Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cleanup continuing after CPKC train derails near Boston Bar Sunday
BOSTON BAR B.C. - Canadian National (CN) Rail says crews worked through the night to clear the debris after about a dozen rail cars carrying grain derailed near Boston Bar Sunday (Dec. 22) morning. In...
Dec 23, 2024
No serious injuries after collision knocks concrete barriers out of place on Highway 1 in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There were no serious injuries reported following a notable collision that halted traffic on the Trans Canada Highway west of Valleyview Drive Sunday (Dec. 22) night. DriveBC first reported...
Dec 23, 2024
Merritt ER to close for 25 hours Monday morning
MERRITT - Merritt and area residents will be without emergency room coverage for the second time in four days. Interior Health says the emergency room at the Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed for ...
Dec 22, 2024
Kamloops Airport bracing for increased passenger volumes during holiday season
KAMLOOPS - With schools officially out for the next two weeks, the busy holiday travel season is upon us, and at Kamloops Airport its no exception. YKA Managing Director Ed Ratuski says while November...
Dec 22, 2024
'Successful' Cancer Won't Wait advocacy campaign in Kamloops officially ended
KAMLOOPS - The proponents behind the Cancer Won't Wait advocacy campaign in Kamloops say their efforts were a success. Launched in January, the campaign was created to call on the B.C. government to f...
Dec 22, 2024
CN, railworkers strike new deal avoiding potential strike
OTTAWA - The union representing some 3,000 railworkers says it has reached a new deal with Canadian National Railway, averting the threat of another national rail strike.In a release Sunday (Dec. 22),...
Dec 22, 2024
Clearwater Library temporarily relocating to Dutch Lake Community Centre
CLEARWATER B.C. - The Clearwater Library will be temporarily located at the Dutch Lake Community Centre so "significant" renovations at its current location can go ahead.The library will be located at...
Dec 22, 2024
New outdoor rink opens at Lac Le Jeune near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Volunteers with the Kamloops Outdoor Skating Association have built a new rink at Lac Le Jeune.It's located about 15 minutes south of Inks Lake, where the association has maintained an outd...
Dec 22, 2024
Weekend deliveries in select cities as Canada Post works to clear backlog before Christmas
OTTAWA - Canada Post is making deliveries this weekend in select cities as it anticipates that a "significant portion" of items held up by the month-long strike will be delivered before Christmas. "Ca...
Dec 22, 2024
Kamloops RCMP nab five more impaired drivers ahead of final weekend before Christmas
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say five impaired drivers were taken off the roads Friday night, Dec. 20.Police told CFJC Today that four of the five drivers blew over the legal limit, while one blew a warni...
Dec 21, 2024
