Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops working on nature park fire mitigation ahead of community wildfire plan update
KAMLOOPS - Spring fire mitigation work is well underway in Kamloops nature parks and spaces around the city. Parks crews and firefighters have been working to remove fuel buildup and conduct prescribe...
Apr 16, 2024 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today
Plan for park honouring Snowbird Capt. Jennifer Casey near Kamloops Airport unveiled
KAMLOOPS - An awe-inspiring memorial art display - a 1:1 ratio of a Royal Canadian Air Force CT-114 Tutor Snowbird - is being installed at Fulton Field Park, adjacent to the Kamloops Airport, as a tri...
Apr 16, 2024
The Loop property sold, day space operators given 20 days to vacate
KAMLOOPS - The Loop on the North Shore of Kamloops could be looking for a new home soon as the building that houses the space along Tranquille Road has been sold. "You can put fences up around this pl...
Apr 16, 2024 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Blurry photos lead to charge against Salmon Arm hit-and-run suspect
KAMLOOPS - A man has been charged in a December hit-and-run in Salmon Arm. Police say a sedan hit a female pedestrian on Fifth Avenue Southwest on December 8, 2023. The driver took off, but the woman ...
Apr 16, 2024
Expensive produce scanner stolen from Kamloops grocery store: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP hope the public can help them identify a woman who allegedly made off with a pricy produce scanner from a Kamloops grocery store.In a news release issued Tuesday (Apr. 16), Kamloops RC...
Apr 16, 2024
City of Kamloops hosting inaugural Clean the Beach event ahead of Earth Day
KAMLOOPS - In the spirit of Earth Day, the City of Kamloops will be hosting its first Clean the Beach event from Riverside Park on Sunday (April 21). The goal is to get as many volunteers out as possi...
Apr 16, 2024
BC SPCA sets May 1 deadline for accepting Kamloops stray cats amid negotiations with city
KAMLOOPS - The BC SPCA has set a deadline for when it could stop taking in stray cats from Kamloops and area. If a new contract with the City of Kamloops is not signed by April 30, the SPCA says it wi...
Apr 16, 2024
Phoenix Centre adds five beds in youth detox wing
KAMLOOPS - Day One Society (D1S) expanded the capacity of its youth detox wing at Phoenix Centre over the winter. Since five additional beds opened on Feb. 15, 2024, D1S says 11 youth have been served...
Apr 16, 2024
Indigenous knowledge keeper, educators and scientist among TRU honorary degree recipients
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) announced its five honorary degree recipients for this year's spring convocation. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 16), TRU announced Kye7e Cecilia D...
Apr 16, 2024
First quarter passenger numbers up 10 per cent for YKA
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) saw greater passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2024. In a news release issued Monday (April 15), Ed Ratuski, YKA's managing director, states the airport welcom...
Apr 16, 2024
