Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Shuswap Lake levels showing rapid increase
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Officials say the levels of Shuswap Lake are rising rapidly.An update Tuesday (May 16) from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District said the spike is due to the hot weather accelerat...
May 17, 2023
Hoops in the Loops preparing for biggest downtown Kamloops 3-on-3 basketball tournament yet
KAMLOOPS - In a little under a month, the Hoops in the Loops 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take over two blocks of Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops. Tuesday (May 16), CFJC Today spoke with org...
May 16, 2023
Kamloops MP doesn't believe bail reforms will have desired effect
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (May 16), the federal Liberals announced a bill in Ottawa that seeks to address bail reform, and make it more difficult for repeat offenders to be released on bail.Justice Minist...
May 16, 2023
Wildfire Service expecting 'crossover conditions' to challenge suppression efforts across B.C. this week
KAMLOOPS - As B.C. Wildfire crews attack numerous fires in the north of the province, the minister of forests was in Kamloops Tuesday (May 16) to address the hot start to the wildfire season.At this p...
May 16, 2023
Category 2 and 3 open burning bans announced for Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - In light of the very hot and dry weather, the B.C. Wildfire Service is instituting open burning bans in the Kamloops Fire Centre.As of 12:00 noon on Thursday (May 18), Category 2 and 3 fire...
May 16, 2023
RCMP, KFR respond to half-dozen suspicious fires in downtown Kamloops, North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) and the local RCMP detachment are teaming up to warn residents after responding to a series of suspicious fires overnight.According to a news release, the first r...
May 16, 2023
Former Merritt CIBC employee fined for theft and fraud of a senior client
MERRITT, B.C. - A former CIBC employee in Merritt has been fined for stealing from a client and from the bank.Hope Moira Donna Thomas has been fined $300,000 for stealing more than $150,000 total. Acc...
May 16, 2023
Missing kayaker found dead near Chase
CHASE, B.C. - RCMP say a missing kayaker near Chase has been found dead.In a news release, Chase RCMP say on Sunday afternoon (May 14) at about 4:00 p.m., officers were alerted to a kayaker in distres...
May 16, 2023
Highway 1 in Valleyview and Shuswap Road among resurfacing projects taking place over the summer
KAMLOOPS - Work has begun to upgrade 485 kilometres of highway and sideroads in B.C.'s Interior, with numerous projects in the Cariboo, Nicola, Shuswap and Thompson regions.In a news release issued Tu...
May 16, 2023
Aberdeen, Knutsford residents on edge after vehicles destroyed by arson fires
KAMLOOPS - A string of arsons has many in the neighbourhoods of Aberdeen and Knutsford on edge after three families woke in the middle of the night to the smell of diesel and the sight of flames. Arou...
May 15, 2023
