloops – slowly after a mudslide blocked the Trans Canada late Saturday night. The highway was reopened to sing...
Kayla Derkach Aug 12, 2018

South Cariboo hammered by slides and fires
KAMLOOPS -UPDATE - Traffic is starting to move again in the Cache Creek area after a series of mud slides yesterday. The slides closed sections of the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 97 after heavy r...
Kayla Derkach Aug 12, 2018

Severe thunderstorm watch blankets the region
KAMLOOPS - Severe thunderstorms are possible across much of the Southwest Interior and Columbias today. Environment Canada has issued a watch, stating the storm system will move in from the coast, bri...
Kayla Derkach Aug 11, 2018

Seventh annual Ribfest kicks off in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Ribfest is well underway at Riverside Park. The seventh annual event kicked off at 11 a.m. Friday, just in time for the Kamloops lunch crowd. The smell of ribs smoking on the grill wafts ov...
Kayla Derkach Aug 10, 2018

Air quality improving in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The air quality has improved substantially over the past 24 hours in Kamloops. “There’s still a haze in the air,” says Air Quality Meteorologist Ralph Adams with the Minis...
Kayla Derkach Aug 10, 2018

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