Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New Media Platform Launches
KAMLOOPS - The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group is celebrating the launch of a new media platform today, a full service online hub for Everything Kamloops. CFJC Today expands on the station’s tradit...
Dec 01, 2015
Kamloops utility rates on the rise, not water
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Kamloops are in for a pair of increases the next time they pay their utility bills. Today, city staff unveiled utility rate increases for both sewer and recycling services. Sew...
Dec 01, 2015
Unique living: TRU student takes it to the next level
KAMLOOPS - The Yurt. It’s been the go-to dwelling used by the nomadic peoples of the Central Asian steppes for 3,000 years. One adventurous TRU student has taken the idea of a semi-permanent ten...
Dec 01, 2015
Homeless numbers continue to rise
KAMLOOPS - There is more evidence today of Kamloops’ growing homeless population. The Emerald Centre shelter activated its emergency weather response for 13 days last month – and CMHA Exec...
Dec 01, 2015
Urgent appeal for donations to help Syrian refugees
KAMLOOPS - United Way Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo is putting out a special call for donations to help incoming Syrian refugees. Executive Director Danalee Baker says the money would go to Refugees and Fri...
Nov 30, 2015
Toy house campaign starts
KAMLOOPS - Christmas Amalgamated and our sister stations B100 and CIFM have teamed up once again to collect toys for those in need this holiday season. The toy houses went up at six different location...
Nov 30, 2015
Operation Red Nose has record first weekend
KAMLOOPS - A good start to the year for Operation Red Nose. The by donation program provides party goers with an alternative ride home during a season of festivities. The weekend included a first nigh...
Nov 29, 2015
Black Friday kicks off Christmas shopping season
KAMLOOPS - The holiday shopping season is officially underway. Black Friday, as it’s been called in the U.S. since the 1930s, has been creeping slowly into Canada, and over the past few years it...
Nov 27, 2015
TRU Professor develops terrorism simulations
KAMLOOPS - Now more than ever the threat of terrorism is on the minds of civilians across the globe. After the horrific slayings in France that left 130 people dead, research by a Thompson Rivers Univ...
Nov 27, 2015
City told to stick with Emterra, price increase coming
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are recommending the city re-sign with its current residential recycling, Emterra Environmental despite a seven week service disruption this summer. During next week&...
Nov 27, 2015
