KAMLOOPS - The 23rd annual VW Turtle River Race is coming up this weekend and the Kamloops Brain Injury Association (KBIA) is preparing thousands of turtles for their trip down the South Thompson River. The event kicks off with a barbecue at noon and races scheduled for 1:00 p.m and 2:00 p.m from Riverside Park on Sund...

CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Eight years of hard work coming to fruition on Wednesday was cause for celebration, as the Hat Creek Ranch opened for the year with the Bonaparte First Nation retaking stewardship of its traditional lands."Like anything that you want that's important, it takes time and it takes effort. The peop...

KAMLOOPS - A collection of aging government buildings in downtown Kamloops has been earmarked for redevelopment. Plans are in motion to demolish at least two of the provincially-owned buildings near the corner of Sixth Avenue and Columbia Street. In a statement to CFJC, BC Housing says it "recognizes there is a si...

KAMLOOPS - Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students celebrated on the podium at the Skills Canada BC competition on April 17, bringing home one bronze medal and five gold medals in their respective trades. A TRU news release notes an additional highlight this year is that both gold-medal secondary students (weldin...

KAMLOOPS - Colton Meikle of the Kamloops Broncos has been invited to B.C. Lions' mini-camp, which gets underway on May 8 at Hillside Stadium.Meikle, a receiver from Kamloops, was invited to main camp after performing well at a recent evaluation camp in Langley.The CFL club assessed top players from the B.C. Football Co...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP say they believe a Kamloops man who went missing last month was the victim of a homicide.In a news release issued Wednesday (May 1), Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says a man's body was discovered and reported to Kelowna RCMP on April 20. Evelyn says Kamloops Mounties were informed Tuesday that the body was that o...

VICTORIA - B.C.'s auditor general has announced a probe into the ongoing efforts to rebuild the community of Lytton. In a video posted to YouTube Wednesday (May 1), Auditor General Michael Pickup says his investigation will focus on the government's role in the days since a June 2021 wildfire ravaged the village. "...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Tumbleweed Playschool Society is a small, non-profit preschool with the purpose of nurturing children in the community of Merritt. Tumbleweed Playschool has been running for over 40 years, serving hundreds of families of Merritt and enriching the lives of three- and four-year-olds. Students gain fun...

Efforts to protect local waterways from invasive mussels are being ramped up by the province's partners.B.C. Hydro is supporting B.C.'s Invasive Mussel Defence Program (IMDP) with a new five-year commitment of $900,000 in annual funding beginning in 2024"Invasive mussels pose an increasing and significant risk not...

KAMLOOPS - Technology in the world of firefighting, when it comes to wildfires is changing, and looking to be at the forefront of that change is Fire and Flood Emergency Services. The company opened up their first shop in B.C. today at the Kamloops Airport - nearly eight years to the day after it was founded.What start...

Rusty Brewer's husband, Bill, was a cowboy at Douglas Lake Cattle Company. After he died in a drowning accident, Rusty and her two- and four-year-old children moved to Merritt in 1976 and found comfort in hockey. Rusty got hooked on the game. And the game was a step-father, of sorts. Soon enough, she was a billet mothe...

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - At the start of rebuilding his home lost to the Bush Creek East Wildfire last summer, initially Wayne Roden was hesitant, and event a little skeptical about accepting help. But Roden says it didn't take long for the Mennonite Disaster Service to put those offers into action. "Of course, they (...

MERRITT, B.C. - The importance of mental health is likely not your first thought when thinking about the men and women who protect our province each summer from wildfires. But it's a thought at the forefront of minds across the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) for the last number of years."Help set us up to meet climate...

The Kamloops RCMP Detachment responded to about 335 calls for service from 9 a.m. on Friday (April 26) to 9 a.m. on Monday (April 29). Below are several incident reports provided to CFJC Today by RCMP. NORTH SHORE ASSAULT INVESTIGATION A Kamloops man was arrested in relation to an assault investigation on the North Sho...

KAMLOOPS - A temporary shelter for Kamloops residents experiencing homelessness will operate for another year. The site of the former Stuart Wood School at 245 St. Paul St. in downtown Kamloops was originally leased in April 2023. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 30), the BC. Government says the lease has been e...

MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a 61-year-old man who was last seen last week. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 30) morning, RCMP say Dale Revell was last seen on April 24 at around 6:30 p.m. near the 7-Eleven convenience store in Merritt. Revell is described as a white m...

KAMLOOPS - They've taken the idea of a 'group project' to new heights. Propolis and its community funded investment strategy have raised enough money to buy a property along Tranquille Road for a redevelopment project. The Propolis Cooperative Housing Society has been raising money through community bonds to purchase 4...

KAMLOOPS -- Michelle Peters is confident she can lead the cash-strapped Kamloops Broncos to financial safety. That's why she took over the junior football club's presidency in February. "Because I wanted there to be a junior football team," said Peters, noting the team came perilously close to folding last ye...

MERRITT B.C. - As the province of B.C. enters a new wildfire season with 110 active fires currently burning, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is gearing up to supplement their ranks with 250 new recruits. Over the past month the new recruits have been put through boot camp both in Merritt and Prince George to prepare for...

The B.C. Hockey Conference (BCHC) issued a statement on Monday (April 29) to reinforce its commitment to operating inside the Hockey Canada umbrella. Earlier in the day, the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) announced its departure from the national governing body umbrella, opting to leave the Junior A tier...

KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops say a police presence on Lac Le Jeune Road on Monday (April 29) is due to an ongoing assault investigation. In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says at about 7:45 a.m. officers were called to an address in the 1600-block of Lac Le Jeune Road, where a man was heard screaming inside a h...

UPDATE (8:00 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has one lane closed in each direction due to vehicle recovery.Drivers are asked to slow down and watch for road crews.Another update is due at 10:00 a.m.EARLIER: MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers travelling from B.C.'s coast to the in...

LYTTON, B.C. - The Village of Lytton took another step towards having normal services again last week. The new interim Lytton RCMP Detachment opened on Thursday (April 25) with nearly 60 people in attendance. In a news release, the RCMP say it's Lytton's first public building to return since the devastating wildfire th...

KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Rugby Club Raiders will play for provincial gold next Saturday (May 4) at Burnaby Lake Rugby Club. Kamloops (11-0-3) will square off against the undefeated Squamish Axemen (13-0-0) in the men's Division 2 B.C. Rugby Union (BCRU) final. Kickoff is slated for noon, according to the BCRU website. ...

KAMLOOPS -- CFJC-TV Boogie the Bridge is underway in Kamloops. Thousands of walkers and runners -- most of them wearing Boogie red -- began pounding the pavement at 8 a.m. on the 200-block of Victoria Street. For information on the race and results, click here.

KAMLOOPS -- Rivers FC will begin its third season in semi-pro League 1 B.C. on Sunday (April 27) at Hillside Stadium, with Altitude FC of North Vancouver coming to town for men's and women's soccer matches.The women kick off at 3 p.m., with the men's game to follow at 5:30 p.m. Neither the men nor women have qualified ...

KAMLOOPS -- Saturday is a rugby day for the Kamloops Raiders - and it's a big one. It's semifinal Saturday (April 27), with spots up for grabs in B.C. Rugby Union finals. The Raiders' men are playing host to Kats Rugby Club of Kitsilano in Division 2 action, with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Exhibition Park. Mean...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has become known as a mountain biking mecca in recent years. To celebrate the start of the spring season, the local mountain biking and cycling community will be hosting a kick-off event this weekend. Stoke the Season is a new, one-day festival for bikers to share their passion for the sport and for...