Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops issues statement on closed council meetings, hints of lawsuit
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has issued a lengthy statement stemming from consecutive closed council meetings this week.The statement does not go into details, but offers hints that the city may be...
Dec 09, 2022
RAW VIDEO: RCMP storm 13th Street property, shoot out tires Thursday
KAMLOOPS - Surveillance video from a 13th Street address shows the dramatic moment police arrived at a nearby property Thursday (Dec. 8).The video, contributed to CFJC Today, shows several police vehi...
Dec 09, 2022
BC Housing purchases former Lamplighter Motel, will transition it to permanent supportive housing
KAMLOOPS - An old motel in Valleyview will be seen in a new light. In a news release issued Friday (Dec. 9), the B.C. government announced BC Housing purchased the former Lamplighter Motel at 1901 Tra...
Dec 09, 2022
Man arrested and charged in 2021 murder of North Shuswap man
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - The BC RCMP Major Crime Unit has arrested a man for the murder of a man in the North Shuswap in 2021. In a news release Friday (Dec. 9) morning, Chase RCMP say 52-year-old Paul Vi...
Dec 09, 2022
With holiday parties around Kamloops, Counterattack road checks return
KAMLOOPS - The season of holiday parties is here and, like clockwork, Mounties are reminding drivers to plan ahead with the relaunch of the Counterattack program. "This time of year, we tend to see an...
Dec 08, 2022
'I'm not going to sit on my hands'; Kamloops mayor excluded from second closed meeting this week
KAMLOOPS - For the second time in less than a week, Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has been excluded from a closed meeting of council. City council held a special meeting with just one item on the ...
Dec 08, 2022
'Status quo cabinet'; Stone doesn't believe new cabinet will improve life in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday (Dec. 7) morning, David Eby announced his first cabinet as premier of British Columbia. The new cabinet sees 29 NDP MLAs receive a ministerial post, with 18 more receiving mini...
Dec 08, 2022
Local MLAs keep familiar roles in opposition shadow cabinet
VICTORIA - In response to Premier David Eby's new cabinet, the opposition B.C. Liberal party has announced its critic roles.Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone will retain his roles as opposition h...
Dec 08, 2022
Police swarm 13th Street residence for investigation
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say a high-visibility investigation in a North Shore neighbourhood this afternoon has yielded several arrests.In a news release, RCMP say they served a search warrant at a home...
Dec 08, 2022
Senior manager Kathy Humphrey leaving City of Kamloops for job in B.C. legislature
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is looking for a senior manager.Corporate Services Director Kathy Humphrey has confirmed to CFJC Today that she will be leaving to take a new position at the B.C. legis...
Dec 08, 2022
