Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops RCMP seek public's assistance in locating missing man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a man who was last seen in the Kamloops area. Police say Joseph Driscoll hasn't been seen since Friday, November 11.Mounties...
Nov 17, 2022
Work resumes at Highland Valley copper mine following safety shutdown
KAMLOOPS - Unionized workers at TECK's Highland Valley Copper are back on the job today following a work stoppage earlier this week.Sources confirmed members of the United Steelworkers 7619 refused wo...
Nov 17, 2022
Purse drive collecting essential items for Kamloops women in need
KAMLOOPS - Patti Phillips of the North Shore Business Improvement Association is once again collecting filled purses for those in need. "When the women go to the women's shelter, most of them are on t...
Nov 16, 2022
Kamloops Salvation Army Kettle Campaign kicks off
KAMLOOPS - The Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is back and ringing at 11 locations across the city.This year the local branch hopes to raise $450,000 - with $240,000 of that coming directly from the ke...
Nov 16, 2022
Kamloops council, ASK Wellness hope review can increase funding for critical social issues facing city
KAMLOOPS - The community is already divided on how to help people facing addiction issues on the streets. More supportive housing has been built in the last few years for the homeless and addicted, bu...
Nov 16, 2022
One year after Merritt flood, residents still looking to rebuild
MERRITT, B.C. - It has now been one year since the Coldwater River burst its banks, causing devastating flooding to the city of Merritt. The damage from the atmospheric river event caused the city to ...
Nov 16, 2022
Merritt RCMP seek information on wanted man
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt are asking for assistance tracking down a man wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant.The arrest warrant for Ronald Gerald James Karlson was issued on Tuesday (Nov. 15). He was l...
Nov 16, 2022
Work stoppage at Highland Valley Copper after Monday accident
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - UPDATE (2:55 p.m.): CFJC Today received this statement from Teck Highland Valley Copper:The health and safety of workers is our first priority, and all safety concerns are thoroughl...
Nov 16, 2022
ASK Wellness would participate in good faith third-party review: Hughes
KAMLOOPS - The head of a Kamloops social agency says his organization would open itself to a third-party review - on certain conditions.ASK Wellness Executive Director Bob Hughes made a presentation a...
Nov 15, 2022
TNRD Board of Directors gets even more Kamloops representation
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will send one more representative to the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors during the upcoming term. At its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 1...
Nov 15, 2022
