Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Students fleeing Ukrainian invasion offered domestic tuition rates at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is offering support to post-secondary students escaping the invasion of Ukraine.In a news release, the school says it has decided to offer tuition support to up t...
May 18, 2022
Person whose bone was found near Kamloops Airport was subject of missing persons investigation: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have identified the person whose bone was discovered near Kamloops Airport earlier this spring.In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says DNA analysis...
May 18, 2022
Juniper Knoll wildfire a reminder of dry conditions heading into May long weekend: B.C. Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting that the Juniper Knoll wildfire just east of Cache Creek is now under control. The 2.3-hectare grass fire was burning directly alongside the Trans Can...
May 18, 2022
Tk'emlups te Secwépemc plans day-long event to mark first year since confirmation of unmarked graves
TK'EMLUPS - Monday, May 23 marks the one-year anniversary of the confirmation of unmarked graves on the ground of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The confirmation was made public four days lat...
May 18, 2022
Generosity of Kamloops cannabis users leaves the rest of B.C. green with envy
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops cannabis users are the most generous in B.C.That's according to the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch in a report on recent fundraising efforts for the Canadian Red Cross relief effo...
May 18, 2022
Kamloops RCMP target altered vehicles in two-day blitz
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they've partnered with Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers to target altered vehicles. In a news release issued Wednesday (May 18) morning, RCMP say ...
May 18, 2022
Q-and-A: In conversation with RIH administrator Tracey Rannie
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today's Michael Reeve interviewed Tracey Rannie, executive director of clinical operations at Royal Inland Hospital, on Tuesday (May 17). This is a transcript of that interview.--What ...
May 18, 2022
Steady snow, strong winds expected for Coquihalla Highway until Thursday morning
MERRITT, B.C. - Snowy conditions continue on the Coquihalla Highway in the month of May.Until Thursday (May 19) morning, Environment Canada says drivers should expect periods of snow over higher eleva...
May 18, 2022
Highway 1 east of Cache Creek clear after wildfire closure
UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): BC Wildfire Service says the Juniper Knoll wildfire is now under control, meaning there will be no further spread. The investigation is ongoing, although BCWS says it's suspected ...
May 18, 2022
Small wildfire ignites east of Cache Creek off Trans Canada Highway
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is dealing with a small wildfire in a very visible location west of Kamloops Tuesday afternoon (May 17). The fire has popped up right beside the Tr...
May 17, 2022
