Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Temperatures, avalanche danger rising in the Interior
KAMLOOPS - Rising temperatures may lead to a sigh of relief from Interior residents sick of winter, but they will offer no comfort to back country users. Environment Canada’s Alyssa Charbonneau ...
Mar 10, 2017
State-of-the-art Ken Lepin Lecture Theatre opens at RIH
KAMLOOPS - The state-of-the-art ‘Ken Lepin Theatre’ is officially open at Royal Inland Hospital. Well-known Kamloops philanthropists Ken and Maureen Lepin, Health Minister Terry Lake and I...
Mar 10, 2017
World Glaucoma Week aims to open eyes to importance of early detection
KAMLOOPS - It’s one of the leading causes of blindness, and as it stands, there is no cure. Glaucoma affects 400-thousand people in Canada every year. March 12th to 18th is ‘World Glaucoma...
Mar 10, 2017
Barenaked Ladies book Kamloops date
KAMLOOPS - Iconic Canadian band Barenaked Ladies have booked a concert date in Kamloops. The band will play Sagebrush Theatre on Saturday, November 11, presented by CFJC Today’s sister station B...
Mar 10, 2017
Province's attempt to save taxi industry from Uber falls short for drivers
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, the provincial government announced Uber will be hitting Vancouver streets by the Christmas season, with Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto among the six Canadian cities that...
Mar 09, 2017
Hit and run suspect to be released on bail
KAMLOOPS - The man charged in the death of a Kamloops teen last November has been granted release from custody. 41-year-old Jason Gourlay was arrested last Friday after a four month investigation into...
Mar 09, 2017
TRU nursing students promote better kidney health
KAMLOOPS - On World Kidney Day, Lyle Roberts is taking his kidney disease in stride, trying to remain as positive as he can, even without chance for a transplant at 72 years old. Roberts, diagnosed wi...
Mar 09, 2017
City aware of potential problem before total water plant shutdown
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it knew programming issues could present problems at the Centre for Water Quality even before Wednesday’s programming-related shutdown. A blown transformer a...
Mar 09, 2017
One arrested following police incident at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - A man who caused a major police incident at Royal Inland Hospital today is in police custody. The incident began at about 10 o’clock in the morning, when the distraught man barricaded...
Mar 09, 2017
Snowpack levels remain below normal
KAMLOOPS - Despite the crazy winter we’ve had, there is nowhere in the province where the snowpack is above normal. There are some that are close, with the East Kootenay at 99 percent of normal....
Mar 09, 2017
