Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Preliminary headcount shows student enrolment increase in School District 73
KAMLOOPS - A final headcount isn't ready yet, but preliminary numbers show another increase in the number of students within the Kamloops-Thompson District for the 2022/23 school year. "S.D. 73 has gr...
Oct 04, 2022
Gun, drugs, bear spray seized in Dallas traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - An RCMP officer on the lookout for unlicensed and impaired drivers Friday night (Sept. 30) found more than she bargained for.In a news release, RCMP say the officer was patrolling just befo...
Oct 04, 2022
Dirt bike stolen from Sahali in June recovered after Rivers Trail joyride
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a dirt bike being ridden illegally on the Rivers Trail near Westmount Sunday (Oct. 2) turned out to be stolen.Officers responded to the trail near the 300-block of Colling...
Oct 04, 2022
ELECTION PROFILE: Dudy ready to make jump from councillor to mayor
KAMLOOPS - You can find Dieter Dudy every Wednesday and Saturday at the Kamloops Farmers Market. The owner of Thistle Farms in Westsyde is hard at work year-round growing fresh, local produce. On the ...
Oct 04, 2022
Election 2022: where Kamloops residents can vote
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents can cast their ballots for the 2022 municipal election as early as Wednesday (Oct. 5).Ahead of election day on Saturday, Oct. 15, Kamloops residents can vote in advance a...
Oct 04, 2022
Kamloops MP introduces bill to raise maximum penalties for most sexual offences to life in prison
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo has launched another attempt to toughen Canadian law against sexual offences.Tuesday morning (Oct. 4) in the House of Commons, Caputo introduced a ...
Oct 04, 2022
More affordable child care coming to Shuswap area
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Families in the Shuswap will be able to access more affordable child care spaces in the future.The B.C. government is converting 36 child care spaces into $10-a-day spaces, nearly d...
Oct 04, 2022
Drought, heat to continue in Kamloops; BC Wildfire Service says fire season is not over yet
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's summer wildfire season was unique, according to the BC Wildfire Service and it may not be over yet.With unseasonably high temperatures for this time of the year, the seem...
Oct 03, 2022
"The longer you leave it, the more serious it gets": Councillor urges action from repeat offender report
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (Oct. 1), the province released the full investigation report into repeat offending in B.C. This comes after 28 recommendations to address prolific criminal activity and unprovo...
Oct 03, 2022
CANDIDATE PROFILE: Dhaliwal wants focus back on regular citizens of Kamloops
The Kamloops civic election is Oct. 15. All this week, CFJC Today will introduce you to the five candidates running for mayor. It's the most mayoral candidates on a regular civic election ballot since...
Oct 03, 2022
