Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Spring Rotary Food Drive preparations underway as Kamloops Food Bank visits spike
KAMLOOPS - According to recent data, the Kamloops Food Bank saw an 85 per cent increase in the number of people needing its services throughout 2023, with more than 13,000 clients coming through its d...
Apr 24, 2024
City of Kamloops, TNRD announce 2-year contracts with CUPE 900 staff
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) have each announced two-year contracts with their unionized staff.Both deals have been ratified by Canadian Union of Pu...
Apr 24, 2024
City Hall security lockdown for mayor, council unlikely to end anytime soon: City of Kamloops staff
KAMLOOPS - A security protocol that limits access to Kamloops City Hall for Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson and the rest of council is working and will not be lifted anytime soon, according to City of Kamloo...
Apr 24, 2024
Man wanted on numerous warrants for assault arrested in Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - A 58-year-old man in Barriere was taken into custody Tuesday (April 23) after having several outstanding arrest warrants for assault. In a brief news release issued Wednesday morning,...
Apr 24, 2024
Collision on Highway 5 outside of Clearwater kills two people: BC Highway Patrol
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Two people are dead following the vehicle incident that snarled traffic on the Yellowhead Highway near Clearwater Tuesday (April 23). In an email to CFJC Today Wednesday morning, BC...
Apr 24, 2024
Kamloops man arrested in Comox for alleged abduction of two teenagers
KAMLOOPS - A 33-year-old Kamloops man is charged with two counts of abduction of a person under the age of 16 after he was arrested in Comox on Tuesday (April 23). In a news release issued Wednesday (...
Apr 24, 2024
Grand opening planned for portion of Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail
ENDERBY, B.C. - A celebration will be held to mark the work to establish a new multi-use trail through the region.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District will have a grand opening event to celebrate th...
Apr 24, 2024
Kamloops comic book artist releases second issue of self-published series
KAMLOOPS - Almost a year after his debut offering dropped, local comic book artist Nick Klie released a follow-up book in his Life: The Necropolis series."This is another adventure for a character I c...
Apr 23, 2024
Beach cleanup event nets 1,300 pounds of garbage; mayor questions lack of interaction with unhoused population
KAMLOOPS - Sunday's (Apr. 21) inaugural City of Kamloops Clean the Beach Day removed more than half-a-ton of refuse from Kamloops beaches, according to the city councillor who spurred the idea.At Tues...
Apr 23, 2024
Kamloops police investigating weekend arson at North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - Mounties are investigating a suspected arson at a North Shore home over the weekend. According to police, a frontline officer was patrolling the area overnight Friday (Apr. 19). Just before...
Apr 23, 2024
