Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kidney health front and centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Right now in British Columbia there are 448 people waiting for a kidney transplant, and statistics show most patients will die before being matched with a donor. Today is World Kidney Day, ...
Mar 10, 2016
Kidney disease isn't stopping a Kamloops man from cross country ride
KAMLOOPS - On this World Kidney Day, a Kamloops athlete is a reminder that it is still possible to live a healthy and active lifestyle despite the disease. Dale Calibaba has been waiting for a kidney ...
Mar 10, 2016
Tourism Sun Peaks loses it's President
KAMLOOPS - The President of Tourism Sun Peaks will step down from the post next month but he won’t be going too far away. Christopher Nicolson has been named the new CEO of Canada West Ski Areas...
Mar 10, 2016
Flights grounded at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Four flights departing from Fulton Field have been canceled today and one was delayed. One arrival was canceled and another was delayed. Airport Manager Fred Legace says it is due to gustin...
Mar 10, 2016
Former MLA proposes elaborate performing arts centre
KAMLOOPS - A former longtime MLA is unveiling his plans for a proposed performing arts centre that would see the demolition of the former Kamloops Daily News building. Kevin Krueger is unveiling his e...
Mar 10, 2016
Syrian refugee flow slows down in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The flow of Syrian refugees into Kamloops has slowed a little bit. When we spoke to him last month, Paul Lagace of the Kamloops Cariboo Immigrant Services Society told CFJC News the city wa...
Mar 10, 2016
Tourism boosts numbers at the Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - When it comes to air travel, an increase in tourism has more than made up for the downturn in the oil and gas sector. Kamloops Airport Manager Fred Legace says passenger traffic was up nine...
Mar 10, 2016
Kamloops hockey community pushing for another ice surface
KAMLOOPS - Part of the city’s plan to build a leisure centre at McArthur Island would be constructing another sheet of ice in Brocklehurst, in place of the outdoor pool. The hockey community has...
Mar 10, 2016
North Shore residents mixed on proposed McArthur Island pool
KAMLOOPS - Residents spoke passionately about their communities, but the mood inside NorKam Secondary on Wednesday night was noticeably more welcoming for City of Kamloops staff, which garnered at lea...
Mar 09, 2016
One day after her birthday a Kamloops girl was given only days to live
KAMLOOPS - A young Kamloops girl is saying her final goodbyes to loved ones after recently relapsing from a rare form of cancer called Burkitts Leukemia . Sam Donovan celebrated her sixth birthday las...
Mar 09, 2016
