Tag Archives: Community
Kamloops boy gets his ideal birthday surprise
KAMLOOPS - Four-year-old Reid Lukinchuk idolizes the RCMP. His mother Bryanna Lukinchuck said every time he sees a police officer, Reid has to stop to say hello. Noticing Reid's love of the RCMP, Brya...
Apr 29, 2019 Local RCMP officers surprise four-year-old Reid on his birthday. (Image Credit: Contributed / Bryanna Lukinchuk)
BC Wildlife Park mourning loss of nine-year-old moose
KAMLOOPS - Cherry the Moose, who called BC Wildlife Park home for the past four years, has died.In a Facebook post, the park says Cherry died from natural causes on Saturday (April 27)."Our dedicated ...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildlife Park
Meet a Machine raises $13,000 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
KAMLOOPS - They're big. They're loud. They draw quite a crowd. And at the fifth annual Meet a Machine held on Saturday, hundreds of families came out to see some of the biggest and baddest machinery t...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Tomorrow is deadline for your taxes
KAMLOOPS - Just before midnight tomorrow is your final chance to file your 2018 taxes on time.CRA spokesperson, Vick Virk, spoke about filing online as we head into crunch time."On the CRA website, if...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: Brad Calkins | Dreamstime.com
Turtle Valley residents protest biosolids dumping outside Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday, residents of Turtle Valley gathered outside Kamloops City Hall to protest the transportation and application of City of Kamloops Biosolids to a piece of property near their hom...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
UPDATE: RCMP investigating cause of fatal cement truck crash near Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - UPDATE - 3:41 p.m.: Police have now confirmed the driver of the truck was from Kamloops. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the man was the sole occupant of the vehicl...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Chad Klassen
GINTA: Accountability — what's it worth these days?
HERE WE ARE AGAIN: like some relentless zombie, the story of the forgotten trash that belongs to Canada but is currently 'vacationing' in the Philippines has returned to haunt us, much to our shame. T...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
ROTHENBURGER: Bold action is required to resolve biosolids issue
IF YOU'RE GOING TO STAGE a protest at a government office, do it when the politicians are there. You won't find many City councillors at Kamloops City Hall on a Saturday.Still, the rally on the weeken...
Apr 29, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops to commemorate victims of work-related incidents on National Day of Mourning
KAMLOOPS - Today marks the annual Day of Mourning across the province and Kamloops, commemorating workers who have been killed, or seriously injured due to their jobs. In a release, WorkSafe BC says i...
Apr 28, 2019 Image Credit: WorkSafe BC
Free disposal days begin for TNRD residents
THOMPSON NICOLA - Over the next few weeks, Thompson Nicola Regional District residents can utilize free disposal days.Users can dispose of items such as cooling appliances, tires on rims, mattresses, ...
Apr 28, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
