Tag Archives: Community
Kamloops Cowboy Festival hangs up the hat for good
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Cowboy Festival - a staple spring event in the local region - has taken its last ride. Organizers have opted to cancel the yearly festival with no plans to bring it back after ...
Jan 25, 2021
Week in Review — Week of January 18, 2021
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, more cases of COVID-19 confirmed at a Kamloops long term care facility. School District 73 facing more school exposures.And an update on vaccine efforts in Interi...
Jan 23, 2021
City warns of icy downtown streets as crews repair water main break
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is warning drivers of potentially icy conditions in one area of the city's downtown today (Jan. 23), while crews repair a water main break. Utilities Services Manager G...
Jan 23, 2021
Christmas comes very early (or late) for Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre
KAMLOOPS - Before Christmas, the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) asked the community for donations to help fill their therapeutic playroom. CFJC Today got a glimpse of the generosit...
Jan 22, 2021
Northern Secwepemc communities working hard to slow COVID-19 outbreaks
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - For months, the Interior and Cariboo regions of the province were largely spared from the full force of the COVID-19, likely due to geography and limited travel.However, since Chris...
Jan 22, 2021
Kamloops Curling Club now home to an emergency homeless shelter
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a potential problem for shelters across Canada. As health guidelines limit the number of people who can gather in a space, communities run the risk of losi...
Jan 21, 2021
Keep Kamloops giving local arts, heritage and recreation groups much-needed boost
KAMLOOPS - A group of volunteers have banded together to keep arts and recreation alive in the city, with Keep Kamloops. The new organization will do its best to boost the profile of non-profits and e...
Jan 20, 2021
Long-term care outbreaks continue as Interior nears completion of first priority vaccinations
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health's Chief Medical Health Officer held a COVID-19 update on Wednesday (Jan. 20), shedding light on the pandemic situation within the health authority. As of Wednesday, IH has d...
Jan 20, 2021
Seniors care advocates push B.C. government for rapid tests in long-term care screenings
KAMLOOPS - To prevent COVID-19 transmission in long term care or assisted living facilities, the province is being called on to add rapid testing to virus-screening routines. The B.C. Seniors Advocate...
Jan 19, 2021
Community virus transmission in Kamloops seeps into long-term care system
KAMLOOPS - While the Interior started off the pandemic with modest COVID-19 infection rates compared to other parts of B.C, the region is experiencing a swell of cases.On Monday (Jan. 18), provincial ...
Jan 18, 2021
