Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
YKA sees spike in travellers to start 2023, will see additional Calgary and Vancouver flights
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport's (YKA) first quarter traffic took off to a 50 per cent jump compared to the same timeframe in 2022.In a news release issued Monday (April 18), YKA Managing Director Ed Rat...
Apr 18, 2023
Kamloops comic book store manager turns childhood dream into reality with release of new comic
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who runs the popular High Octane Comics and Collectibles has turned his passion for comics into a creative endeavor. He recently created and published his own comic, 'Life,' ...
Apr 17, 2023
Petition to save Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic presented in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A petition intended to raise awareness of the plight of the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics (TRFO) clinic has been presented in the B.C. legislature.The petition was launched by Kamloops ...
Apr 17, 2023
COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital, Ponderosa Lodge
KAMLOOPS - Just when many thought the time of COVID-19 outbreaks was in the rearview mirror, Interior Heath declared two in Kamloops in less than a week. IH tells CFJC News one outbreak was declared a...
Apr 17, 2023
B.C. Housing extends lease for Merit Place shelter until 2025
KAMLOOPS - The homeless shelter set up at the former Greyhound station on Notre Dame Drive will remain in operation for the next two years.Merit Place opened in February 2022, operated by the Kamloops...
Apr 17, 2023
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (April 18): RCMP say the 34-year-old man has been located and is safe.
Apr 17, 2023 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Frustration grows in Merritt as residents rally against repeated ER closures
MERRITT, B.C. - It's a constant issue that has been occurring too many times now. Residents in the Nicola Valley held another protest on Saturday (April 15) in regards to the ongoing closure at their ...
Apr 17, 2023
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
TK'EMLUPS - UPDATE: Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say the woman reported missing on April 16 has been located and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this i...
Apr 17, 2023
Downtown Kamloops deli and garden centre closing shop in the summer
KAMLOOPS - A longstanding deli in downtown Kamloops will slice its final set of cold cuts this summer.In a news release issued Monday (April 17), Anita and Dalton Strong - owners of the Smorgasbord De...
Apr 17, 2023
BC Wildfire Service to conduct pile burning near Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - Starting on Monday, BC Wildfire Service firefighters will conduct pile burning near Heffley Creek, as part of a fuels management project. Burning the grass now under controlled conditions h...
Apr 16, 2023
