Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merritt's flood recovery takes step forward with first new dike section underway
KAMLOOPS - It was a day of celebration and forward progress for the city of Merritt on Monday (July 29), in their long rebuild from the devastating 2021 floods. City representatives and community memb...
Jul 30, 2024
Build Kamloops Celebration of the Arts showcases big plans for downtown lot
KAMLOOPS - Despite slightly uncooperative weather on Monday (July 29) evening, more than 700 citizens attended the Build Kamloops Celebration of the Arts.If Build Kamloops goes according to plan, the ...
Jul 30, 2024
Area restriction enacted to keep people away from Shetland Creek wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is putting an area restriction in place around the Shetland Creek wildfire near Spences Bridge. As of 12:00 p.m. Tuesday (July 30), the BCWS states all peop...
Jul 30, 2024
Kamloops loses 11 more lives due to toxic drug crisis, on pace for second deadliest year
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops lost 11 more lives over the past two months due to the toxic drug crisis. New figures through June released Tuesday (July 30) by the BC Coroners Service show 45 deaths due to toxic...
Jul 30, 2024
Washroom at Rayleigh park deemed unusable after vandalism; RCMP searching for witnesses
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses and information after a park washroom in Rayleigh was heavily vandalized. RCMP say officers were called to Rae Mor Park at Arab Run Road on Wednesday...
Jul 30, 2024
Fraser-Nicola field set as BC NDP choose candidate ahead of 2024 provincial election
MERRITT, B.C. - The governing BC New Democratic Party (NDP) has its candidate for the Fraser-Nicola riding ahead of the next provincial election. In a news release issued Sunday (July 28), the BC NDP ...
Jul 30, 2024
'I refute the fact that Kamloops is not a safe community;' Kamloops' top cop provides insight on crime ranking
KAMLOOPS - New numbers released last week by statistics Canada show Kamloops had the highest crime rate, reported in any census metropolitan area in the country.The numbers are the first crime stats r...
Jul 29, 2024
73 wildfires continue to burn throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre: BCWS
KAMLOOPS - As of Monday afternoon, there are 73 wildfires burning throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, 44 of which are currently classified as out of control. The most significant fire in the region c...
Jul 29, 2024
SIGHTS & SOUNDS: Farm2Chefs showcases local flavours at annual grazing event
KAMLOOPS - It was a sold-out evening at Privato Winery on Sunday, as the Farm2Chefs grazing event took over the space. Image Credit: Adam Donnelly/CFJC TodayMore than 300 people attended the event, wh...
Jul 29, 2024
UPDATE: Two people found dead following plane crash near Merritt Airport
UPDATE (5 p.m.): RCMP confirm two people are dead following a plane crash that took place near Merritt Airport on Sunday (July 28). Police responded at about 7 p.m. on Sunday after the report of a cra...
Jul 29, 2024 Police line on Nicola Ranch (image credit - CFJC Today)
