Donations Needed
BC SPCA asking for crate and financial donations after intake of 200 cats
KAMLOOPS - An intake of more than 200 cats and kittens has the BC SPCA putting out an urgent plea for materials. In a post to social media Wednesday (March 27), the SPCA says extra-large dog crates and financial donations are needed to help temporarily house and care for the hundreds of cats. The materials need to be d...
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Prescribed Burn
Prescribed burn expected to start in Williams Lake Community Forest over the weekend
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A prescribed burn within the Williams Lake Community Forest is expected to begin over the long weekend. Starting Saturday (March 30) and continuing periodically until April 4, the BC Wildfire Service says 40 hectares in total will be burned in the forest nearly 10 kilometres west of Williams Lake ...
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South Thompson RV
South Thompson RV - Kamloops' Preferred RV Dealer
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Kamloops and Area
RAW INTERVIEW
Raw Full Interview: Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson explains reasoning behind suspension of CAO
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson spoke to CFJC News via Zoom on Wednesday (March 27) afternoon in response to his move to suspend the Acting-CAO Byron McCorkell. In his release, Hamer-Jackson stated the move was 'necessary to change the direction of the City of Kamloops'.In response to the surprise move by ...
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CITY HALL DRAMA
Kamloops City Council backs Acting-CAO Byron McCorkell, following Mayor's move to suspend
KAMLOOPS - In a shocking move, Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspended the City's acting CAO Byron McCorkell on Tuesday (March 26) citing the move as 'necessary to change the direction of the City of Kamloops'."The mayor has once again unilaterally made a decision without informing council, without talking to council, ...
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Disbarred
Kamloops lawyer disbarred after multiple suspensions
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer who was serving an eight-month suspension has been disbarred. In a news release issued Wednesday (March 27) morning, the Law Society of B.C. (LSBC) announced Nickolaus Harold MacDonald Weiser no longer has the right to practice law. Previously, he was suspended in July 2023 after a LSBC hea...
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Arson Investigation Suspects
Kamloops RCMP searching for three suspects in Brocklehurst arson investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for three suspects and a vehicle related to an arson investigation in Brocklehurst. The arson investigation began after RCMP officers were called to a house fire in the 1700-block of Brunner Avenue on March 13 at around 3:00 a.m. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 26) afternoon...
Mar 27, 2024
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Rapid Cool Mechanical
Rapid Cool Mechanical - Highest Service and Quality
Rapid Cool Mechanical was established in 1991 and, over the course of three decades, its team has maintained the highest service and quality in their ever-expanding field. "When we first started, it was to just be a heating and a/c contractor but now its developed to be a top service provider to Kamloops and area ...
Jan 03, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Pruning the Pear Tree
Spring is in the air...and so should your pruning tools! Maury Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops reminds everyone to get going now if there's pruning to be done and has a few tips to follow while he tends to his pear tree.
Mar 26, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Alternative Greenery
Many of us are familiar with boughs of cedar, white pine and silver fir being used in our seasonal displays, but Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of other greens that are great to use as well!
Dec 20, 2023
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British Columbia
Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the ...
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Republican committee to select Buck's likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert's campaign
DENVER (AP) - A panel of Colorado Republicans will select a candidate Thursday who will likely serve out the final months of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck 's term - and could pose a challenge to Rep. Lauren Boebert's bid for another term in Congress. It's an unusual and confusing twist in a closely watched primary race for a dist...
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Marine LNG jetty project in Delta, B.C., gets environmental assessment certificate
DELTA, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a marine jetty project in the city of Delta to facilitate liquefied natural gas exports has been issued an environmental assessment certificate. Environment Minister George Heyman and Transportation Minister Rob Fleming say they issued the approval after "...
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Local Sports
BLAZERS DEEP DIVE
Digging into Blazers' last-place season, plans for transactions, improvement
The Kamloops Blazers finished last in WHL standings in 2023-2024, posting record of 20-42-3-3.They did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2017-2018 and recorded their lowest point total (46 points) in a complete season since 2013-2014 (33 points).Exit meetings took place on Monday (March 25) at Sandm...
Mar 27, 2024
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Finnie Signs
Blazers forward Finnie signs NHL entry-level deal with Red Wings
KAMLOOPS - Emmitt Finnie of the Kamloops Blazers has signed a National Hockey League entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.The Red Wings made the news public on Tuesday (March 26) in a social media post.Finnie was selected by the Red Wings 201st overall in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Draft.The 18-year-o...
Mar 26, 2024
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BLAZERS' EXIT MEETINGS
Kamloops Blazers look to future after losing season
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Blazers finished last in WHL standings in 2023-2024, with a record of 20-42-3-3, and did not qualify for the post-season for the first time since 2017-2018.Exit meetings took place on Monday at Sandman Centre, giving the club the opportunity to assess the campaign and look to the future.CFJC To...
Mar 26, 2024
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Canada
Higgs champions NB shale gas development as a better climate plan than carbon pricing
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province's alternative to the federal carbon price will be to ship liquid natural gas to Europe as an alternative to coal. Higgs says he has a business case to do it, although there's just one problem: he doesn't currently have any gas to send. Higgs is appearing vir...
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Native Women's Association forced to lay off half its staff amid funding shortfall
OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada says it was forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major shortfall in federal funding. The advocacy organization says it received grants totalling $48 million last year as part of Canada's national apprenticeship program and other initiatives. This year, ...
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Canada Post releases new stamp celebrating Muslim festival
TORONTO - Canada Post has released a stamp featuring Middle Eastern cookies to commemorate an annual festival that marks the end of a holy month for Muslims. The Crown corporation says Canadians can use the stamps to send greetings ahead of Eid al-Fitr, a four-day Islamic festival in April that follows Ramadan, a holy ...
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World
Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday th...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of th...
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