Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Kamloops Fire Centre fire danger rating expected to rise
KAMLOOPS - Knock on wood, toss some salt over your shoulder, or turn around in a circle three times - however you ward off bad luck, now is the time to do it. That's because compared to 2017 and 2018,...
Jul 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops city councillor applauds move by BC Transit to convert fleet to electric buses
KAMLOOPS - BC Transit is planning to convert its entire fleet to electric buses by 2040. The transition is part of BC Transit's low carbon fleet program, with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissio...
Jul 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Interior Health gives first look at the future Patient Care Tower at RIH
KAMLOOPS - For more than 50 years, Royal Inland Hospital has delivered critical care for patients throughout the southern B.C. Interior. However, with the advances in modern medicine and changing heal...
Jul 12, 2019 An artist's rendering of what the $417 million Patient Care Tower at RIH will look like once it's finished. Image Credit: Interior Health
Transient population brings challenges to Kamloops community
KAMLOOPS - Like the first robin, or dandelions popping up on your lawn there are sure signs spring and summer have arrived. One of those is an increase in the transient population in our city, and tho...
Jul 09, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Federal Seniors Minister says more needs to be done for Canadians over 65
KAMLOOPS - According to the most recent Census data, 2016 was the first year there were more Canadians over the age of 65 than there were citizens under the age of 14. With more Baby Boomers approachi...
Jul 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Human remains under West Victoria to be exhumed this week
KAMLOOPS - The remains discovered at the site of reconstruction on West Victoria Street will be exhumed in the coming days. The location where they were found has been cordoned off since last Wednesda...
Jul 03, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Electric vehicle show draws hundreds to TRU on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - With gas prices in the city hovering somewhere in the mid $1.30 per liter price range, the cost of driving isn't going down anytime soon. With the improvement of electric vehicle technology...
Jun 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
UPDATE: Coquihalla re-opens after flash storm
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: A flash hail storm on the Coquihalla this afternoon led a pair of crashes when the inclement weather forced a few vehicles off the road. The collisions happened before noon when hai...
Jun 24, 2019
Deadline for cabinet to decide future of Trans Mountain expansion is today
OTTAWA - The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months a...
Jun 18, 2019
Former Tk'emlups chief sets sights on First Nations majority share in Trans Mountain pipeline
KAMLOOPS - The former chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc is working to gather First Nations support in the bid to own a majority share in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Shane Gottfriedson is the ...
Jun 12, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
