Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

New rental development to be built in heart of TRU campus
KAMLOOPS - The Kelson Group unveiled its plans on Friday for a new 77-unit, five-storey rental development that will be built in the heart of the campus at Thompson Rivers University. The property man...
Kayla Derkach Jun 22, 2018

Lightning strikes spark 28 new wildfires in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Thursday was a busy day in the Kamloops Fire Centre. Fire Information Officer Marla Catherall says 28 new fires were sparked in total, including the largest - a 60 hectare blaze which force...
Kayla Derkach Jun 22, 2018

TRU announces purchase and addition to Upper College Heights for student housing
KAMLOOPS -The student housing crisis in Kamloops received a boost on Friday, as the provincial government announced it’s providing Thompson Rivers University with a $25.5 million loan to help pu...
Kayla Derkach Jun 22, 2018

Four people arrested after Thursday night traffic stop and search of residence
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have arrested two women after a search warrant was executed with the help of the Emergency Response Team overnight. Staff Sergeant Simon Pillay says it all started when police conducte...
Kayla Derkach Jun 22, 2018

Grass fire above Batchelor Heights 'in hand'
KAMLOOPS -UPDATE 8:00 p.m.: Fire crews have gotten a handle on tonight’s grass fire in Batchelor Heights. Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildfire Service says the fire...
Kayla Derkach Jun 21, 2018

Kamloops celebrates diversity of cultures during National Indigenous Peoples Day
KAMLOOPS - With music and dancing Riverside Park came to life for National Indigenous Peoples Day. “It’s just bringing all of our cultures together and sharing because we all have differen...
Kayla Derkach Jun 21, 2018

Kamloops Fire Centre expands burn prohibitions
KAMLOOPS - In a bid to help prevent human-caused wildfires, any open burns larger than a campfire will be banned in the Kamloops Fire Centre effective noon Friday (June 22). This means anyone conducti...
Kayla Derkach Jun 21, 2018

BUILDING KAMLOOPS (Part 1): Challenges of expanding the city over the next 20 years
In CFJC Today’s first installment of our new series Building Kamloops, we take a closer look at the newly revised Kam Plan, which was finalized in April, and how the city will accomodate for mor...
Kayla Derkach Jun 21, 2018

Severe thunderstorm warning lifted for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Update: The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Kamloops earlier this afternoon has been lifted. Environment Canada has replaced the warning with a severe thunderstorm watch which means ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 21, 2018

Delivery break-in scam prompts warning from Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - It’s a scam that’s been around for a few years and it reared its head again today in Kamloops. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the con features a delivery company asking wh...
Kayla Derkach Jun 21, 2018

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