Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Time running out for Kamloops Search and Rescue to find a new home
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue's (KSAR) need for a new home isn't a new issue, but it is becoming more acute, as space and time is limited at its current site. KSAR has just over 15 months to f...
Sep 8, 2023
Elderly motorcyclist dead after collision in Knutsford
KAMLOOPS - A man in his 70s is dead following a single-motorcycle collision in Knutsford.In a news release issued Friday (Sept. 8) morning, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say they responded to a report of a cra...
Sep 8, 2023
Man arrested after multi-day crime spree ends in Kamloops Friday morning
KAMLOOPS - An Okanagan man in his 20s was arrested after a crime spree throughout B.C.'s Interior that damaged two police vehicles and injured an officer ended in Kamloops early Friday (Sept. 8) morni...
Sep 8, 2023
Kamloops resident aims to become homeowner after $1 million lottery win
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has a new millionaire after a Lotto 6/49 draw on Aug. 12.In a news release issued Friday (Sept. 8), British Columbia Lottery Corporation says Landon Tilitzky purchased his $1 milli...
Sep 8, 2023
Car crash sparks fire, forces highway closure near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A bush was ignited, and the highway was closed temporarily after a car crashed near Salmon Arm Thursday morning.RCMP say emergency crews were called to the scene of a motor vehicle ...
Sep 8, 2023
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
