Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Housing confirms early stage conversations around transitional housing on River Street
KAMLOOPS - Transitional housing could be coming to River Street in Kamloops. BC Housing confirmed to CFJC Today they are in early-stage conversations with the City of Kamloops about the plot of land a...
Feb 20, 2025
Brown and B.C. punch ticket to Scotties Tournament of Hearts playoffs
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Fourth time's the charm for Kamloops skip Corryn Brown, as she and Team B.C. advanced to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts playoffs. Brown and B.C. defeated New Brunswick Wednesday...
Feb 20, 2025
Community crowdfunding underway for conservation purchase in Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS - Community members who frequent nature parks and other walkable areas around Kamloops are putting out a call for donations. They're working with the BC Parks Foundation to purchase 517 acres...
Feb 19, 2025
Kamloops MLAs arrive in Victoria for first session since October election
VICTORIA, B.C. - The B.C. legislature has returned to session for the first time since the October election, which saw the New Democrats return to power with a slim, one-seat majority."We open this fi...
Feb 19, 2025
Arrest made, stolen bikes recovered after police raid Parkcrest Avenue house
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a visible police presence on the city's North Shore Wednesday morning (Feb. 19) led to one arrest. Around 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, frontline officers and the local detachment...
Feb 19, 2025
New legislation adds protected lands to Wells Gray, Shuswap-area provincial parks
VICTORIA - A plan to expand Wells Gray and Cinnemousun Narrows Provincial Parks is among the first pieces of legislation introduced by the B.C. NDP government as the legislative session kicks off this...
Feb 19, 2025
RCMP find guns, drugs after Brocklehurst traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP officers showed no love to the subjects of a Valentine's Day traffic stop in Brocklehurst, seizing drugs and guns, and recommending a series of charges.In a news release issue...
Feb 19, 2025
Tk'emlups, environmental consultant to share initial findings from site assessments
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwpemc members are invited to learn about site assessments on five portions of land and share their thoughts. SLR Consulting is carrying out a Phase I Environmental Site Ass...
Feb 19, 2025
Nearly $26 million federal rebuilding dollars for Lytton committed to new community hub
LYTTON, B.C. - Nearly one-third of the $77 million the federal government committed to the Village of Lytton three years ago will go toward a new community hub. In a news release issued Wednesday (Feb...
Feb 19, 2025
Property crime investigation leads to temporary road closure on Parkcrest Avenue
KAMLOOPS - A section of Parkcrest Avenue on the city's north shore has been temporarily shut down, according to a Kamloops RCMP press release issued on Wednesday (Feb. 19) morning.Members of the detac...
Feb 19, 2025
