Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
SRD K9s of BC gives Kamloops Christian School students a glimpse into search dog training
KAMLOOPS - Friday (Jan. 31) was a different kind of job shadow for local students, as the headquarters of the Search, Recovery and Detection (SRD) K9s of BC served as the classroom for third graders f...
Jan 31, 2025
Proposed extension of Highland Valley Copper Mine of great interest to nearby Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Highland Valley Copper (HVC) near Logan Lake is Canada's largest copper mine and a recent fourth-quarter update from Teck highlighted its plan to extend the life of the operation to...
Jan 31, 2025
While set to return leaked report, Hamer-Jackson still believes document should be public
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is confirming he will comply with a request from the province's Attorney General to return his copy of a confidential report into alleged workplace miscond...
Jan 31, 2025
Kamloops mayor files police report alleging hacking by councillor; Hall states city is simply on the email chain
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Kamloops has revealed to CFJC News on Friday (Jan 31) that he has filed a police report against a fellow councilor.Reid Hamer-Jackson confirmed that he filed a police report on...
Jan 31, 2025
Council to consider North Shore affordable housing project proposed by BC Housing
KAMLOOPS - A controversial BC Housing proposal for the North Shore will come back before Kamloops council next week.BC Housing has proposed a 54-unit affordable housing development for the northwest c...
Jan 31, 2025
RCMP release photos of men connected to North Shore arson
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP investigators have released photos of two people believed to be connected to a North Shore arson investigation.In a news release issued Friday (Jan. 31), spokesperson Cpl. Cry...
Jan 31, 2025
Merritt gets nearly $5-million in provincial funding for new flood protection infrastructure
MERRITT - The City of Merritt says it has secured $4.85-million in provincial funding to build the Voght Street Overland Water Pumping Station, a key component of its Flood Mitigation Plan that was dr...
Jan 31, 2025
Several weather alerts issued as snow returns to the Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway Friday (Jan. 31). It says between 25 to 35 centimetres of snow is expected to ...
Jan 31, 2025
Wiener dogs to race, compete in best-dressed contest at Kamloops Storm game
KAMLOOPS -- Rescue dog Odin ambled calmly around the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre meeting room chosen for interviews with Kamloops Storm general manager Matt Kolle and a pair of representati...
Jan 30, 2025
TRU job fair connects best and brightest to red-hot employment market
KAMLOOPS - This year marks 25 years for the TRU job fair. It's an event where businesses from all over Canada come to recruit and connect with TRU's best and brightest. The goals of this year's event ...
Jan 30, 2025
