Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Provincial partners taking action to prevent invasive mussel outbreaks
Efforts to protect local waterways from invasive mussels are being ramped up by the province's partners.B.C. Hydro is supporting B.C.'s Invasive Mussel Defence Program (IMDP) with a new five-year comm...
May 1, 2024
Fire and Flood Emergency Services opens first BC shop in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Technology in the world of firefighting, when it comes to wildfires is changing, and looking to be at the forefront of that change is Fire and Flood Emergency Services. The company opened u...
Apr 30, 2024
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Sons of Rusty
Rusty Brewer's husband, Bill, was a cowboy at Douglas Lake Cattle Company. After he died in a drowning accident, Rusty and her two- and four-year-old children moved to Merritt in 1976 and found comfor...
Apr 30, 2024
Post-wildfire rebuilds underway in Scotch Creek, Celista areas with Mennonite Disaster Service teams
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - At the start of rebuilding his home lost to the Bush Creek East Wildfire last summer, initially Wayne Roden was hesitant, and event a little skeptical about accepting help. But Ro...
Apr 30, 2024
BC Wildfire Service ensuring recruits have access to critical mental health supports
MERRITT, B.C. - The importance of mental health is likely not your first thought when thinking about the men and women who protect our province each summer from wildfires. But it's a thought at the fo...
Apr 30, 2024
Jewelry heist, running-vehicle theft, interrupted break-in attempt among weekend police reports
The Kamloops RCMP Detachment responded to about 335 calls for service from 9 a.m. on Friday (April 26) to 9 a.m. on Monday (April 29). Below are several incident reports provided to CFJC Today by RCMP...
Apr 30, 2024
Lease for Stuart Wood shelter extended until 2025
KAMLOOPS - A temporary shelter for Kamloops residents experiencing homelessness will operate for another year. The site of the former Stuart Wood School at 245 St. Paul St. in downtown Kamloops was or...
Apr 30, 2024
RCMP searching for missing 61-year-old man from Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a 61-year-old man who was last seen last week. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 30) morning, RCMP say Dale Revell was la...
Apr 30, 2024
Propolis Cooperative Housing Society secures purchase of Tranquille Road property for 50-unit redevelopment
KAMLOOPS - They've taken the idea of a 'group project' to new heights. Propolis and its community funded investment strategy have raised enough money to buy a property along Tranquille Road for a rede...
Apr 29, 2024
Kamloops Broncos bullish on financial future, but hard yards remain to reach pay dirt
KAMLOOPS -- Michelle Peters is confident she can lead the cash-strapped Kamloops Broncos to financial safety. That's why she took over the junior football club's presidency in February. "Because I wan...
Apr 29, 2024
