Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Air quality deteriorates in Kamloops, B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - As the wind changes hour by hour, so does the air quality situation in the BC Interior. BC Ministry of Environment Air Quality Meteorologist Ralph Adams says, when plumes of smoke blew in f...
Jul 10, 2017
Fort McMurray residents deliver much-needed supplies to evacuees
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District is currently overwhelmed with donations, and volunteers – so they are asking for residents to please go through their official channels before pu...
Jul 10, 2017
Well-known Kamloops veteran passes away
KAMLOOPS - A well-known Kamloops veteran has passed away. Alex Sim died in hospital over the weekend after battling complications from a heart attack in June of 2016. Sim, who spoke with CFJC on sever...
Jul 10, 2017
City of Kamloops closes more parks amid extreme fire risk
KAMLOOPS - The extreme fire danger is has led the City of Kamloops to close 16 parks within the city. Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Mike Adams says the parks are closed to all bicycle, pedestrian and veh...
Jul 10, 2017
Major delays due to smoke at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Incoming flights to Kamloops Airport are delayed Monday afternoon due to the thick smoke blanketing the valley from BC’s raging wildfires. Manager Fred Legace says it’s too dang...
Jul 10, 2017
Winds will create problems for firefighters in the Interior
KAMLOOPS - Gusty winds are going to be a serious problems for those fighting the wildfires in the B.C. interior. The dangers from gusting winds create difficulty for crews to establish guards, and oft...
Jul 10, 2017
Premier-designate John Horgan meets with evacuees
KAMLOOPS - NDP leader John Horgan confirmed in Kamloops on Sunday that he supports statements earlier by Premier Christy Clark that the government will do everything possible to bring the wildfires un...
Jul 09, 2017
Tearful wildfire victims hoping to get back home soon, thankful for help
KAMLOOPS - Tears streamed down Ester Spye’s face as she talked with Premier Christy Clark and Ashcroft-based Liberal MLA Jackie Tegart, pleading for any help she can get after her house on the A...
Jul 09, 2017
CIFM transmitter burns to the ground near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - A transmitter for our sister radio station CIFM serving the Ashcroft and Cache Creek area has been destroyed by the Ashcroft Reserve Wildfire. Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Engineers w...
Jul 09, 2017
Crews continue to battle Little Fort and Ashcroft wildfires
KAMLOOPS - It’s another busy day for crews on the wildfire front. Kamloops Information Officer Jody Lucius says firefghters are concentrating on three wildfires within the Kamloops Fire Centre S...
Jul 09, 2017
