Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Jun 21, 2018
First direct flight from Toronto arrives on historic day at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Thursday marked a historic day at the Kamloops Airport, as the first direct flight from Toronto to Kamloops landed at YKA. The new route, which will run three days a week, comes after years...
Jun 21, 2018
1,500 lightning strikes in Kamloops region Wednesday; more on the way today
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops region saw about 1,500 lightning strikes in the past 24 hours, and Environment Canada says plenty more could be on the way today. Meteorologist Lisa Erven says that lightning s...
Jun 21, 2018
