Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Luke in his own words: Kamloops youth advocates for non-speakers like him
KAMLOOPS - We first told you of Luke Verhoeff's story back in late December. Fast forward to February, and his Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) practitioner Madison Imber is in town to work with Luke. We ...
Feb 29, 2024
11 Kamloops residents died in January from illicit drugs; 198 province-wide: B.C. Coroners Service
KAMLOOPS - The latest figures from the BC Coroners Service on the toxic drug supply in the province show at least 198 people died in January."The total number of deaths in January equates to about 6.4...
Feb 29, 2024
Coquihalla south of Merritt back open after snowfall-prompted closure
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla Highway has reopened Thursday afternoon (Feb. 29) after a lengthy closure. The stretch of Highway 5 between Merritt and Hope was closed for nearly 24 hours because of ve...
Feb 29, 2024
One person arrested after weapons report on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - One person was arrested after a notable police presence on the North Shore Thursday (Feb. 29) morning. Cpl. Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson, confirmed to CFJC Today officers resp...
Feb 29, 2024
Special public avalanche warning blankets most of B.C.'s Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS - A special public avalanche warning was issued for most of B.C.'s Southern Interior Thursday (Feb. 29) and will last throughout the weekend.Avalanche Canada says new snowfall brought on by r...
Feb 29, 2024
Coquihalla Highway remains closed between Hope and Merritt as crews work to manage road conditions
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is nearing a 24-hour closure.After a vehicle incident closed the stretch of Highway 5 at around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 28), DriveBC s...
Feb 29, 2024
TRU lecture series brings Canadian trailblazer to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Common Voices Lecture Series will welcome a Canadian trailblazer to the campus on Thursday (Feb. 29). Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut and th...
Feb 28, 2024
Curtain rises on 28th annual Kamloops Film Festival Thursday night
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday night, the Kamloops Film Society will be rolling out the red carpet along Fifth Avenue as the Kamloops Film Festival kicks for its 28th edition. With more than 40 different film...
Feb 28, 2024
Parkcrest Elementary students mark Pink Shirt Day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Pink Shirt Day began in 2007, after David Shepherd and Travis Price, Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia, bought and distributed 50 pink shirts in response to seeing a Grade 9 student being bu...
Feb 28, 2024
Devastating 2023 wildfire season presents possibility of spring holdover fires
KAMLOOPS - The 2023 wildfire season was the most destructive in British Columbia's recorded history. More than 2.84 million hectares of land was burned by 2,245 individual wildfires across the provinc...
Feb 28, 2024
