KAMLOOPS- The CFJC Boogie the Bridge took place on Sunday (April 27th). Runners from across Canada participated in a 21-kilometre, 10-kilometre or five-kilometre race. Runners race against their personal bests or just try to beat a goal they may have set. Either way, the event is open to people of all ages who want to ...

KAMLOOPS - A key fundraiser for the Chris Rose Therapy Centre is coming up this Saturday (April 26). The 14th annual Chris Rose Walk for Autism is aiming to raise enough money to buy a new communication board for the centre in north Kamloops.Every year, money raised by the walk is used to support programs, and equipmen...

KAMLOOPS - Food banks across the country have been citing a startling increase in the number of people who need their services. Locally, the Kamloops Regional Food Hub is working to serve nine regional food banks, and more than 7,000 individuals. The 34th bi-annual Rotary Spring Food Drive is set to take place this Sat...

KAMLOOPS - Warmer temperatures have already reached the Kamloops region, and Interior Health is warning residents spending time outdoors to be on the lookout for ticks. The health authority says it has already begun hearing of people who have had tick encounters, with more expected as people increase the time they spen...

KAMLOOPS - As news of the passing of Pope Francis made its way through different time zones, those who attended an Easter Monday service Kamloops were somewhat surprised to hear of it. "I have students in Italy right now who were texting me at about 3:00 a.m. our time letting me know that the Holy Father had passe...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council went before council Tuesday (April 16) to seek support for its idea of an European-style Christmas market. The market's goal is to attract holiday lovers to Kamloops for an 18-day Christmas celebration. "We aim to launch the Kamloops Christmas market to stimulate the local ec...

KAMLOOPS - Since a public health emergency was declared in response to rising rates of opioid-related overdoses, more than 16,000 people have died in B.C. Efforts to combat the crisis haven't slowed the climbing fatality rates. Ahead of the nine-year anniversary of the overdose emergency being declared, CFJC spoke with...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society is holding an open house at the Paramount Theatre Sunday (April 13) afternoon, as it celebrates 70 years of the theatre at Fifth Avenue and Victoria Street. Executive Director Colette Abbott says the open house will run between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., as part of its 70th anniversar...

KAMLOOPS - The Day One Society has tapped Former Kamloops Blazer and NHL veteran Darryl Sydor and his family to headline a fundraising breakfast next month.In a news release, the Day One Society says Sydor and his wife, Sharlene, will share "their deeply personal journey through addiction to recovery" at the ...

KAMLOOPS - Wednesday morning, the Kamloops Y launched its ticket sales for the 2025 Y Dream Home Lottery. The organization will be at the Kamloops Home Show this weekend, selling tickets before opening the house up to the public on April 12."This is a little-over-2,300-square-foot home, three bedrooms, three bathr...

KAMLOOPS - A fundraising campaign to help protect a large parcel of grasslands near Juniper Ridge has reached its goal.Launched in February by the BC Parks Foundation, the effort aimed to save 517 acres of private property within City of Kamloops limits from being sold for more than $5 million.The organization raised a...

KAMLOOPS - A program aimed at improving access to substance use services and building peer-led support systems will continue to operate in Kamloops for the next four years. ASK Wellness Society announced it, along with Urban Matters and other community partners, has received funding through Health Canada's Substance Us...

KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is performing 'Pride and Prejudice' at the Sagebrush Theatre from April 3 to 13. The play, which has been adapted by Kate Hamill, provides a more modern version of the well-known story."It's a very high-energy piece. It's not your mom's 'Pride and Prejudice' there's been a l...

KAMLOOPS - The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) in Kamloops recently celebrated its 25th anniversary of operations. BLSC was founded in 2000 by a retired science teacher, Gordon Gore. While Gore passed away in 2020, his passion for education continues at the downtown facility. The interactive approach to science has ma...

KAMLOOPS - Construction is well underway for a new outdoor skating rink in one of the city's most popular parks. Work in Riverside Park is contained to a fenced-in area and isn't expected to significantly impact the nearby water park or playground this summer. The outdoor rink was approved by Kamloops city council last...

NAMCHE BAZAR, NEPAL - Randi Gardypie of Merritt is in northeastern Nepal on a fundraising hike to Mount Everest South Base Camp, more than 5,000 metres above sea level. One of her friends started a GoFundMe account to help with travel and equipment costs, but Gardypie plans to donate all of the money raised to children...

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops-area elementary schools brought their 'A' game for a good cause, as this Friday (Mar. 14) wrapped up the March Madness food drive. The annual event posed a challenge from RL Clemitson to Marion Schilling and Ralph Bell schools to see who could collect the most donations for the Kamloops Food B...

KAMLOOPS - TRU's IDays events end with a worldwide talent showcase, celebrating each nationality's culture and unique identity. The event is in celebration of the more than 100 nationalities and cultural groups on the TRU campus.CFJC's Curtis Goodrum was there.

KAMLOOPS - Ten Kamloops high school students who could one day be patrolling the streets of the Tournament Capital are being put through their paces this week at the RCMP Youth Academy. Friday (March 14) marked the midway point of the five-day, fully immersive program, with the Pineridge Education Centre serving as a m...

KAMLOOPS - North America will see a lunar eclipse around 11:30 p.m. Thursday (March 13). The eclipse will create a dim, red moon that should appear fully eclipsed in Kamloops and the rest of the B.C. Interior.Lunar eclipses are astronomical events that happen two to three times a year."The sun is over here and as ...

KAMLOOPS - A group of students at NorKam Secondary School recently garnered regional accolades for their robotics skills. The Grade 8 and 9 students teamed up to win gold at a Skills Canada competition at Thompson Rivers University earlier this month. Putting the robot together was a cross-curricular effort, using phys...

KAMLOOPS - Mountain biker Catharine Pendrel and Blazers great Greg Hawgood headline this year's class of Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees.Also joining the hall in 2025 will be late boxing coach Gary Oakden and the 1980-to-1984 Zenetti Fur Town Merchants soccer team.Pendrel is an Olympic medallist and four-time Ol...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Family Resources Society is voicing concern about an end to funding for its current counsellor. The service is offered through The Tree, which is a drop-in support centre for local women and families. The Tree's executive director, Susan Wright, says the program has been funded for the past five...

CHASE, B.C. - The Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge Society is mourning the loss of co-founder and President, Shirley Mainprize "after a courageous battle with cancer." "It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Shirley Mainprize," a post on Facebook dated March 6, said, noting she passed away ...

KAMLOOPS - The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) is promoting a Women in Science event this weekend to encourage all ages to participate in science. The event takes place on Saturday (March 8) in conjunction with International Women in Science Day."Women in Science here are primarily from students and faculty from ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue is hosting a recruitment drive this Saturday (March 8). The group is looking for more recruits after its busiest year on record. "Our callouts have gone up we had about 75 callouts last year. Dementia and Alzheimer's cases (are) going up and a bad wildfire season can be really...

KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the 11th edition of Radiothon on B100 Thursday (March 6) are elated as the event helped raise $650,243 for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. RIH Foundation CEO Heidi Coleman says this year's event surpassed all expectations. "Look what the city did. Look what our community and the regi...

KAMLOOPS - March is National Kidney Awareness Month and it coincides with a Kamloops family's plea for help.Ryan Firman was diagnosed with kidney disease when he was a teenager and his search for a living donor becomes more pressing with every day that passes.His family hopes a recent social media post might prove to b...