Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Penance for Penny Pinchers thief
KAMLOOPS - There is a happy ending to a story we brought you earlier this week. A man was caught on a video surveillance camera, stealing a 600-dollar mattress from Penny Pinchers on Fortune Drive. Ma...
Mar 11, 2016
TNRD calls for federal panel review of proposed Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has joined its voice to the City of Kamloops in requesting a federal panel review for the proposed KGHM-Ajax copper-gold mine. The district’s Boa...
Mar 10, 2016
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
