Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Shuswap Lake water level approaching record low
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The level of Shuswap Lake has been declining and is approaching both the all time and annual record lows.The City of Salmon Arm's report on the Shuswap Lake level had the depth reco...
Sep 8, 2023
Kamloops sees increase of materials and users in week two of organic waste collection
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops appears to be gaining momentum with its curbside organic waste collection program.Marcia Dick, Kamloops' solid waste reduction coordinator, tells CFJC Today the City co...
Sep 8, 2023
Ancestral remains found along the Thompson River; site considered sacred: Tḱemlúps
TK'EMLUPS - Temlps te Secwpemc and the City of Kamloops are working to protect a site along the Thompson River where ancestral remains were found on Saturday (Sept. 2).In a news release, Temlps and th...
Sep 8, 2023
Kamloops Kiwanis Club shutting down after 70 years of service
KAMLOOPS - The Kiwanis Club of Kamloops has been part of the community for more than six decades.But on September 30, the club is closing for good. The reason behind the shutdown is due to the club no...
Sep 7, 2023
New TRU student housing build well behind schedule
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's new student housing complex is coming along, but the build is still well behind schedule. The four-storey modular building was slated to provide 148 new beds in...
Sep 7, 2023
North Shuswap firefighters lose their homes while protecting the community
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - More than 10,000 residents had a chance to return to the North Shuswap on Wednesday (Sept 7), after the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) rescinded evacuation orders put i...
Sep 7, 2023
CSRD lifts evacuation alert for Anglemont
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - A community in the North Shuswap has been given 'all clear' status.In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 7), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSR) rescinded its evacuation ...
Sep 7, 2023
Two Kamloops men arrested after knifepoint carjacking
KAMLOOPS - Two men were arrested after a carjacking in Lower Sahali Wednesday (Sept. 6) afternoon.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to a gas station parking lot on the 800-bloc...
Sep 7, 2023
One-year-old dies after being struck by a vehicle on the North Shore: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A one-year-old baby died after being hit by a vehicle on the North Shore Wednesday (Sept. 6) afternoon.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to the 1500-block of Ord Roa...
Sep 7, 2023
Residents in Chase retirement community returning following lifting of evacuation alerts
CHASE, B.C. - Residents of Parkside Community in Chase are returning home after evacuation alerts due to the Bush Creek East wildfire were lifted.In a news release issued Wednesday (Sept. 6) Interior ...
Sep 7, 2023
